radio ariel

[feeler]

is it just me or is the ariel in the altezza s@3!. at the best of time i can only get one channel. most of the time it wont pick up anything.

[Noel]

What head-unit have you? original or replacement... if it's the original have you a band expander fitted?

If it's a replacement be sure the aerial booster wire is connected?

[Evelyn]

I have the orignal head unit with a band expander depending on the stations you want to listen too it can be still bad at times I am thinking of changing my ariel aswell. 2fm is fine but south west comes and goes its just ok at the best of times. I was cleaning the car one day and everytime I touched the ariel the station went off air so thats why I think I have a problem with mine...but on the plus side I can her my local cop shop at times depending where I am in the yard........

[feeler]

What head-unit have you? original or replacement... if it's the original have you a band expander fitted?

If it's a replacement be sure the aerial booster wire is connected?

i just replaced my pioneer H/U with a clarion one like the one dan had. i'd say it could be this booster wire. is it a yellow wire Noel?

[Dan]

its a black wire with silver stripes on it, should be running off the aerial wire, this needs to connected to one of the new HU wires(cant remember which, should be labeled as aerial amplifier i think), with the new Clarion HU i had, the signal was great once connected properly, ii stick up some pics of the wire in question tomo

[feeler]

thanks dan.

[Moe]

If you are using the aerial that came from Japan i.e short stubby one, it is tuned for 76-91MHz. Go to a Scrappy and get a Bee-Sting type with the same thread to screw into the Altezza base.. These are tuned for 87-107Mhz..

[FT2DFLR]

Yea i have the same problem with mine can hardly get any stations once i leave dublin. But I've seen other post about this subject and i can't find or most likely don't have this arieal boost wire in my car is that possible????

[feeler]

anyone ever look onto gettin a longer arieal like on this altezza?

[Noel]

Those look like the IS200 type

kinda funny really, IS200 drivers put on shorter JDM aerials and an Altezza owner wants to put on an IS200 type....

[Moe]

[quote="feeler"]anyone ever look onto gettin a longer arieal like on this altezza?

Jeez.. Is my post invisible or what...

[Z_Edition]

Those look like the IS200 type

kinda funny really, IS200 drivers put on shorter JDM aerials and an Altezza owner wants to put on an IS200 type....

grass is greener on the other side...

[Evelyn]

anyone ever look onto gettin a longer arieal like on this altezza?

I chanced one I had in stock (opel) and it worked fitted perfect but I find f**k all of a difference I dont know if its really the band expander thats at fault, but the ariel didnt work for me..... dont know if a lexus one would be better 5mins would tell it only screws off..

[kjen]

Just to ley ya's know my ariel was crap, kept loosing stations took i think it was dans advice and wired the black wire with the silver stripe to the ariel amplifier wire which was blue on my radio and happy days all me stations are working perfect, nice one!!!!!

[FT2DFLR]

if anyone ever has the H/U out and could take a pic of the black and silver wire so i can see if it on mine as i still can't find it i'd appreciate it but i'm guessing its not there. think i'm gonna try a new arial and see how that works as the radio reception is actually getting worse