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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Default radio reception is like crap....

i have a brand new system in my car, complete (headunit, amps, speakers, sub, all new wiring, etc.)

my fm radio is coming in like crap, might get one station in clear and that is not all the time....

any suggestions?

i have an 03 Z06 ( so the coupe suggestions is not going to work, i do not have that amp connection that they have)....

also have the fixed antenna and everything is hooked up correctly....

thanks in advance

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Rick, I have the same issue there is a cure and this will get you started....


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1562487181

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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddywill
Rick, I have the same issue there is a cure and this will get you started....


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1562487181

this doesnt help him

idk why you are having this issue though it may be ground related somehow
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i even have ground loops installed and they do not work either....
not sure
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what radio and what amps

just for the hell of it try unhooking the remote turn on for the sub amp or pull the fuses for the sub amp and see what happens to reception
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nope, i had already tried that.....

using an Alpine CDA-9886 headunit
and JL Audio 300/4 and 500/1 amps...
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not that it woudl be easy to try at all i wonder if your 4 channel is causin interference maybe try hooking a test speaker straight to the high level output from the radio and not use the amps at all and see what happens otherwise looks like an issue with the radio to me
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well i will tell you that you are not the only one and that its not your radio because i noticed the same thing when i put my JVC KD-NX5000 in. Since it has a 40G hard drive, i just listen to my stored music more than the radio now. I would love to see who chimes in with a solution.
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