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All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: GTI Osprey on January 26, 2012, 09:55:19 pm

Title: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: GTI Osprey on January 26, 2012, 09:55:19 pm: :sad1:

I have just had the above double din unit fitted and it is brilliant but and its a big but the FM reception is really poor. Any suggestions about how I can improve this?

I've checked normal interference and stuff but is there a suitable aerial booster I can install or some other trick I'm missing?

All suggestions welcome.
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: skard on January 26, 2012, 10:04:14 pm: You might need something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CT27AA14-VW-Golf-Amplified-Fakra-DIN-Aerial-Adapter-/270901263835?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f12f93ddb (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CT27AA14-VW-Golf-Amplified-Fakra-DIN-Aerial-Adapter-/270901263835?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f12f93ddb)
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 27, 2012, 08:59:44 am: Quote from: GTI Osprey on January 26, 2012, 09:55:19 pm
:sad1:

I have just had the above double din unit fitted and it is brilliant but and its a big but the FM reception is really poor. Any suggestions about how I can improve this?

I've checked normal interference and stuff but is there a suitable aerial booster I can install or some other trick I'm missing?

All suggestions welcome..............is that a Pioneer unit?. Not much help but i have a double din Pioneer unit in mine & the FM reception is crystal clear :smiley:. Mine was already in the car when i got it so can't really help other than they sound great when you finally get it sorted. :happy2:
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: GTI Osprey on January 27, 2012, 09:56:11 am: Yes it is a pioneer unit ... might pick up on previous post suggestion ...

Good to hear its not the Pioneer technology ... but the install.
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 27, 2012, 10:35:59 am: Quote from: GTI Osprey on January 27, 2012, 09:56:11 am
Yes it is a pioneer unit ... might pick up on previous post suggestion ...

Good to hear its not the Pioneer technology ... but the install.
..........might be worth taking it to a well known auto sparkey or a decent i.c.e specialist & getting them to check it over?. Has your's got the sat nav as well?. :smiley:
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: Bikerz on January 30, 2012, 10:13:06 am: Quote from: skard on January 26, 2012, 10:04:14 pm
You might need something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CT27AA14-VW-Golf-Amplified-Fakra-DIN-Aerial-Adapter-/270901263835?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f12f93ddb (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CT27AA14-VW-Golf-Amplified-Fakra-DIN-Aerial-Adapter-/270901263835?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f12f93ddb)

What you do with blue lead? Give it 12V?
Title: Re: Fitted AVH-P4300DVD and now have poor FM reception - any ideas
Post by: skard on January 30, 2012, 10:59:55 am: Never used one of them as my HU's have CAN boxes, but yeh I assume you'd want to give it a switched 12v.