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Car Forum / Honda Cars / March 2006Why do 2006 Honda radios have such crappy reception?
I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan recently...no problems. It almost seems like the station isn't quite locked on the frequency. I've seen this with the CR-V EX's...maybe it's low-quality in-dash changers that are the problem. I hear ya bro...I like AM talk radio and it is the worst recepition ever, almost non-exsistant. There is no excuse for that. If you turn off the motor it is a little better but WTF!!! > I hear ya bro...I like AM talk radio and it is the worst recepition > ever, almost non-exsistant. There is no excuse for that. If you turn > off the motor it is a little better but WTF!!! I have a 90 Accord and had the same problem. My automatic antenna broke and I found a replacement was $150. I replaced it with a manual antenna, $10, and reception improved quite a bit. Bob 2005 is just as bad in Accord Hybrid. >I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the > same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > that > are the problem. On 3/13/06 12:27 PM, in article Xns978588D99F58Dnononononon@140.99.99.130, > I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the > same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > seen this with the CR-V EX's...maybe it's low-quality in-dash changers that > are the problem. Does it have an antenna or just the wires in the back window? > Does it have an antenna or just the wires in the back window? The wires in the rear window are the antenna. On 3/13/06 6:45 PM, in article umoRf.30793$dg.19040@clgrps13, "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote: >> Does it have an antenna or just the wires in the back window? > > The wires in the rear window are the antenna. Well, there's your answer. My Infinitis have both the back window and an antenna whip. My Nissans have the whip. My '00 Acura TL just has the back window wire. There are certain places I go where the Nissans get good reception and the TL gets nothing. > Well, there's your answer. My Infinitis have both the back window and an > antenna whip. My Nissans have the whip. My '00 Acura TL just has the > back > window wire. There are certain places I go where the Nissans get good > reception and the TL gets nothing. I haven't found any problems with reception on either band with my '01 Accord with the antenna in the rear window. Come to think about it, no problem with the '97 Accord with the same style antenna. > On 3/13/06 6:45 PM, in article umoRf.30793$dg.19040@clgrps13, "Brian > Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the back window wire. There are certain places I go where the Nissans > get good reception and the TL gets nothing. Nah...had a 2004 Accord which had no problem. 2006 CR-V with external antenna does the same thing. > I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the > same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > seen this with the CR-V EX's...maybe it's low-quality in-dash changers that > are the problem. Another reason to keep my Prelude. Maybe because it was made in Saitama. Maybe you guys live in the sticks. My CR-V radio works great in Pittsburgh! >I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the > same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > that > are the problem. >I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the >same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan >recently...no problems. Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of driving, I've never kept one stock stereo. >>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the >>same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan >>recently...no problems. > > Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of driving, > I've never kept one stock stereo. Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit. John Hello: I have a blog,It's http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1221586910 Welcome to go and see >>>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had the >>>same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan >>>recently...no problems. >> >> Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of driving, >> I've never kept one stock stereo. >Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that >it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit. True, but within a few months there always an aftermarket kit to allow radio replacement. Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from the radio, connected it to the factory harness just to controll the lighting and stuffed it behind the dash I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Replacing them is usually a 30 minute job including making up a harness adapter. > Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior > lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from > the radio, connected it to the factory harness just to controll the lighting > and stuffed it behind the dash > > I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Honda Civics in the past have used the factory radio to control the keyless entry. > Honda Civics in the past have used the factory radio to control the > keyless entry. Right, I suffered through one of those Civics. An installer paralleled the new radio in with the stock unit. Speaking of the complaints about current Accord radios... what have they done since 2004? The one in my non-Nav '04 4-cyl is great. >> Many modern vehicles have the radio so integrated into the vehicle that >> it is very difficult to cleanly replace them with an aftermarket unit. > > True, but within a few months there always an aftermarket kit to allow > radio replacement. i dont know how some of the new toyotas and fords are going to fare. a lot of em look like it *is* only one panel for all the controls. then what? are skosche and ai going to have a kit that includes a whole panel? > Worst case I ever worked on was a friend's grand am which had the interior > lighting controlled by the radio! We ended up pulling the circuit board from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've never seen any hondas that pulled that crap. Replacing them is usually a > 30 minute job including making up a harness adapter. the civics with the factory alarm. pure boneheadedness. >>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had >>the same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan >>recently...no problems. > > Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of > driving, I've never kept one stock stereo. List on the changers is around $2000. I want what I paid for. >>>I drove 6 different Accord EX sedans (4cyl, cloth) and they all had >>>the same crappy reception of local FM stations. I had rented a Nissan >>>recently...no problems. >> >> Instead of whining about, just replace it. In twenty five years of >> driving, I've never kept one stock stereo. >List on the changers is around $2000. I want what I paid for. Yikes, you were raped! You were overcharged about $1500. |
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