So recently I've noticed my radio signal is absolutely terrible randomly, and just the other day I realized it had to do with whether or not my lights are on.

The lights being on just causes the radio signal to degrade by a consistent amount. So if the signal is solid to begin with, it'll degrade to a little bit staticy, but if the radio singal is pretty sketchy to begin with (like I'm on the wrong side of a hill and it's kind of weak so you hear some static) and I turn the lights on then it pretty much completely dies.

It has nothing to do with what mode I'm in, if I'm on Auto lights (which I usually am) and the lights turn on automatically the signal craps out just the same as if I manually turn the lights on.

However, in CD mode lights on or off the speakers work perfectly clear and crisp.

I do have metallic tint which I know can hurt radio signal, but I don't think this has anything to do with lights on or off (FYI my brother had the tint put on when he owned the car, I definitely would have gotten non-metallic tint).

I do have LED Map, door, backup, clearance strips, and parking lights if it matters.

 

1 View? Jesus...doesn't someone else have this problem?

 

I dont have this problem but from what I've read on here installing a grounding kit could be helpful if you have a "staticky sounding" radio.

 

Sounds like a bad ground.

 

Bad ground from radio to car or battery to car?

 

Yeah def a bad ground. I would think radio.

 

Either radio to car, or lights to car. Though if it was the lights, the HID's would flicker, so probably radio to ground.

 

Does this mean I have to rip apart the dash?

 

Or have a shop do it, or don't listen to the radio.

 

th wonders of the G ..gotta love it