subie_dude05 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 same reception issues in my 05'. i can't get a station 30 miles away in my car. i got used to it with the "ILL 5..... ILL 6" flashing at night. :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainobvious Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I had terrible reception in my car as well. Once you put the rear defroster on forget it!!! So i went and go an xm add on and the fm modulator plugs. Havent listened to regular radio is years!! And the reception is awesome and no static! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youknowit Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I get terrible radio reception when using my rear defroster or when I'm charging something with the cigarette outlet or whatever you call it. Reception is pretty good otherwise if I'm not doing one of the other two things mentioned. Any fix for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshiftn Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 since i had my fm transmiter/ipod connector hard wired into my 05LGT, my radio reception has been terrible. really none of the channels come in clear anymore and some not at all. could the installation have effected the antenna voltage or amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshiftn Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 so no thoughts? (bump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTPpilot Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 My '08 is really bad also. I appreciate the aux input that much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I went to the dealership to get my oil changed this morning and mentioned my crap radio reception and he said that it has to do with the type of tint on your back window. Evidently, they had a car in with the same problem and they had to retint the window 3 times before they found a tint that didn't interfere. Unfortunately, he said that the tint that they had to use for the solution is the tint that won't last any longer than a couple of years. He recommended looking into signal boosters or an alternative style of concealed antenna. I've started looking at what is out there, but I haven't found anything that just really stands out. If any of you guys start looking and find something that you would recommend, I'd definitely be interested. Otherwise, I'll let you know what I end up trying and how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgt_nube Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 There are a lot of us with poor radio reception with no window tint at all. I went to the dealership to get my oil changed this morning and mentioned my crap radio reception and he said that it has to do with the type of tint on your back window. Evidently, they had a car in with the same problem and they had to retint the window 3 times before they found a tint that didn't interfere. Unfortunately, he said that the tint that they had to use for the solution is the tint that won't last any longer than a couple of years. He recommended looking into signal boosters or an alternative style of concealed antenna. I've started looking at what is out there, but I haven't found anything that just really stands out. If any of you guys start looking and find something that you would recommend, I'd definitely be interested. Otherwise, I'll let you know what I end up trying and how it works out. A few photos of the LGT My current ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshiftn Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 ya so what are our options at the dealer? have them check the voltage of the amp and antenna connections? My reception went down the crapper immediately when i got an FM transmitter hard wired in... it sounds great, but none of the others do now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1454 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I tried both the signal boosters and concealed antenna route, and neither worked worth a crap. In fact, the booster made what little bit of signal I had, get worse. But I have tint, so this may or may not be my problem. Without pulling it off, I'm not sure if there is any way to tell otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 well crap... I was really hoping that this was going to be an easier fix. My reception was bad with the stock radio and when I put in my aftermarket radio, it was even worst! Thank goodness for pandora for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1454 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Yeah. I thought the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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