How would I go about getting a better radio signal? As most of you know, the 4th gen has an antenna in the rear window and the external antenna. Well I removed the external antenna a while back. Reception was still decent with my CD5435. I have had the AVN5500 for a while now, almost a year. I rarely listen to the radio but now I would like to listen to the radio more but the reception sucks ***, worse than all the other cars I have driven w/o an external antenna(G35 Mazda6 Accord).

How can I get a better reception?

 

do you still have the stock extend-o antenna?

 

No it has been removed for a while("shaved").

 

thats probably your issue.. not gonna consider put it back on, huh?

 

No, I have had it off over a year and I did not have bad reception with my CD5435, the AVN has very ****ty reception compared to my old unit.

 

Either way most new cars do not have an external antenna, so is there an antenna booster? Or should I look for one off another nissan?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nissan-350Z-Stoc...QQcmdZViewItem
Like that

 

What about one of these add to my system?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRONIC-WINDS...QQcmdZViewItem

I would add it to the rear window since I have the Viper remote antenna on the front windshield

 

every "antenna booster" I have ever come across has never worked, I'd plug them in and it was as if they weren't there. No difference at all. I think if you want radio you might just have to bite the bullet and get some sort of an external antenna.. or maybe try a different deck (some work better than others for some reason). You could try one of those Euro VW style antennas, they look pretty cool (like a shark fin), but I cant garuntee they'll work real well either..

ever think about getting xm or sirius? def. worth it.

 

It seems very hard to find a good looking antenna, thats why I posted that window mount one.

No XM, I have the latest songs on my cd's but I like listening to the local stations every now and then to hear what they have to say...

 

hrm.... someone had one that looked pretty damn good on their car. ill try to find a pic.. I think it was Nismotic iirc.