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jhinchy

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Hi all,
I changed my radio last week. It still had the JDM radio which wouldnt work in Ireland, so i got a Kenwood, and installed it.
But since then, the radio reception seems very weak.
Is there something like a signal booster which i may have not wired up?
Anybody have any ideas?
 
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You have to put power on to the Antenna Amplifier.

Mine was the same until I did this.
 

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is this wire the black one with pink bands? if so does it need to have a 12v positive or an earth? im in the process of listing the core colours and thier functions and this is the only wire left to terminate. once im done ill post it up:).
 

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anyone know where to connect this antenna wire then, my head unit comes tomorrow?:)
 
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Matt_S any luck with the amplifier cable connections I've had no radio for ages would make a change to hear it again:)
 

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same here, nobody ever said where to connect the wire to.........
 

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mines kinda weak too, it works ok in citys, but when i drive through less built up it tends to loose signal. Which wire is it!!!!??? :D
 
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There was one that had actual pics that I used to do mine I just can't find it, sometimes the search just screws things. Will check again.
 

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Photos didn't load first time round for me. Can see what he's done, but when I checked it I believed that black aerial amp wire went to the pin on the OEM connector which matched the blue wire on the ISO converter which, in turn, connects to the blue on the head unit harness.

I will double check when I've got light.

Know what you mean about doing a search on NS.com though. I dread every time I have to. Its a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack using a baseball glove and the middle of a tornado...
 
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Yeah it's a bitch to search. Maybe you can confirm when you get yours done up.
 
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So basicly, you need to give a 12v feed to which wire:confused:

I must do this in the next couple of days, its begining to drive me mad :nod:
 
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