HID = Fuzzy Radio, help anyone?

mxblaster83 · Oct 26, 2012

i installed a set of hids awhile ago and i always listened to SAT, i cancelled the sat and now my local radio stations suck, really bad fuzz and static,

i have already tried wrapping the ballast in tin foil,

any other ideas?

MADDOG · Oct 26, 2012

Are they digital ballasts?

mxblaster83 · Oct 26, 2012

ddm tuning slims

0212353 · Oct 26, 2012

doesnt sound like they are shielded too well. Might try to move them to a different mounting location, might help?

mxblaster83 · Oct 26, 2012

0212353 said:
doesnt sound like they are shielded too well. Might try to move them to a different mounting location, might help?

yeah ill try that,

i am at your site looking at the cargo lights are these the ones i need?

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0212353 · Oct 26, 2012

mxblaster83 said:
yeah ill try that,

i am at your site looking at the cargo lights are these the ones i need?

921 912 906 T15 5W CREE LED Reverse Wedge Bulbs - Retro-Solutions Store

Though I am a reseller for Retro-Solutions, I am not the owner of that company.

If I would have known when I started my co business together...........I would have called mine something else! LOL

I've actually never used their LEDs for the cab, etc. Just know they are BRIGHT!

badblackram06 · Oct 26, 2012

I had this issue once. I dealt with it for a while then decided to go 6,000k from 10,000k and the static was 95% gone. Same ballast different bulbs. Is it possible the bulbs also cause the static?

0212353 · Oct 26, 2012

i can't see how.........

badblackram06 · Oct 26, 2012

Me either but it was an odd thing. I'm glad it cleared up. I've heard a possible fix for the static is "ferrite beads" at the cable coming out of the ballast going to the bulb.. They help filter the RF. I was going to try them but I no longer needed them.

MADDOG · Oct 26, 2012

One way to eliminate RF from an electrical source is to install an RFI filter at the radio end of the antenna.

LB3711 · Oct 27, 2012

Mine does static too on FM not sure if AM would do it too. I just don't listen to regular radio much anyway.

mxblaster83 · Oct 27, 2012

i wrapped them in tin foil and remounted them and still static.

i dunno what to do. if anyone has been to vancouver before they might know 99.3 the fox. well i miss it, but looks like i might have to reorder SAT again

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