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poor radio reception

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1978joex5
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poor radio reception

Post by 1978joex5 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:31 pm

hi ive installed a aftermarket stereo in my 2001 x5 and now i cant listen to the radio cus of the poor reception can any 1 help thanks

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Re: poor radio reception

Post by Turks » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:33 am

The Aerial is built into the rear glass and the signal is always very strong. I would say that you have a bad connection somewhere... what aftermarket unit have you installed? Some you need to add a long male pin to get the reception properly.


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Re: poor radio reception

Post by 1978joex5 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:02 pm

pioneer dvd sat nav i brought the connecters from a car audio shop still no good put standard back in and was fine ??

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Re: poor radio reception

Post by 1978joex5 » Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:04 pm

can any 1 help

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