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Poor Am Reception ?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Memphis Tennessee
Poor Am Reception ?
I was taking the AE out for a ride today, and wanted to listen to the "Madness" only to find out that the AM reception is way poor.
Just mine, or everybodies?
Just mine, or everybodies?
Racer
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I found on my 2001 Coupe that I could improve the AM reception by disconnecting the rear window defroster wires. Both of them.
The AM antenna is on the rear window, FM is on the front. There's also an antenna matching unit in the middle just in front of the rear window, in the 'bow' above your head. Check to make sure all the wires and cables are good....
Good luck. My AM works as good as the one in my Yukon now...
DocOhm
The AM antenna is on the rear window, FM is on the front. There's also an antenna matching unit in the middle just in front of the rear window, in the 'bow' above your head. Check to make sure all the wires and cables are good....
Good luck. My AM works as good as the one in my Yukon now...
DocOhm
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Memphis Tennessee
I found on my 2001 Coupe that I could improve the AM reception by disconnecting the rear window defroster wires. Both of them.
The AM antenna is on the rear window, FM is on the front. There's also an antenna matching unit in the middle just in front of the rear window, in the 'bow' above your head. Check to make sure all the wires and cables are good....
Good luck. My AM works as good as the one in my Yukon now...
DocOhm
The AM antenna is on the rear window, FM is on the front. There's also an antenna matching unit in the middle just in front of the rear window, in the 'bow' above your head. Check to make sure all the wires and cables are good....
Good luck. My AM works as good as the one in my Yukon now...
DocOhm
Disconnect from the window or in the bow?
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Mine had terrible AM reception when I first bought it in 2004, and it just got worse and worse and now I get NO AM reception. It bugs me because the only radio station in Toronto which gives regular traffic updates 24 hours a day is an AM station. So if I'm driving somewhere in the middle of the day, I can't get any traffic updates from any of the FM stations, the only time I can get them is during rush hour (and even then, this AM station does it every ten minutes, while most FM stations only seem to do it every 15 or 20) So in other words, it's a HUGE PITA that I don't have any AM reception anymore! 
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Mine had terrible AM reception when I first bought it in 2004, and it just got worse and worse and now I get NO AM reception. It bugs me because the only radio station in Toronto which gives regular traffic updates 24 hours a day is an AM station. So if I'm driving somewhere in the middle of the day, I can't get any traffic updates from any of the FM stations, the only time I can get them is during rush hour (and even then, this AM station does it every ten minutes, while most FM stations only seem to do it every 15 or 20) So in other words, it's a HUGE PITA that I don't have any AM reception anymore!
Sorta like the weather. I look outside and it's raining. I don't need a weatherman to state the obvious.
Just turn up the tunes and enjoy your ride.
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Disconnect the rear window defroster on both sides of the window, about half way up if I remember right, that was 3 years ago.
Inside the bow is the actual antenna connections, you should check those to make sure they are hooked up! I'd suggest you disconnect each one and then reconnect to make sure they have a good connection. This starts at the very TOP of the window and only has one wire. The defroster has two wires, one on each side, one is power the other is ground. You can leave the radio on while you do this to see if it helps....
Doc
Inside the bow is the actual antenna connections, you should check those to make sure they are hooked up! I'd suggest you disconnect each one and then reconnect to make sure they have a good connection. This starts at the very TOP of the window and only has one wire. The defroster has two wires, one on each side, one is power the other is ground. You can leave the radio on while you do this to see if it helps....
Doc
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Disconnect the rear window defroster on both sides of the window, about half way up if I remember right, that was 3 years ago.
Inside the bow is the actual antenna connections, you should check those to make sure they are hooked up! I'd suggest you disconnect each one and then reconnect to make sure they have a good connection. This starts at the very TOP of the window and only has one wire. The defroster has two wires, one on each side, one is power the other is ground. You can leave the radio on while you do this to see if it helps....
Doc
Inside the bow is the actual antenna connections, you should check those to make sure they are hooked up! I'd suggest you disconnect each one and then reconnect to make sure they have a good connection. This starts at the very TOP of the window and only has one wire. The defroster has two wires, one on each side, one is power the other is ground. You can leave the radio on while you do this to see if it helps....
Doc
