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Old 11-05-2009, 09:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Radio problem

ever since i put leds behind my hvac and cluster i cant get a single clear radio channel....it has to do with the lights b/c iv erun experiments while i was driving. when i turn the interior lights off my radio id perfect, but once they turn on, even dimmed, i get a crackly annoying schreech and no channels work. also the acceleration of the car can be heard as a high pitches whine on the AM channels with the lights on which was a pretty funny experience as i was driving

any help besides taking the bulbs out or driving in the dark would be helpful
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How did you wire the LED's?

are they running off power from the radio?


Could be electrical interference.
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Try a ground loop isolator on the new circuit?
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You have a bad ground which is making the noise on AM. What circuit did you wire the LEDs into?/
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all i did was buy some led bulbs and replaced the stock ones
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^^^ What did you check so far? Can't help unless you do some diagnostic work first. The above comments on ground loops is the most common issue here.

Need to grab a multimeter and start checking for ground loops (set multimeter to millivolt scale, touch two suspect ground points, should read zero volts, if there are some finite about of potential - you've found a ground loop - continuity check would also work, but not as sensitive).

Could also be a bad LED - try replacing them with standard bulbs and see if the noise goes away. If it does - you could have either bad, noisy LEDs and/or they are the wrong impedance and drawing much more juice than they are supposed to (could damage wiring, PCB traces, put too much of a strain on your charging system).

Could also be something completely unrelated to the bulbs. Could have a bad alternator or the battery is on its way out. Have those checked out and double check the chassis/engine ground points under the hood (just follow the wiring) - make sure the connection point is clean and dry.

As with any electrical work - make sure to disconnect the battery before you start unplugging wiring.
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