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Thread: Bad static in car stereo
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17th January 2011, 05:47 PM #1
Bad static in car stereo
Hi everyone,
I recently brought a 2nd hand Holden Barina and ever since I've had it (about 3 months) for some reason when it's on AM band it's really really static while the car is running and it's worse in some area's.... weird thing is if I turn the car off it becomes crystal clear
So just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem - or if someone knows what it could be and possibly pass on how I can fix it.
Thanks
Geoff
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17th January 2011, 06:07 PM #2
Sounds like the RFI suppression in the plug leads has gone.
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17th January 2011, 06:22 PM #3
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17th January 2011, 06:34 PM #4
Thanks master splinter... what is that?? And if it is that could I possibly fix it myself on the cheap??
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17th January 2011, 08:44 PM #5Retro Phrenologist
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It could be plug leads, fairly cheap and easily replaced, or it could be a loose connection, possibly between the radio and the antenna or a loose connection just about anywhere else. It could even be caused by not having the antenna fully extended.
A half good auto electrician should be able to nail it in a few minutes.
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18th January 2011, 06:11 PM #6
Thanks for the replies... What are the plug leads?
It's the original stereo that come with the car so I'm not sure it's a loose antenna cable and the actual antenna is one of them little tiny ones that stay up 24/7 and is located on the back window.
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18th January 2011, 08:45 PM #7
If the noise changes tone/goes up and down in time with the engine revs, it is very probably the plug leads.
Replacing Spark Plug Wires - Popular Mechanics
If it doesn't then you have to start working on other possible causes of RFI - which can be a tedious process, and unless you have an idea of what's what under the bonnet, a very slow process!
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