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Old 10-14-2009, 02:34 PM
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I put in my 10000k hid kit about 4 days ago and now I get alot of static comming throught my radio only when they are on, its not doing it on my cds though. When i put on the relay it only got worse. my guess is the EMP that the ballasts are putting off, is there anything i can put on the radio's 12+ or - to take care of this?
 
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ive seen some threads where they suggest it is bad ballast. Does it do it with the engine not runnign also? Are the ballast near the ant or wire? Have you tried swapping out the relays itself?
 
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mine does it too
 
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Same here. Mine only does it when the HID's are on.
 
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Check your radio ground points. Add another wire to ground if needed. Some cheaper ballasts create noise more than OEM on'es due to higher frequency rates. You could add in capacitor filters in between the power source and the ballasts to regulate the power and stop line feedback through the power wires.
Also, 10000k? Going that high starts to defeat the HID purpose...
 



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