Poor Radio Reception

[gozzyis200]

Does anyone else with a lex sport have pooor radio reception, I used to have a Mazda and it never crackeld or anything. I find it is worth on FM as MW is ok but driving down the M6 through the Lakes forget it just nothinh not even the BBC chanels Radio 2 etc.

Could I have a faulty ariel or a conection somwhere, ive read on the forum that the Radios arn't the best in the lexus am i better off getting a after market DAB system, but then the radio gap isnt standard??

Any thoughts guys

[Steviewevie]

What sort of external aerial do you have on the car. Is it the OEM one ? Some people have reported poor reception when using the stubby fin-type replacement aerials.

[gozzyis200]

What sort of external aerial do you have on the car. Is it the OEM one ? Some people have reported poor reception when using the stubby fin-type replacement aerials.

No its the standard one maybe a foot long and thin. Its just so annoying I know its only a little thing but it gets to me sad i know

[FuntimePhil]

its not sad matey. when it comes to your car if something isn't right, it needs sorting!!

i never listen to radio but mine didnt work i'd have to fix it quick sharp! what happens if i pulled and she wanted to listen to late night love??

hate problems, i cant sleep if there is an issue.

take the stereo out n see if the aerial pin is inserted fully??

[DJ Wozza]

the aerial is amplified on the IS200, if you have replaced the Head Unit with an aftermarket one

it is an easily forgotten wire to splice into.....

If the radio is the standard Lexus one, I'm afraid I can't help.

[aaronabbott]

which wire has to be spliced into woz

[sparkystav]

which wire has to be spliced into woz

Theres a black one by itself at the back, just attach that to a switched 12v as far as i know

[aaronabbott]

which wire has to be spliced into woz

Theres a black one by itself at the back, just attach that to a switched 12v as far as i know

cheers stav just wanted to make sure it was the 12v switched thats its attached to

edit all done now cant believe i waited this long :duh:

[sparkystav]

Is the reception any better?

[aaronabbott]

Is the reception any better?

100% i can get talk sport and 5 live now

[TomCooper]

i have exact same problem, which wire do i splice into the switching live?

[aaronabbott]

i have exact same problem, which wire do i splice into the switching live?

the power antenna,its a thick black wire with another thinner black attached to it with a small white plug

[sparkystav]

which wire has to be spliced into woz

Theres a black one by itself at the back, just attach that to a switched 12v as far as i know

i have exact same problem, which wire do i splice into the switching live?

[TomCooper]

where would it normally plug into? the standard stereo? and do i connect the thicker or thinner wire to the switchign live? cheers

[TomCooper]

which wire has to be spliced into woz

Theres a black one by itself at the back, just attach that to a switched 12v as far as i know

i have exact same problem, which wire do i splice into the switching live?

where would it normally plug into? the standard stereo? and do i connect the thicker or thinner wire to the switchign live? cheers

yea i read that, my lex also has an old nokie phone thing, and 2 aftermarket stereos so its a bit of a mess behind the dash... lots of wires connected all over the place, plus 2 silly fuse box things and a thing to make the sat nav work without standard head unit, so im a bit lost

[aaronabbott]

does this help

[TomCooper]

yup :D cheers, i understand now cheers matey

[DJ Wozza]

easy when you know how :)

[TomCooper]

woooooo all done, sounds great now, haha i could just kiss you all :D

[Dego]

does this help

I have done this. I assume the blue wire is your switched live. But now I have another problem that wasn't there before I spliced as shown. Now my head unit will not switch off automatically when I turn the key to off. It used to before. The radio reception is better, which is a plus, but it is annoying to have to turn the head unit off manually each time. Any one have any suggestions, have I missed something???

[Dego]

bump

[runtyboy]

Does the original lexus amp located in the left hand side of the dash still have to be in the car for this to work?

[Wez]

This might sound silly, But what do i attach the other end of the pictured blue wire to? The cigarette lighter?

[reganlives]

I recently replaced my standard unit with my unit that I had in the civic but forgot to sort the aerial and splice into that cable but whats got me confused is that if the aerial is amplified already then why do we need to splice into it as the original units work fine and the aerial just plugs into the back of them like it does an aftermarket unit.

[TigerFish]

I recently replaced my standard unit with my unit that I had in the civic but forgot to sort the aerial and splice into that cable but whats got me confused is that if the aerial is amplified already then why do we need to splice into it as the original units work fine and the aerial just plugs into the back of them like it does an aftermarket unit.

I would imagine that the 12v feed on the thin wire is normally via the head unit, so if the head unit is removed, the power no longer comes from there. i.e. to turn the AE amp on only when the stereo is on. You therefore need to supply a new one either from the Electric aerial connection on your new head unit, or an alternative switched source.