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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:51 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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As the title says my radio reception is crap. It's nothing to do with my location as even high up on a hill it still can go from perfect to pure static in the space of a few yards. I checked in my old (now my sisters) 306 and the reception anywhere in town is rock solid so there's a problem in my 206 somewhere. Could it be the aerial or the wire? Any way of checking? How east is it to replace the aerial/cable if they are at fault? Cheers.
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:52 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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What aerial do you have? A s***ty bee sting one?
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:53 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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It's the standard one that came on the 206.
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:53 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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Location: The car in front
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It may be the plug falling out of the back of your headunit. It was an issue with mine. Took it out, pushed the plug back in a bit harder and it was fine 
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:54 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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Already checked the plug at the back, (first thing I checked) and it's nice and tight so I don't think it's that.
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:55 pm |
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Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 672
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Location: Notts
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you dont need a radio listening to your pug purr should be enough lol
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:57 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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Not for a 4 hour+ journey next weekend it's not!
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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Location: The car in front
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If you have a stock aerial and it's at the right angle, the only thing left to check would be the signal coming through the wire, I suppose
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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PaddyC wrote: |
Already checked the plug at the back, (first thing I checked) and it's nice and tight so I don't think it's that. |

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5575
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Location: Moscow
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PaddyC wrote: |
Already checked the plug at the back, (first thing I checked) and it's nice and tight so I don't think it's that. |
Really?
(Surely it can't just be my tired and immature mind that see this comment as highly amusing?)
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:59 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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Sigh. Another day at the office.
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:59 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5575
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Location: Moscow
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tomd0801754 wrote: |
PaddyC wrote: |
Already checked the plug at the back, (first thing I checked) and it's nice and tight so I don't think it's that. |
Really?
(Surely it can't just be my tired and immature mind that see this comment as highly amusing?) |
Obviously not.... 
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:59 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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I knew when I was typing that someone was gonna take it the dirty way. (Probably the same with that comment too!)
At least I'm not the only dirty minded member on here!
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:02 pm |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 215
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Location: Ireland
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Dabamash wrote: |
If you have a stock aerial and it's at the right angle, the only thing left to check would be the signal coming through the wire, I suppose | And how do I check that then?
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:07 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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It could be a dodgy connection at the aeriel end.
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