Thread: Rear DeFog and Radio Static
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Old 04-13-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Cisc0 View Post
So I've been chasing this FM static and last night while it was raining cats and dogs in NYC I'm listening to the radio and no static. Once I turn on my rear defog the radio stations go crazy and it is full of static. I turn it off and crystal clear reception.

Does any know of the correlation between these two components?
On the E39, the rear defrost grid acts as the FM and AM antenna (and analog TV if so fitted). It would not surprise me if the E53 is the same.
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