Poor Radio Reception

[CTX-SLPR]

Howdy,

Can someone walk me through the locations of the various different plugs on the antenna path to the radio? Tired of not being able to pull in stuff I could get on my truck with it's antenna completely removed!

Thanks,

 

[gcwimmer]

The antenna is is embedded in the rear window glass, common weak point is the connector on the glass, driver side, interior C pillar cover, check it.

 

[LS4me]

The antenna is is embedded in the rear window glass, common weak point is the connector on the glass, driver side, interior C pillar cover, check it.

Actually....... The plug is on the driver's side, near the high mount brake light (on '03-'06), same location on '00-'02 just no brake light. Be careful when you remove it. I snapped the plug off of the window and had a bugger of a time reattaching it. The wire goes to what looks like some sort of resistor that can cause problems (you'll see it under the headliner, bolted to the roof). A simple test to see if this part is the culprit is to give the headliner a little tap a foot or so forward of the antenna connection. If reception returns you have found your problem. Mine does this when I use the moonroof a lot. One of these days I may replace that part.....

 

[gcwimmer]

Also if you have tint on the rear window, some brands of tint will interfere with radio signal.

 

[LS4me]

Also if you have tint on the rear window, some brands of tint will interfere with radio signal.

Been there........Done that!! That's why I used ceramic tint and not metallic in my LS!

 

[BlackLS06]

Been there........Done that!! That's why I used ceramic tint and not metallic in my LS!

I have metallic tint that doesn't interfere with it. I even get signal inside parking garages.

 

[Andrizzle]

My LS's signal has sucked regardless of tint being on or not.

Pandora is the future. (internet radio in general)

 

[LDM]

Another option is to add a new antenna.

I put one of these in the passenger A Pillar (Tune Trapper w/end cable), got an extension, and a splitter (using both antennas):

Tune Trapper Hidden Car AM FM Stereo Radio Antenna With "End Cable":
[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WPNIEQ/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00[/URL]

Metra Ltd 40-UV43 Motorola Antenna Y-adapter:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/METRA-40-UV43-Motorola-Antenna-Y-adapter/dp/B0002EXF10/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336944310&sr=8-2-spell[/URL]

Metra 44-EC36 36" Universal Antenna Extension Cable:
[url]http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17933_Metra-44-EC36.html[/URL]

 

[Michaelait]

Chances are its the isolator in the roof

If you follow the wire off the window antenna, its heads under the liner. About 2 inches from there is an isolator that leads to the radio. The isolator is a small unit that seems to short out on the roof of the car. To fix mine I took a tissue that was folded several times and pressed it between the isolator and the roof. This fixed my AM reception about 200%. You can test this by sitting in the back seat and start pressing on the liner and with the radio tuned to a good station you will hear it improve dramatically. Just start pushing on the liner where that isolator is located.