Radio Reception Sux
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Radio Reception Sux
My wife's 2001 GS300 gets terrible radio reception, both AM and FM. It's only really good on strong stations, and then only within a fairly narrow radius. I don't want to replace the stock radio, so I was considering the various options:
1. Add an antenna booster - if such a thing exists.
2. Drill a hole in the fender and add a mast antenna (no, no, no!).
3. Add a little roof antenna like a VW bug.
4. Add XM or Sirius satellite to the existing radio - if that's possible.
So, I'm wondering if any of the above options, or even others I haven't though of, have been tried successfully by anyone on the forum. The key is that I want to keep the stock radio.
1. Add an antenna booster - if such a thing exists.
2. Drill a hole in the fender and add a mast antenna (no, no, no!).
3. Add a little roof antenna like a VW bug.
4. Add XM or Sirius satellite to the existing radio - if that's possible.
So, I'm wondering if any of the above options, or even others I haven't though of, have been tried successfully by anyone on the forum. The key is that I want to keep the stock radio.
Last edited by MailManX; 02-28-05 at 04:06 PM.
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my gs is like that too. i get poor radio reception. i got an avn2454 installed and the reception was the same. i asked my installed if there was a way to boost the power of my reception and he didnt really know what to say... i dont know. i just listed to cd's/mp3s to take advantage of my system anyways.
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4. Add XM or Sirius satellite to the existing radio - if that's possible.
They key is that I want to keep the stock radio.
They key is that I want to keep the stock radio.
Yes doable with FM transceiver. You will need to mount the XM remote somewhere however.
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I'm leaning toward the satellite radio through an FM modulator. I'm afraid if I get an antenna booster for the radio it will just amplify the noise.
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You can get a FM Modulator that is an adapter plug that goes into your existing antenna port from your radio so you get almost a perfect connection with it, no need to worry about signal issues since its directly wired into your car. My friend got one for like $60 and he said it sounds awesome with his iPod. So that might be an option for you too. In my SC I just hacked the cd changer wires since it didn't work anyways.
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