Buzzing sound in passenger side door?

[logan5]

logan, as faar as i know there shouldnt be a relay under the passenger seat.. do you have a photo of the relay where it was on your vx? that would be helpful in figuring out why its affecting your tod... to upload a photo to this site click on "gallery" from the top bar just under the vehicross.info logo, then on the next page look at that bar again and there will be a "gallery links" option, click that and look for "upload photos" in that menu

Uh oh, OK, I'll get a photo up tomorrow. I hope this doesn't lead down a dark path because I've been trying to get a new in-dash stereo working and it just won't power on. I hope the previous owner of my VX didn't do some bad damage to the wiring...

[etlsport]

just curious, was there an aftermarket sound system in your vx when you got it? what does the preamp look like? the TOD computer is under the passenger seat and not much room for a whole lot else..

[thedutchguy]

just curious, was there an aftermarket sound system in your vx when you got it? what does the preamp look like? the TOD computer is under the passenger seat and not much room for a whole lot else..

The "brain" unit of a pioneer avic system fits nicely alongside TOD unit!

[Techy-D]

Maybe someone cut the wire for the TOD and put in a relay, so they could turn it off and on?
Just a thought.
Can you figure out what turns that relay on and off? Maybe a switch somewhere under the dash or around the console?

[logan5]

I spent all day installing a new DVD In-Dash stereo (with the help of a best buy stereo installer) and searched long and hard for why this relay needed to stay connected to the TOD brain under the passenger seat. The Best Buy guy was stumped. I need to keep it connected or else the TOD CHECK light comes on. Wow, does this relay make noise! I'm going to install a new one tomorrow and get those photos up as well. Thanks for all your help and I'll have more info soon!

[etlsport]

yea best buy installers generally know very little, esp about the vx... one of us could probably figure out why the relay is there/affecting the tod in 5-10 minutes

[logan5]

OK, I'll get photos up tomorrow, thanks!

[logan5]

OK etlsport (and fellow VXers), I FINALLY have been able to get the photo up, sorry it took so long! I'm in the process of moving and things have been VERY hectic here. Here's what I wrote in the photo regarding the relay / TOD problem and a link to the photo:
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...00&ppuser=2889

"I bought my VX with an aftermarket stereo already installed. The original cd player wasn't connected but still remained in the dash. I had a nasty buzzing sound which I was able to figure out was coming from this relay connected to my tod box under the passenger seat. When I disconnect the relay the TOD check light comes on. It seems the TOD is drawing power from the relay. The 2 red circles indicate where the relay is connected. The black is a ground and the white is connected to the VX's blue TOD wire. I think the original stereo gave power to the TOD and now a relay has to be in place in order for the TOD to get power. I WANT TO DISCONNECT THE RELAY! I've tried everything to make it silent but I CAN"T GET IT TO BE MORE QUIET no matter how much I wrap it up!!! It has to go! I'm planning on installing a new stereo so maybe I can use IT to give power to the TOD instead of the relay. Right now I don't have a stereo installed..."