twentyeggs

Hey, long time no post. I am wondering where the antenna for the FM radio is located. I've read something about it being a window antenna?

I get alright reception. It is very clear while I am in the city, but as I start to drive away I start to lose reception in areas where in another car it would still be crystal clear. It's not a problem 99% of the time but I'd still like to know where it is.

The Wizard

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Have you looked at your back window yet? It would be obvious if the antennae is there or not.

ray_charles77

If I recall some past posts it's a massive design flaw where it's in the roof, not on top of it or near a window like most cars, in it, so it's under a huge sheet of metal and thus can't get great reception unless you're close to the source. I never even bothered trying to fix this and have just been using an AUX cassette tape, recently upgraded to a bluetooth tape for added convenience, and use Spotify from my phone, and I can also use either TuneIn Radio or iHeartRadio to get local stations in crystal clear quality all the time as well.

04BlackMaxx

The whole 6th gen was a massive design flaw.

DennisMik

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The radio antenna is in the rear window, not under/in the roof.

There also is an antenna amplifier located in the right side C pillar. If this were to be failing, it could account for poor reception. Unfortunately, I don't know how you would test this other than swap it out.

twentyeggs

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