Engine or Radio Noise after installing HIDs

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icarlos

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Sep 17, 2012

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I got my 6000K HIDs installed in a shop today and there is an annoying acceleration noise coming either from radio or engine.

Anyone knows how to fix this?

 

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AWDthis

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2007 MazdaSpeed 3

• Sep 17, 2012

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icarlos said:

I got my 6000K HIDs installed in a shop today and there is an annoying acceleration noise coming either from radio or engine.

Anyone knows how to fix this?

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Thats weird...I dont have any noises. Maybe the ballast was mounted to close to the fuses? Sorry only thing i can come up with (braindead

 

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milkyxj

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2013 CX-5 Touring FWD

• Sep 18, 2012

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No clue, I would take it back to the shop that put them in. Also, get some pictures up tonight please I want to see how they turned out

 

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icarlos

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Sep 18, 2012

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Took it to the shop and it was actually the amp not the Hid lights. Both were installed at the same time. Question: How do you upload pictures here?
Thanks!

 

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icarlos

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Sep 18, 2012

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Picture of the front short lights, fog lights will be installed friday...will post pictures! http://www.flickr.com/photos/19322952@N02/8001705736/in/set-72157631409271978

 

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chubhawk

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• Sep 19, 2012

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noises like that are usually caused by improper grounding this would happen all the time to cars with only one grounding location when i use to work at a radio shop wed hook up mutiple grounding point very easy to do bro but it is weird since its the hids that are causing this

 

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Mazdaspeed6

• Sep 19, 2012

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The noise is called a Mains hum. It is the result of a ground loop.
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Being that the ground loop is found in your car, the easiest solution is to install a ground loop isolator.

Your audio shop should know what to do, if they are worth a damn.

 

Last edited: Sep 19, 2012

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milkyxj

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2013 CX-5 Touring FWD

• Sep 19, 2012

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Not sure what kind of preamp you're using but the audiocontrol LC6i I am using has zero problems and it has 3 different grounding options if you do have a ground loop to eliminate it.

 

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icarlos

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT

• Sep 19, 2012

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Audio shop was a nightmare, they reversed the wires on one of my front speakers and a tweeter on the other side. Had to come back for them to fix it and took three more hours to fix a rattle inside one door. To me looked like the idiot that installed my speakers was still drunk from the night before.

 

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chubhawk

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03 MSP

• Sep 19, 2012

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Tisk tisk not a very good thing I hope that's the last time u go to that shop... next time u need anything audio wise go to cruthfield there a lil expensive but they supply everything u need including step by step detailed instructions for ur specific car ! Besides stuff like this isn't difficult ...