HIDs affects radio???

[Kobang]

I'm wondering if anyones HID headlights affects the stock radio. Like when i turn on my headlights i get a good amount of static and it suks. Anyone?? any fixes? I love my lights too much. what to do?

[wing103]

Originally Posted by Kobang

I'm wondering if anyones HID headlights affects the stock radio. Like when i turn on my headlights i get a good amount of static and it suks. Anyone?? any fixes? I love my lights too much. what to do?

I have the same problem here, I have HID headlight & fog light. When I turn it on...... I cannot listen to the radio.................becasue the static......... So I have nochoice, I have to use the CD or play MP3 from my phone using bluetooth to the OEM stereo...................

I will like to know any fix on this too.

By the way I feel your pain.

[TrailDust]

Could be a problem with grounding. I'd check the battery ground and also the ballast for the HIDs. If that doesn't solve the problem you could try adding a noise filter to each ballast. It's an unusual problem with a lot of potential culprits, but those are a couple of ideas. Let us know what happens....

TrailDust

[Kobang]

Originally Posted by TrailDust

Could be a problem with grounding. I'd check the battery ground and also the ballast for the HIDs. If that doesn't solve the problem you could try adding a noise filter to each ballast. It's an unusual problem with a lot of potential culprits, but those are a couple of ideas. Let us know what happens....

TrailDust

Where would i get a noise filter?

[TrailDust]

I had a brain fart about putting a noise filter on the ballasts. Instead, you could put one "upstream" to eliminate noise from the power source. Try this link:

http://www.mobilevideo4less.com/Merc...tegory_Code=NF

I won't guarantee that it'll work, but perhaps worth a try. Again, HIDs causing interference is a problem with many potential causes. Let us know if you solve the problem.

TrailDust

[Jigg007]

Ever resolve this issue?
Check grounds. if you can, ground the balast case. Maybe even a ground sheild arround the balast's output cables.

On a side note, I bet the AM works fine.

[KooL]

Your HID power isnt near any speaker wiring is it?

[Jigg007]

Originally Posted by KooL

Your HID power isnt near any speaker wiring is it?

The problem is only when the radio is on, which means the EMI generated by the balasts from the high voltage switching is getting picked up by the FM antenna.

Beside,s theres not enough EMI to to make the speakers generate anything noticable.
If it were near an RCA line it would be much more severe because the noise created in the RCA line would be amplified from the amplifier.