Radio reception

[Tonyuk74]

Anyone know where the aerial is on the 4 door exeo ? Seem to have poor signal as of last weekend when I cleaned the car

 

[Balders]

Tony
It seem that the aerial is in the rear window & there is a control box under the roof lining

 

[Balders]

Couple of screen shots form elswin

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Paul

 

[Tonyuk74]

So the fact I was cleaning back window with cloth on ruler to get behind centre stop light might have damaged the element across window I guess. Ffs all I want

 

[Tonyuk74]

So does anyone know of any week points in the antenna set up ? I can't see my cleaning of the window damaging the elements on window as iv just been to Blackpool and back and radio been spot on

 

[Tonyuk74]

Quick report on this one. Just removed my led reg lights and radio reception been spot on. Nice test this weekend as I'm just of to Scotland so I'll see how it goes. Apparently the a4 suffers from bad reception due to cracks in the circuit board of the modulator in the back window. Time will tell !!!

 

[Tonyuk74]

Still same problem. Anyone got wiring diagram for the antenna amplifier ? Done a scan with vcds and fault code open circuit on antenna. I belive the power is fed through the coax. . There's 3 from head unit and 4 in roof lining near amp. 3 to amp and one to gps antenna. 2 to the amp are giving 10volts and 1 has nothing. Iv traced the coax under center consol to under rear seat then up the rear panel to roof. Some where here is where it splits from 3 to 4 but can't see how the rear ns trim panel comes off. Any help would be appreciated thanks. Tony

 

[Balders]

Tony
this may help with the panel

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1 - Clips (3x)
2 - Clip
3 - Left luggage compartment side lining
q Removing and installing → Chapter
4 - Bolt (2x)
q Tightening torque: 4 Nm
5 - Fastening rings
q removing and fitting → Chapter
6 - Drawer

Paul

 

[Tonyuk74]

Thanks for that Paul. It's the trim round near side rear quarter glass I need to remove. Iv a feeling there some kind of splitter up there

 

[Balders]

Tony
This one

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C-pillar trim: removing
WARNING
Note safety precautions for working on curtain airbags → Chapter.

– Remove roof end trim → Chapter.
– Remove D-pillar panelling → Chapter.
– Loosen both brackets -2- on the upper and lower C-pillar trim -1-.
Remove side padding → Chapter.
– Unfasten the clip -3- under the side padding: Press a screwdriver between the two clip sections and pull top section of clip upwards. Bottom section of clip is compressed and can be detached.
– Unfasten rear shelf at outer clip and lift it up.
– Unhinge and remove C-pillar lining from the bracket -4-.
Paul

 

[Tonyuk74]

Had the full paneling out tonight and the parcel shelf traced all wiring and conecters. Can't see any fault so built it back up. Looks like media only lol.

 

[AndrewGowdy]

Hello, I recently bought a sport tech estate and have a similiar problem with my radio reception. Local stations are a bit of a lottery, sometimes terrible reception and sometimes perfect.

Would anybody know where the aerial is located on the estate model or know of any common faults/solutions?

Many thanks

 

[Flobadob]

Mine sucks 2 but its even worse when I put the rear demister on, all I can hear is hissing.

Reception of local stations were so much better in my old Jetta and they suck in my Exeo

 

[Tonyuk74]

Iv found that phone chargers can cause interference. I suggest if u have one pluged in you unplug it and give it a few seconds to settle before ripping your car to bits. Iv had 2 cause this problem now. The radio coax runs under the center console, im guessing thats why it causes this fault