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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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hey i installed some hid's and now the FM radio is REALLY static-y when they are on. like you can barely hear music. i attached a ground wire to the ballast but that didnt help... any other ideas??
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oh and even with the lights on, it does NOT effect the audio when i play CD's or my iPod.... please help!
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Sounds like some serious leakage. Are the ballasts mounted to anything metal. If so, try isolating it with no metallic material.
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well it WAS attached via a double stick foam pad. and it still did it, so i attached a ground wire to the ballast. but it is STILL making static. any other ideas?
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What kind of HID kit did you install? IIRC, mine didn't came with a ground wire. I attached the ballast on the bumper support.
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you know, i forgot the name, i threw away the box, (HID systems maybe) but it came with two ballasts, two bulbs, two fused connectors, and two bulb connectors. and now they sent me 2 noise filter connectors and i put those on, but THEY didnt even help. i made the little ground wires myself.
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