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06-16-2014, 10:09 AM | #1 |
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Bad Radio Reception Aftermarket Headunit
Hello, I have a pioneer aftermarket headunit installed. I have really bad radio signal. All you can mostly hear is static. The headunit is connected to a traffic tuner, which connects to the cars antenna. Can this be the reason why I have bad signal?
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06-16-2014, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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Did you hook up power to the power antenna wire behind the radio?
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06-16-2014, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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I do not, sorry! Definitely check that out, though. The FM antenna is amplified.
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06-16-2014, 04:05 PM | #5 |
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I have the same issue with my Pioneer HU. My installer is being a bit of a douche, so when I asked him about it, he just said he plugged in everything to the harness properly and nothing else is needed.
Is that correct, or is there some additional action that needs to be taken to add power to the antenna wire despite hooking into the harness correctly?
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06-16-2014, 04:25 PM | #7 |
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FYI
http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...2&d=1260829447
There is some info in here about the antenna's it looks like some of them go through some kind of amp. I wonder if the amp is compatible with aftermarket HU's. The fact the amp is set up for a diversity antenna setup may have something to do with it. |
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06-16-2014, 09:57 PM | #8 |
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Pin 13 is the remote wire on the factory harness. I'm not sure if that is the same wire for the power antenna. I never listen to the radio but I'm pretty sure mine works
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02-10-2018, 12:02 PM | #9 | |
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Having the same problem
Sorry to bump an older thread, but I am wrestling with the same issue and this seems to have a relevant link. Short story - replaced stock HU w. a Pioneer and hooked up with DIN - FAKRA adapter - radio reception sucks big time.
Looking at the information in this link it seems that the antenna amplifier module gets several things from the HU; specifically power, and information about what radio station it is trying to dial in. Clearly it gets neither of those from an aftermarket setup, so the question is: is there a workaround? I have seem some dual FAKRA adapters (my HU only used a single FAKRA connector) that have a power lead, so that might at least deliver the expected power (but nothing more). Has anyone used one of these, and do they work any better than a straight adapter? Scratching for solutions here, thanks! Quote:
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02-10-2018, 12:41 PM | #10 |
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Ok this is going to sound strange but are you using any kind of cig lighter phone chargers or for a dash cam? Try unplugging if you are and see if the signal improves. I had really bad radio signal in my e87 for about 4 years. Tried new antenna, new antenna cable, radio ect. My old dash cam died one day and I pulled the harness out... 4 years of bad radio reception gone... Perfect signal ever since.
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No, no complications like that. I guess I should elaborate a little. 2011 E90 base stereo; owned since new so no mystery mods. Pulled the head unit and stuck in a Pioneer double DIN with the RadioPro4 adapter for the wiring harness. Didn't really change anything other than that. Added a backup cam powered from the battery with a relay to the backup light circuit. The stock antenna harness has two plugs but only one was used and the other was taped up behind the HU. I used the active one and a Metra adapter to plug into the Pioneer. The thing is, everything works perfectly - except the radio reception. Actually the reception works quite well sitting in the garage, but as soon as the car is in motion even the strongest stations fade in and out and disappear altogether at times leaving just static. I've checked the connections and all that stuff. The stock reception was never all that good, but it was OK - this is unusable. So, I'm pretty sure there is something going on between the HU and the antenna amplifier that is not being emulated by the aftermarket installation. Can't believe no one has dealt with this before, so looking for any collected wisdom.
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02-11-2018, 02:46 AM | #12 |
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Try disconnecting the backup cam where it connects to power. The pioneer should have a power directly from the fuse box for constant power.
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12-10-2020, 02:16 AM | #13 |
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Help Please PBX9990BL Poor Radio Station Reception
I am new to this forum......
Do you know of any solution to poor reception on aftermarket head unit reception? I own a BMW Preface 2005 E90 Diesel. I installed an XTRONS PBX9990BL Android 9 Radio GPS 4+64GB 8Core Kind regards Frik |
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12-25-2020, 02:47 AM | #14 |
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Connect pin 13 on your BMW quadlock harness to to your remote wire on your headunit
Most of the AFTER MARKET iso harnesses have this wire missing in their quadlock
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