HIDs and Radio
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HIDs and Radio
Ok guys...basically my hids are connected in my 2nd gen projos and when the hids are on, the radio gets static. I thought maybe it was my ground wires, so i checked those and even scraped the paint off where i was grounding and this still doesn't help. Could it be from pulling the power from the boost post in the engine bay?
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hmm.....I wouldn't say its because you have the power wire run to your jumper post. I have two HID kits in my car (4 ballasts) and both are hooked up to the jumper post and i have no electrical interference what so ever. If you had a weak ground, i would think that the lights would either flicker or the ballasts wouldn't fire up at all.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
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hmm.....I wouldn't say its because you have the power wire run to your jumper post. I have two HID kits in my car (4 ballasts) and both are hooked up to the jumper post and i have no electrical interference what so ever. If you had a weak ground, i would think that the lights would either flicker or the ballasts wouldn't fire up at all.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
no audio mods at all...all stock
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hmm.....I wouldn't say its because you have the power wire run to your jumper post. I have two HID kits in my car (4 ballasts) and both are hooked up to the jumper post and i have no electrical interference what so ever. If you had a weak ground, i would think that the lights would either flicker or the ballasts wouldn't fire up at all.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
I'm leaning towards exposed wiring or a possibly bad case seal on a ballast. Alot of power goes through those ballasts.
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I have a 6000k kit in mine, I also have a full aftermarket audio system. My HID's are wired to the jumper post as well but I get no static from them. For the ground I used one of the bolts on the top of the struts, you know the one with the sticker that says ground. I just scraped the paint off.
What kind of balast are you using and what rating are your lights (4000k,6000k, ect)
Where did you mount the balast
Are the wires pinched up against the metal at all, check where you went through the frame to get to the headlights .
I would have to agree with the earlier post, you have a short somewhere or a bad balast
What kind of balast are you using and what rating are your lights (4000k,6000k, ect)
Where did you mount the balast
Are the wires pinched up against the metal at all, check where you went through the frame to get to the headlights .
I would have to agree with the earlier post, you have a short somewhere or a bad balast
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Yup, same place i mounted my ballasts. My ground wire is attached to the chassis with a self tapping screw. I cleaned the area of the ground to bare metal before attaching the ground and coated it with battery terminal protector spray to ensure good contact for a long time. Is all this needed? no. Is this your problem? probably not. I'm still leaning towards bad ballast or exposed wires.
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Yup, same place i mounted my ballasts. My ground wire is attached to the chassis with a self tapping screw. I cleaned the area of the ground to bare metal before attaching the ground and coated it with battery terminal protector spray to ensure good contact for a long time. Is all this needed? no. Is this your problem? probably not. I'm still leaning towards bad ballast or exposed wires.
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but i have the stock pioneer system ???
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???? lol the ground shouldnt be able to go bad or anything but if u walked in the shop thats what i would do. u can always sand a new piece of metal and throw a screw thru it and see if that helps. but i guarantee its an issue with a ground and ur antenna grounding out
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???? lol the ground shouldnt be able to go bad or anything but if u walked in the shop thats what i would do. u can always sand a new piece of metal and throw a screw thru it and see if that helps. but i guarantee its an issue with a ground and ur antenna grounding out
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ok so i looked at the ground wires and they connect into the ballasts....how would i change out the ground wires? Looks like they go into the ballasts. It safe to take apart the ballasts? :S
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