21-03-2013, 07:18 PM
Hi,
I just wondered what fixes people have done to get over the poor radio reception when changing to an after market head unit?
I know the standard head unit sends a 7v supply to the aerial which has a built in signal amplifier. Does anyone know if the booster is in the base or the aerial itself?
I tried one of these http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/con-ct27...aptor.html but bunt out the booster as at the time I didn't know it was 7v from the standard unit and not 12v like the VAG stuff.
At the moment I'm using the longer aerial of a phase 1 but I'd like to go back to the better looking shorter aerial.
Anyone good with electronics? I need to make a little 12v to 7v regulator as I can't find anything simple that does the job straight out the box.
I just wondered what fixes people have done to get over the poor radio reception when changing to an after market head unit?
I know the standard head unit sends a 7v supply to the aerial which has a built in signal amplifier. Does anyone know if the booster is in the base or the aerial itself?
I tried one of these http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/con-ct27...aptor.html but bunt out the booster as at the time I didn't know it was 7v from the standard unit and not 12v like the VAG stuff.
At the moment I'm using the longer aerial of a phase 1 but I'd like to go back to the better looking shorter aerial.
Anyone good with electronics? I need to make a little 12v to 7v regulator as I can't find anything simple that does the job straight out the box.