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Old 02-24-2005, 01:04 PM
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You mean my 2 amps that are already as far away from the antenna as they possibly can be? I wish I could. Anyone else?
 
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Old 02-24-2005, 01:08 PM
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Where are your amps? Mine are on the back of the rear seats...
 
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Old 02-24-2005, 01:09 PM
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Mine are on the back seat as well..
 
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Old 02-24-2005, 01:15 PM
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I'm gonna talk to my installer and see what he has to say cuz there has to be a way to fix this...Maybe I could get a signal booster or something?
 
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Old 02-24-2005, 01:25 PM
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Yea, there is. Have the nissan 350Z antenna put on by a good professional installer. Deal with the external antenna and F the window piece of crap.
 
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Old 02-28-2005, 01:59 PM
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Anyone else know how to fix this problem???
 
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Old 02-28-2005, 04:33 PM
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Disconnect the amp to see if the problem goes away. I have seen amps cause this problem many times.
 
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Old 02-28-2005, 05:09 PM
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I did disconnect and the problem went away. I called JL audio and they said that this is a known problem for class D amplifiers in cars with interior antennas. He only had two suggestions: He said he heard of people wrapping the antenna amp w/foil?!?!?! He didn't know if it worked or not. The other suggestion was GET A NEW AMP! It kind of sucks cuz my JL W6 would sound best with the JL 500/1 amp. I don't know what to do!
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 02:24 AM
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After installing my computer my radio reception went to **** too
All had to do with EMF I think

If you find a solution please post!
 
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Old 03-03-2005, 02:38 PM
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Since nobody knows of a solution, does anyone know where the antenna amp is located so I can get to it???
 
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Old 05-31-2006, 08:34 PM
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ttt, anyone know? i'm in the same EXACT situation as sundevil. my FM sux ***** and i got a 500/1 with W6. How do fix the problem with bad reception from FM? I don't have satellite radio also.
 
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Old 05-31-2006, 09:29 PM
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The amp is on the driver's side in the rear of the pillar or the C pillar (even though there is no B pillar on a couple)The wire for the antenna runs along the pillar front to rear.

The have a good point with wrapping the amp with a shield to kill the induced EMF from the istalled AMP.

You could also put a noise suppressor on the ant amp power wire to clamp electrical noise coming into the amp.
 

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Old 05-31-2006, 09:30 PM
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The easiest I think would be to get the M3 roof external atenna. Easy to mount, hook up and looks good.
 
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Old 05-31-2006, 09:49 PM
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How is the amp mounted? It the case of the amp in contact with metal body?
 
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Old 05-31-2006, 10:38 PM
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Don't forget about metallic window tint. If your rear window is tinted using a film with metal in it, your FM reception can go stinky on you. Ceramic-based films don't have that problem.
 


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