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Aftermarket HID and LED radio static??

RedSS

RedSS

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I know this question has been brought up before. I read through the thread but don't completely understand what I should do and what is causing the issue to begin with. I have 6000k hids with ballasts, they are wire tied up behind each individual low beam. Every time I turn them on my radio gets crazy static. How do I fix it? Also just installed LED running lights instead of the factory ones due to constant burn out. They are even worse than the HIDs.. when those are on I basically have NO radio... all they are are bulbs though?? Help!!!
 
the hid static is due to the ballasts. non digital ballasts put out alot of static when 1st turned on because of the higher voltage needed to start the hid bulbs. they taper the voltage off and the static dissipates. good digital ballasts dont do this. as to the lefs, not sure on that one. i run leds in everything but my cab lights, and have no static.
 
Heavy gauge, short wire grounds everywhere in the stereo you can. After that go to a stereo shop and get capacitor(s) for the alternator, headlight circuit and ballasts.

There is a way to read the frequency of the static, and get specific resistors to install, but i can't remember the details.
 
The static doesn't dissipate after time it continues. Where can I get digitals? Also I don't understand the led issue either. Will.- grounds? I know what a ground is but explain how I wire extra ?
 
For any audio electronic you want to use as short as possible ground wire. Also the heavier the gauge the better. If you take it into a stereo shop, there a a few things they can do for you, but replacing the grounding wires with high quality heavy gauge is the most simple thing that you can do yourself.
 
Who's HID's did you install? This is one area where you get what you pay for, and cheap HID kits are nottorious for static problems. I'm running retro solutions in mine and am very happy with them.
 
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