[s-cars] Igorlights: radio shut-off solved

[Tom Green]

> Jerry Scott wrote:

> I did the same HID installation to a 93 S4 and had no problems.  It
> works just as well as the old halogens with no electrical glitches.
> Jerry
>
> Bob Rossato wrote:
>
>> I assume this is only a problem with the '95.5 - '97 cars with the 
>> wide radio?
>>
>> When I installed my Euro A6 HIDs I simply wired the power feed for 
>> the ballast directly to the leads for the original low beam bulb.  
>> Everything works like a charm.  No bulb check warnings.  No radio 
>> shutting off.  I can flash the lights off and on in rapid succession. 
>>  Nothing but pure bright light.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> -------------- Original message from Igor Kessel : --------------
>>
>>
>>
>>> Folks,
>>> I forgot to mention that the problem with the Bose stereo shutting 
>>> OFF when you
>>> turn the HIDs ON is now officially solved. No need to install the 
>>> expensive (ca.
>>> ~$100) 1F capacitor in parallel to the battery in order to filter 
>>> out the spike
>>> of
>>> the in-rush current.

It's probably more the current spike of the particular  HID system as  
some are much higher than others.   It could also be Igor lighting up 
the cosmos with those 130W high beam halogens.  :-)

Tom