Timmy-XR6T Legacy Donating Member 179 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Inner South Posted 29/08/09 10:23 PM Posted 29/08/09 10:23 PM Hey Everyone,Car = FG XR6T with Premium Audio and Tech Pack options Ive noticed issues with the quality of radio reception - often driving around the Syd Metro area (let alone country side) the reception becomes quite bad with loads of static. Im not sure if the issue is inherent to signal strength around the area and possible inteference or is it the car?Has anybody else got this problem? and if its related to the car is there anything I can do to fix it?
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 22y 5m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/08/09 11:56 PM Posted 29/08/09 11:56 PM I've personally found the reception on the FGs to be absolute rubbish.There are theories about the RDS service interfering, and if you turn that off it will get better, but I haven't noticed it making any difference at all. There's also the tint thing (metallic tints will interfere) but not sure if that's applicable to you.
smicky Go Pies!!! Legacy Donating Member 2,852 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 30/08/09 02:07 AM Posted 30/08/09 02:07 AM Im with Tabs - (as much as he gives me the about some of my posts) If your have metal based tint... You better widen your CD collection or MP3's in your car!One way around is if you use a IPhone or Pocket PC type device - DL a digital radio or internet streaming program and use digital radio via the device!Not to sure how the reception is in general on the FG - but if its anything like the BF's CD's FTW!Other option is to look at running an additional antenna - you will find a black coax looking cable in the back of the ICC somewhere, you can run an external antenna, or stronger internal one around your widescreen this may help and will cost maybe 100$ from Jaycar from memory.I would take a guess that the FG's are an internal antenna around the rear windscreen?
Rancidpunx Brisbanes Resident Detailer Legacy Donating Member 950 Member For: 17y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: In my Cabin Outside Brisbane. Posted 30/08/09 02:09 AM Posted 30/08/09 02:09 AM I have an 09 ute, which has the antenna on the outside and the radio reception is crap. I can get less than ten mins from the centre of Brisbane and have have crackles. Dealers opinion is that it is fine.
Timmy-XR6T Legacy Donating Member 179 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Inner South Posted 30/08/09 02:19 AM Author Posted 30/08/09 02:19 AM Thanks guys, amazing that with all the technology these days they cant even get a decent antenna in it.Lucky the car has ballz and I didnt buy it for its radio quality
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Legacy Donating Member 7,935 Member For: 22y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/08/09 02:40 AM Posted 30/08/09 02:40 AM The aerial is in the rear window.If you tint with a metalic tint, it will affect the reception.I have had no issue with reception in my FG.
mickgibbo Member 41 Member For: 17y 3m 5d Posted 05/09/09 10:01 AM Posted 05/09/09 10:01 AM I have an 09 ute, which has the antenna on the outside and the radio reception is crap. I can get less than ten mins from the centre of Brisbane and have have crackles. Dealers opinion is that it is fine.I also have an 09 ute and although I get reception around the main areas it doesn't take much to loose the reception. The Pioneer radio in my old ute was def better.
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