I had a new pioneer stereo put into my car, everything works well but when I'm out driving if I go near power lines the radio fades in and out. Does anyone know what this would be or how to fix it. thanks
mals69,
Dec 29, 6:56am
Is it only when you have the radio on ? Use to be something back in the day you could buy to go in your aerial line to stop the interference - can't recall name of it but no doubt someone on here will know it . ?
shazpetal,
Dec 29, 7:00am
yep just the radio ,cd's and usb work fine. works great at home lol but we have no power lines around us.
You possibly need a better aerial - what sort of aerial do you have on your car at present! Are you talking about AM or FM reception. There may be a trimming capacitor fitted to your radio to optimise its tuning to match the aerial - read your manual to see if there's one - may need tweaking.
shazpetal,
Dec 29, 9:04am
FM reception and I have a little stubby aeriel on the roof
saxman99,
Dec 29, 10:01am
If the original stereo was ok then the new one should be too. If it isn't that points to something missing or different in the FM reception setup.
Many cars these days have a FM booster amplifier built into the car which is powered on by the radio. Many installers miss this wire, the result is poor FM reception. You need to google your make and model year of your car and find out if it has one or post on here, someone will know.
shazpetal,
Apr 18, 11:29am
thank you, it's a Toyota corolla runx 2004
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