Radio Why Is My Radio Signal So Crap??

simply · 25th September 2011, 16:06

Just bought a 2006 Civic EX, but noticed that the radio signal is **** and I find myself forever tuning the radio.

Has something failed or were they built like this for some crazy reason.

FWH · 25th September 2011, 16:09

Welcome!

The Civic has poor radio reception compared to many other cars.

Poor radio reception - Civinfo Wiki
(I know the Wiki says that reception is "excellent" in most cars, but I don't agree myself).

If you are in a town centre tuned in to a major radio station, is there still a problem?
If so something may actually be wrong.

J. Derek Riddell · 25th September 2011, 18:02

I don't suppose that it would all that difficult to install an in-line signal amplifier ...

The sort of 12V unit that is often used in Norwegian mountain cabins ...

Would that provide a fix, or is more complex than that ? ...

Has anyone ever done this ? ...

Kremmen · 26th September 2011, 06:26

My radio reception is no worse than my previous IS200 that had an external aerial. I judge this by the way my station of choice is just starting to fade as I approach the office.

The problem as I remember is a dodgy earth connection and/or broken wires in the rear window.

JDR - AFAIK the aerial wire isn't a normal coax so you can't do anything fancy with it like amps or third party aerials.

murray · 26th September 2011, 07:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kremmen

My radio reception is no worse than my previous IS200 that had an external aerial. I judge this by the way my station of choice is just starting to fade as I approach the office.

The problem as I remember is a dodgy earth connection and/or broken wires in the rear window.

JDR - AFAIK the aerial wire isn't a normal coax so you can't do anything fancy with it like amps or third party aerials.

Is the unit a standard CD player unit? The preamp is normally built into the HU from what I remember. In my FN2 I changed to a Pioneer double din unit and the signal was shocking. To fix this pop to halfords buy a signal booster this then attaches between the HU and the airel cable. You have to splice it into a power cable, turn the radio on and everything will be ok. I picked up an EP3 on Friday and again wasnt happy with the signal so brought the booster think its like £15.00 and no static

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