radio reception

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:56 pm

i've started to realise the radio reception in my gti is poo, is there a booster i can get or something?

thanks

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:03 pm

Have you got a shortened bee-sting aerial or are you using the OEM aerial that originally came with the car? Shortened aerials can limit your reception!

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:22 pm

i've got the original aerial

inder · Post by **inder** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:55 am

if not the original headunit, then yes, you need to fit an inline booster to sort your reception out

check ebay or halfords for one

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:30 am

its the original head unit as well lol

inder · Post by **inder** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:53 am

nickpolo wrote:its the original head unit as well lol

well you never said...

you could still try the inline booster I recon

its it FM or AM that is crap? is it always the same radio station or all off them? etc...

theclient · Post by **theclient** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:51 am

yep i switched to alpine and i had to get a booster from halfords! bout a tenner i think??

DMWRIGHT · Post by **DMWRIGHT** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:32 am

My original gammer unit and original bee sting was just as bad as my Sony headunit with stubbie, just play CD#s its easier

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:29 pm

The only other thing I can think of atm is that perhaps something has worked it's way lose at the back of the Gamma headunit? Have you pulled it out and checked this at all mate?

inder · Post by **inder** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:28 am

Worth checking

else disconnect battery and reconnect and see if any better, 'reset' radio lol