LED interference

[The Bull]

I am getting ALOT of noise through the antenna from my LED headlight bulbs. Am I just SOL or is there anyway to combat it?

[MDYoungblood]

Are they original equipment or aftermarket? If original go to the dealer parts department and see if the have a filter designed for this problem, a good parts person would know,, aftermarket bulbs, you have to contact the manufacturer.

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Greg

[The Bull]

They are aftermarket.

[MDYoungblood]

Yea, aftermarket whether they are cheap or expensive make a lot of noise. I was lucky with the brand (don't remember the name) I got off that auction site, they were inexpensive, didn't make any noise to my radio. The problem with them was they blinked while transmitting unless they were turned on, led dash lights did the same, you may run across that problem too. I ended up going back to regular high intensity bulbs because the led's had no longevity.
Go to the manufacturers website and see if they have plug and play filters, these connect inline.

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Greg

[Benji]

I’d imagine it is not the leds themselves but the dc current they’re using. Filtering the current isn’t much of an option in your case.

[jessejamesdallas]

You're "SOL"....

...and not the first either!

[The Bull]

Well that sucks. They are stupid bright. I could move them to the high beams

[jessejamesdallas]

Well that sucks. They are stupid bright. I could move them to the high beams

I've seen this topic come up over the years on just about all the forums, and not once has anyone ever had a solution to the problem that actually worked! ...other than having them turned off when using the radio...