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davybull

Member Since: 10 Dec 2017
Location: Wigan
Posts: 54

First "issue"

Took the Defender out this morning.
Sat at the traffic lights and switched the radio on. There was instantly a noise like a relay chattering which disappears when I turn the radio off. Tried it a few times but the same thing happens. Standard LR radio (photo below).

Is the radio controlled by a relay or is it likely to be the unit itself? Not had time to look.

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24th Jan 2018 11:03pm

DAZ110

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 2039

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Anything to do with the CD player?

24th Jan 2018 11:08pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
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24th Jan 2018 11:09pm

Djcla

Member Since: 29 Jul 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 469

maybe im not alone when it comes to the radio surround not staying in place and popping out at the bottom

25th Jan 2018 12:19pm

Sockpuppet

Member Since: 17 Sep 2011
Location: Leicester
Posts: 479

Some people wire ignition feeds from the radio so it's likely that it could be a relay that another owner added that is being powered from the radio. Possible Sub that has been removed?

25th Jan 2018 12:37pm

VVS210

Member Since: 12 Nov 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 953

Had that same head unit in my old D2 & it used to 'chatter' when it was cold & I tried to play a CD. Radio worked fine & once things had warmed up inside the CD player would work fine too. Would imagine that in a Defender the symptoms would be more frequent!

25th Jan 2018 12:46pm

davybull

Member Since: 10 Dec 2017
Location: Wigan
Posts: 54

No Electric Ariel Grafty.

It happens when I switch it on without a CD in it.

I'll maybe get a chance to make some radio removal pins tomorrow and have a look.

Time is short!!

25th Jan 2018 4:05pm

davybull

Member Since: 10 Dec 2017
Location: Wigan
Posts: 54

Djcla wrote:
maybe im not alone when it comes to the radio surround not staying in place and popping out at the bottom

No you are not alone!

Going to try and sort that at the same time just for the moment but may get one of the MUD fascia plates soon.

25th Jan 2018 4:18pm

DAZ110

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 2039

If it doesn't make the noise with a CD in, but it does make a noise without a CD, then surely it must be the internals of the CD player that are at fault...?

...and a couple of thin screw drivers in the holes will probably get the radio out of the facia without to much trouble.

25th Jan 2018 5:17pm

Nutter

Member Since: 15 Sep 2014
Location: Birchington
Posts: 25

Does it make a noise with the engine off it could be a bad ariel earth.

25th Jan 2018 6:51pm

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