windows making Siruis click?
Sep 24, 2008, 07:36 PM
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windows making Sirius click?
when I roll my windows up or down I hear a clicking only when listening to Sirius. If the volume is all the way down there is no clicking. Anyone else have this problem? I've only had the car 2 weeks and just noticed it for the first time today.
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Sep 25, 2008, 02:56 PM
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I have the same problem... heard the clicking on radio, wondering what it was
Sep 25, 2008, 06:00 PM
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interesting.
im a bmw tech and ive seen a similar problem.
there was static heard on a particular AM channel while slowing down and braking. not while on the brakes and stationary, only while the vehicle was moving and the brakes were applied. the problem was a faulty brake pad wear sensor. there is metal in it and when it touched the brake rotor it must've sent something to the antenna somehow.
in your case, id say its probably a bad window motor ground or something silly. take it to the dealer and let them deal with it.
im a bmw tech and ive seen a similar problem.
there was static heard on a particular AM channel while slowing down and braking. not while on the brakes and stationary, only while the vehicle was moving and the brakes were applied. the problem was a faulty brake pad wear sensor. there is metal in it and when it touched the brake rotor it must've sent something to the antenna somehow.
in your case, id say its probably a bad window motor ground or something silly. take it to the dealer and let them deal with it.
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interesting.
im a bmw tech and ive seen a similar problem.
there was static heard on a particular AM channel while slowing down and braking. not while on the brakes and stationary, only while the vehicle was moving and the brakes were applied. the problem was a faulty brake pad wear sensor. there is metal in it and when it touched the brake rotor it must've sent something to the antenna somehow.
in your case, id say its probably a bad window motor ground or something silly. take it to the dealer and let them deal with it.
im a bmw tech and ive seen a similar problem.
there was static heard on a particular AM channel while slowing down and braking. not while on the brakes and stationary, only while the vehicle was moving and the brakes were applied. the problem was a faulty brake pad wear sensor. there is metal in it and when it touched the brake rotor it must've sent something to the antenna somehow.
in your case, id say its probably a bad window motor ground or something silly. take it to the dealer and let them deal with it.
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^ what he said.
It could be conducted EMI, which occurs from the motor's power leads and can feed back into the electrical system of the car and into the stereo that way.
Or it could be radiated EMI which is generated within the circuitry and is then radiated by cables or structures which act as an antenna.
To fix conducted EMI, I think the motor's circuitry would have to be isolated to an independent power source but there may be other ways to fix it. To fix radiated EMI, the motor and its circuitry would have to be adequately shielded to prevent the EMI from reaching your stereo antenna.
Either way, it's probably more work than it's worth.
I used to have an electric toy airplane that every time you turned it on, the TV picture would scramble and you could hear noises. That was back when we got our TV through an antenna on top of the set. Prime example.
It could be conducted EMI, which occurs from the motor's power leads and can feed back into the electrical system of the car and into the stereo that way.
Or it could be radiated EMI which is generated within the circuitry and is then radiated by cables or structures which act as an antenna.
To fix conducted EMI, I think the motor's circuitry would have to be isolated to an independent power source but there may be other ways to fix it. To fix radiated EMI, the motor and its circuitry would have to be adequately shielded to prevent the EMI from reaching your stereo antenna.
Either way, it's probably more work than it's worth.
I used to have an electric toy airplane that every time you turned it on, the TV picture would scramble and you could hear noises. That was back when we got our TV through an antenna on top of the set. Prime example.
