HID Upgrade troubles

[alexbartman]

Hi - help please!

I have just fitted the HID upgrade kit from Aceparts in the UK - which look truly amazing - pictures will follow...but in the meantime, when they;re on, they cause terrible interference with the radio.

I have put the ballasts to the side of each light in the void between the light and the wing...the ballasts are secured by strong velcro but what can I do about the interefernce?

All suggestions gratefully received

Thanks

Alex

[alexbartman]

sorry to reply to my own question but whilst worrying about the interference from my new HID kit I have worked out that the radio reception is generally poor on my 1999 C4 Cab - i have fitted a Pioneer D3 nav system which works great but radio reception is very noisy....

is there an amplifier for the aerial in the windscreen...and if so, where is it and does it have its own fuse? The car originally had a sound upgrade package fitted at the factory btw but the previous owner had installed his own after market Alpine head unit in along with new speakers, sub and amp...

[Westcoaster]

sorry to reply to my own question but whilst worrying about the interference from my new HID kit I have worked out that the radio reception is generally poor on my 1999 C4 Cab - i have fitted a Pioneer D3 nav system which works great but radio reception is very noisy....

is there an amplifier for the aerial in the windscreen...and if so, where is it and does it have its own fuse? The car originally had a sound upgrade package fitted at the factory btw but the previous owner had installed his own after market Alpine head unit in along with new speakers, sub and amp...

Not that we have the same car, but I noticed no interferrance with the radio after my recent install. Where did you connect the power and ground for each of the ballasts?

[alexbartman]

sorry to reply to my own question but whilst worrying about the interference from my new HID kit I have worked out that the radio reception is generally poor on my 1999 C4 Cab - i have fitted a Pioneer D3 nav system which works great but radio reception is very noisy....

is there an amplifier for the aerial in the windscreen...and if so, where is it and does it have its own fuse? The car originally had a sound upgrade package fitted at the factory btw but the previous owner had installed his own after market Alpine head unit in along with new speakers, sub and amp...

Not that we have the same car, but I noticed no interferrance with the radio after my recent install. Where did you connect the power and ground for each of the ballasts?

It was a pulg and play kit - live and ground for the ballasts came from the original feeds for the dipped beam headlights

[Westcoaster]

The connections for the HID should be alright then.

Maybe the previous install is to blame, are you sure the antenna is properly connected? Even on a 1999 there will likely be an adapter riquired for the antenna when installing a radio with a north american style antenna connector.

[aviator at elstree]

The connections for the HID should be alright then.

Maybe the previous install is to blame, are you sure the antenna is properly connected? Even on a 1999 there will likely be an adapter riquired for the antenna when installing a radio with a north american style antenna connector.

Hi

I am also in the UK

I had poor reception on my radio when I got the car

The ariel booster was unpluged

It is in the right windscreen pillar

Remove the drivers sun visor and the pillar cover will come off. There is the booster

Good luck

By the way I have just fitted an HID kit to my main beams - awesome but when I use the main beam the dashboard warning lights flash and the trip counter zeros and the clock goes to 1 am - anyone got any ideas ?

Dave