meliaant Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Anyone else have the worst radio reception ever? This is, by far, the worst reception of any car I've ever ridden in or driven...for people in MA, for example, living in Worcester, I get NONE of the Boston radio stations clearly, and most of them are just pure static...any ideas? This electrical? So much for the in-laid antenna... If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw you into a panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett s Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Did you add aftermarket window tint by chance? Metallic ones can do a fine job of killing reception... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strife1012 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I get great radio reception, I pick up san antonio stations 50 miles away and i have metalic tint on my car. I live in asutin, TX. 60 Miles from san antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 The antenna signal is amplified; if that is not working then you will not get good reception at all. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I have got shitty reception in both 05 GT's I have owned Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaky Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I have had bad reception in my LGT also. Sometimes its bad, other times is great. I blame it on the Subaru techs that have last worked on my car... by me at least they are horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Before and after the tint I only got the station thats down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliaant Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 No tint on any of the windows (poor grad school student currently accepting donations...). Is it something the {{gulp}} dealer could fix? If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw you into a panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITAF3Can Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My LGT is stock and I have terrible reception for many NYC stations from 30 miles away. I had a 1991 Legacy L and a 1998 Legacy GT before this an never had any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 My FM reception is ok My AM reception is sad. But I do have tint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyGT2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Ya my reception stinks, I have almost grown use to it. My wife gets in car and she says all she hears is static. Lots of CD's for this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett s Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 My FM reception is ok My AM reception is sad. But I do have tint Same for me - the (metallic) tint killed the AM reception, was ok before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I have aluminum foil covering my windows to keep the alien mind rays out. I don't listen to the radio so I can hear them sneaking up on me. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kp1095 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I thought it was because i lived in the mountains, crappy reception, has anyone thought about putting an antenna thru the roof like one off a MINI or GTI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidMonk Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Might be worth the 10 minute job to pull the radio and check the connection on the back. The antenna connector may simply be unconnected or loose. If unhappy, return to the dealer. Sit in a new car on the lot and compare your reception. If you notice a difference, demonstrate it to the service manager and let the service techs figure it out. Just make sure you can demonstrate an issue or you'll likely get an 'unable to reproduce' or 'works as intended' on the work order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgt_nube Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 My 2005 LGT (no tint) gets much worse FM reception than did my 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo. A few photos of the LGT My current ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croll326 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Check out the back window. My car gets bad reception and im going back to the dealer on friday because a connection fell off the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpill66 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Not only does my FM sound bad....... my dealer installed XM (which runs straight to the HU in '07s) was equally fuzzy for the entire trial period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strife1012 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 FYI: I heard yesterday that one of the STi's in my area had the same problem, Subaru of Austin drove 2 vehicles testing the reception, then found out it was a bad amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliaant Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 thanks for all of the info everyone, appreciate it! If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw you into a panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Same here. The only AM I listen to is NPR, which is more or less all static until I'm within a few miles of the tower. FM is mediocre. My FM reception is ok My AM reception is sad. But I do have tint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1454 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 anybody find a fix for this? It has had bad reception on the stock and aftermarket HU. I have two cars and the sentra(solid antenna and aftermarket pio HU) has great reception in my area(from 20 miles north of charlotte to 5 miles south) but the LGT can't pick up 2 of the same six stations at all, and 1 more just barely. Only one is a non local(boone area). It's not a huge deal as I main steam pandora over BT, but it would still be nice to not have to connect and start pandora on a 5 min drive back and forth at lunch.(Yes I know I'm nit picky, so bite me. lol) Also, my tint did not change the reception issues. It was apparent before and after the tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I've only owned my '09 for a few weeks now and until today, I had only noticed a little static here and there. I live in Dallas and the for the past few weeks there hasn't been much cloud coverage at all. This morning, it was extemely cloudy and I couldn't get a single one of my preset stations to come in clear enough to actually understand. I had to hook up my phone and play internet radio. I'd love to hear if anyone else in this area has the same problem or if I need to look further into a loose connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexi Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy2can Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Check that your antenna amplifier is getting 12v when radio is on at the amplifier. If not might be a broken wire in the flexible conduit between the hatch and roof, that is where my problem was. Had poor FM and no AM, until I fixed the power wire. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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