MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: GTI 500 on July 15, 2015, 09:35:25 pm

Title: Radio recepction
Post by: GTI 500 on July 15, 2015, 09:35:25 pm

Hi Guys, is there any way of boosting radio reception on a 58 plate mk5 gti with rcd300 fitted??

Title: Re: Radio recepction
Post by: 4ndy on July 15, 2015, 11:17:37 pm

Time for an upgrade to DAB  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAB-Volkswagen-VW-RCD-510-DAB-Digital-Radio-CD-MP3-RCD510-310-300-Code-/171838187525?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item28025aa805 make him an offer.  ps  check what offers he accepts :happy2: :happy2:

Title: Re: Radio recepction
Post by: Ricky123 on July 15, 2015, 11:39:28 pm

I was experiencing poor radio reception in my last mk5. Couldn't work out what it was at the time.

Had the same problem in the Mrs Audi a1 which is only a year old. Turned out to be the usb cigarette lighter adapter I had plugged in was interfering with the radio.

I'm guessing that was the problem in the mk5 as I used the same adapter in that and I remember it being fine on the journey home after first buying the car.

Worth checking if you have one plugged in.

Title: Re: Radio recepction
Post by: flashp on July 16, 2015, 09:37:58 am

Quote from: Ricky123 on July 15, 2015, 11:39:28 pm

I was experiencing poor radio reception in my last mk5. Couldn't work out what it was at the time.

Had the same problem in the Mrs Audi a1 which is only a year old. Turned out to be the usb cigarette lighter adapter I had plugged in was interfering with the radio.

I'm guessing that was the problem in the mk5 as I used the same adapter in that and I remember it being fine on the journey home after first buying the car.

Worth checking if you have one plugged in.

Curious...was this DAB or just FM reception?

Title: Re: Radio recepction
Post by: Ricky123 on July 16, 2015, 12:53:30 pm

Quote from: flashp on July 16, 2015, 09:37:58 am

Quote from: Ricky123 on July 15, 2015, 11:39:28 pm

I was experiencing poor radio reception in my last mk5. Couldn't work out what it was at the time.

Had the same problem in the Mrs Audi a1 which is only a year old. Turned out to be the usb cigarette lighter adapter I had plugged in was interfering with the radio.

I'm guessing that was the problem in the mk5 as I used the same adapter in that and I remember it being fine on the journey home after first buying the car.

Worth checking if you have one plugged in.

Curious...was this DAB or just FM reception?

FM radio