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General => Car audio => Topic started by: NicolaLane on 17 March 2006, 09:38

Title: what can i do with it??!
Post by: NicolaLane on 17 March 2006, 09:38

ok so i reeeaally know nothing about car audio etc!  :sad: but i have just recently got a new sony stereo for my mk2 and it has dab on it but unfortunatly the dab aerial got damaged during instalation... :undecided:(nuff said!) but that isn't my problem today, (i have a beesting aerial) and lately i haven't been able to get any fm radio stations to tune in..... i know the aerials are commonly crap on mk2's but i spend 3hrs plus commuting in my car every day and i need to have the traffic reports etc and my boredom eased!!!!
is there anything i can do to improve the reception??? or is it hopeless!!!

(p.s. i know i could just replace the dab aerial and use that but i also live out in the sticks and we don't get dab in alot of areas...)

Title: Re: what can i do with it??!
Post by: Bazzer on 17 March 2006, 11:21

you might laugh at this, but try connecting just the 'tip' of the aerial lead into your headunit. I did that on my mk2 and it worked better than ever... If the 'ground' was connected I got virtually no reception....

And Blaupunkt do a combined DAB and FM amplified aerial for £100ish...  :wink:

Title: Re: what can i do with it??!
Post by: Dizzie on 17 March 2006, 12:41

you can also try a aerial booster.

I've found the roof mounter beasting the best aerial I've ever had. I can pickup Bristol FM from cardiff!

Title: Re: what can i do with it??!
Post by: NicolaLane on 17 March 2006, 14:06

cheers guys!!  :smiley: i knew you clever bods would be able to suggest summit!  :kiss:


*found a guy on ebay selling dual aerials for £40! he's checking to see if he can get the right adaptor for my stereo :smiley: yay!*