FordBoy Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 my cutty can only pick up 1 station the rest is static the antenna wires are all connected with 2 different radios the stock tape player and a cd player should i replace the wireing or the antenna first or do i have a bigger problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I would say for mechanical and appearence reasons go to your local auto parts store and buy on of those flexible shorty rubber antennas. They look cool and perform better. If that doesn't fix your problem then make sure all the wires are connected al the way through...check from your radio all the way to the trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 So... your saying that even if you switch radios in your vehicle, you still cannot recieve a signal, correct? Sounds like a faulty antenna line. Start behind the radio, at the antenna, and trace it back through the dash, under the trim, and back to the antenna. If everything looks intact, I would consider unplugging the antenna lead out of the back of the deck, and creating a sort of circuit of it it(take a multimeter, put it on beep mode(if yours can), connect one lead to one end, and a lead to the other end. If it beeps, its most likely good. Then, it would be time to move to the antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBoy Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 i have a rubber 1 and yes 2 radios and no signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 It really sounds like a bad antenna line to me. Even if the antenna shaft was broken, you can usually pick up a few channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBoy Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I get 105.7 WAPL and nothing else ur telliing me i should get a new wire from the radio to the antenna and if that doesnt work replace the antenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 well inspect the line. For instance, there may be an easy plug to check at the base of the antenna.... Try stciking a metal coathaner into this connector and see what results. if reception is improved, then you have a bad antenna, it not, then somewhere in the car body,m the wire has seprated or broken. a snapped off antenna shaft will cut you down to one of two stations. Been there done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 my cars prety much the same way, i've checked my antenna wire from the HU to the trunk and all seems to be ok, i know it used to be awesome..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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