nike001
12-10-2012, 12:41 PM
Hey guys,
Today after class I was summoned to go pick up my sister after school to take her somewhere. I pulled up and sat (30min early) and hung out. About the time her school got out, I started the car in prep to get the car a little warmer and de-fog the windows (:shifty)
I had my iPhone hooked up to my stereo and I had one of my favorite songs playing..so of course it was kind of loud. Then when I hit defrost, the music would cut in and out.
I noticed it doing it during bass-ey sections is when it would cut out. I did a couple tests to make sure it wasn't my phone or radio.
(idle)
Music low/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Music high/ defrost off - nothing
Music high/defrost on (high fan speed) - bingo
(driving)
Music low/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Music high/ defrost off - nothing
Music high/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Since I never sit and hang out at idle (cooling system preservation FTW), I never experienced this before.
I have had other problems electrically and I've been thinking that it was the voltage regulator. Now this problem today seemed to have further solidified my hypothesis.
I plan on getting an amp/sub combo so I'm thinking before that.. I should probably change the voltage regulator if it's bad. Since I don't need that stuff cutting out when it demands power.
Today after class I was summoned to go pick up my sister after school to take her somewhere. I pulled up and sat (30min early) and hung out. About the time her school got out, I started the car in prep to get the car a little warmer and de-fog the windows (:shifty)
I had my iPhone hooked up to my stereo and I had one of my favorite songs playing..so of course it was kind of loud. Then when I hit defrost, the music would cut in and out.
I noticed it doing it during bass-ey sections is when it would cut out. I did a couple tests to make sure it wasn't my phone or radio.
(idle)
Music low/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Music high/ defrost off - nothing
Music high/defrost on (high fan speed) - bingo
(driving)
Music low/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Music high/ defrost off - nothing
Music high/defrost on (high fan speed) - nothing
Since I never sit and hang out at idle (cooling system preservation FTW), I never experienced this before.
I have had other problems electrically and I've been thinking that it was the voltage regulator. Now this problem today seemed to have further solidified my hypothesis.
I plan on getting an amp/sub combo so I'm thinking before that.. I should probably change the voltage regulator if it's bad. Since I don't need that stuff cutting out when it demands power.