[A4] Radio Noise

[Larry Leung]

Kinda off topic, but I've had NO problem spinning out a GTi in competition.
All it takes is a little too much lift throttle in a turned in situation...
It takes alot more work to spin my Q though....

A little closer to topic, my 89 200Q also has the antenna in the rear glass, 
but the static I hear seems much more related to the Bose amps (doesn't 
respond to turn signals, brake lights, etc.) than to radio noise, as it does 
occur in all modes. My S car is TERRIBLE with static, picks up everything,
(turn signals, surprisingly not the wipers, turning on or off any of the lights,
including switching beams, rear defroster) but since it's not a
factory radio, not
sure of the relevance. Doesn't appear that Audi did much to isolate the leads to
the head unit. What's stupid is your dealer could probably stop your static 
issue with a commercial capacitance/coil in-line filter and make you happy.
Guess they're not willing to investigate enough to try something Audi hasn't 
suggested themselves. Don't know the labor to pull the head unit enough to
install one of these generally less than $20 to $50 filters (dependent
on quality and
current load ratings) but I'm sure that they could still charge it to
Audi. Heck,
for the roughly $100 to keep a customer loyal, they ought to do it anyway.

LL - NY


On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:05:56 -0800, Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net> wrote:
>-------------------------------------snip---------------------------------------------
>        it's too bad.  i love driving the A4.  so sporty, so damned
> tight.  like a GTI you can't spin out.  nowadays though, specs i need
> in a car include ground clearance and towing capacity.
> 
>        sorry to rant.  it's interesting to finally hear of someone with
> the same radio problem, at long last!  keep me in the loop.
> ----------------------------------snip-----------------------------------------------
> 
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