salocin111
06-20-2007, 06:17 PM
As the title says, I get interference with the AM radio whenever I turn on the rear defroster. The SA at the stealership says it could be a loose wire but since the car is out of waranty it could cost $100s to diagnose. It's not that big a deal since it only happens in the winter and FM reception is not affected but it is annoying. I hardly every listen to AM anymore except 680 News in the morning for traffic reports on the Don Valley Parking lot......
I have a '99 323i since new. I never notice the problem before when the car was new so I am assuming this started sometime last year. I used to park it in the winter so the problem could have been earlier..
Since the antenae is in the back, I have checked for breaks in the defroster lines but i couldn't find any. Not exactly the best place to put the antenna. I guess thats why they started to use those "fin" antennas on newer models.
Has anyone else come across this problem or have any other solutions to try?
I have a '99 323i since new. I never notice the problem before when the car was new so I am assuming this started sometime last year. I used to park it in the winter so the problem could have been earlier..
Since the antenae is in the back, I have checked for breaks in the defroster lines but i couldn't find any. Not exactly the best place to put the antenna. I guess thats why they started to use those "fin" antennas on newer models.
Has anyone else come across this problem or have any other solutions to try?