MrRedman Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Another niggle sorted how? Well first I removed the courtesy light loosened the screw holding in place the Ariel which was star fitting,then loosened the earth bolt near it which earths the interior lights,then I've used some soldering wire I suppose any wire will do and trapped it under the 2 points nipped them up and Hey Presto.The reception is near 100% now so thought I'd share incase it was driving anyone else mad. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Another niggle sorted how? Well first I removed the courtesy light loosened the screw holding in place the Ariel which was star fitting,then loosened the earth bolt near it which earths the interior lights,then I've used some soldering wire I suppose any wire will do and trapped it under the 2 points nipped them up and Hey Presto.The reception is near 100% now so thought I'd share incase it was driving anyone else mad. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app would this work for dab ? i have terrible trouble in waiting for a dab signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focu5 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks for posting that. I'm going to try that tomorrow, my radio signal is awful. My wife's Renault has picked up crystal clear Irish channels when in pembrokeshire and French channels in Sussex, both obviously overseas radio stations. I can barely get LBC and I basically live in London. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired66 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I've posted before about the poor performance of my radio unit, a 6000 CD, in my 09 plate car. I believe it's a common problem and indicates the radio is very likely "built down to a price". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsheikh Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Another niggle sorted how? Well first I removed the courtesy light loosened the screw holding in place the Ariel which was star fitting,then loosened the earth bolt near it which earths the interior lights,then I've used some soldering wire I suppose any wire will do and trapped it under the 2 points nipped them up and Hey Presto.The reception is near 100% now so thought I'd share incase it was driving anyone else mad. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app so basically you have made a better earthing point and this has made all the difference. with AL electrics, a really good earth makes a massive difference. Audio guys who run big amp/sub set ups tend to upgrade the 'Big 3' : Cable 1: battery -ve to earth Cable 2: battery + ve to Alt +ve Cable 3: Engine to earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_bound Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Great tip which I'll look at doing. I drove a hire car recently which had the whole antenna missing and it still had better reception than my Focus which I just put down to a crap OEM radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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