Antenna trouble
rfcomm2k
11-17-2003, 10:23 AM
Does anyone know what path the coax cable follows to the antenna built in to the roof of the car? After having my windshield replaced my radio has been unable to pick up stations more than about 35-40 miles away and gets a lot of noise from engine. I suspect the coax cable either got cut or was somehow damaged.
How do I get to the connection to the antenna itself?
How do I get to the connection to the antenna itself?
dfinkw
11-20-2003, 02:16 PM
The antenna coax cable leaves the radio and goes to a connection behind the glovebox. It continues from there to behind the passenger side kick panel, and then up to the the roof area via the right B-Pillar (the post that joins the roof to the body). Removing the glove box is pretty easy, so you can check to see if that is the problem by connecting a test antenna into the radio at the juncture behind the glovebox. It's a whole lot easier than trying to get to the rear of the radio itself.
BKVic
12-22-2003, 10:37 AM
Does anyone know what path the coax cable follows to the antenna built in to the roof of the car? After having my windshield replaced my radio has been unable to pick up stations more than about 35-40 miles away and gets a lot of noise from engine. I suspect the coax cable either got cut or was somehow damaged.
How do I get to the connection to the antenna itself?
I was told that the front window was the antenna. GM uses some sort of glass with small peices of metal that is made into the glass. This metal film or what ever you call it reflects the suns rays and serves as the antenna, on the bad side it makes using a radar detector inside of the van almost useless unless it has outside antennas. If you look at your window closely up twords the top of it where the purple tent starts you will see where the gold color stops and the glass turns clear. Motor Trend did an artical on it a few years back, Ill look for that issue later today. If what I was told was correct, by changing your front window you infact changed your antenna. If it wasnt factory GM glass it could be of lower quility and that could be where your radio reception problems are comming from.
BKVic
How do I get to the connection to the antenna itself?
I was told that the front window was the antenna. GM uses some sort of glass with small peices of metal that is made into the glass. This metal film or what ever you call it reflects the suns rays and serves as the antenna, on the bad side it makes using a radar detector inside of the van almost useless unless it has outside antennas. If you look at your window closely up twords the top of it where the purple tent starts you will see where the gold color stops and the glass turns clear. Motor Trend did an artical on it a few years back, Ill look for that issue later today. If what I was told was correct, by changing your front window you infact changed your antenna. If it wasnt factory GM glass it could be of lower quility and that could be where your radio reception problems are comming from.
BKVic
ciras3
12-29-2003, 09:04 PM
I was told that the front window was the antenna. GM uses some sort of glass with small peices of metal that is made into the glass. If what I was told was correct, by changing your front window you infact changed your antenna. If it wasnt factory GM glass it could be of lower quility and that could be where your radio reception problems are comming from.
BKVic
The windshield isn't the antenna. There is an antenna that is inside the roof that runs the length of the van. These windshields are reflective only for the fact that it stops harmful UV rays from entering the van. As you mentioned it also won't allow police radar rays to enter either and makes the radar detector useless.
C. Smith
BKVic
The windshield isn't the antenna. There is an antenna that is inside the roof that runs the length of the van. These windshields are reflective only for the fact that it stops harmful UV rays from entering the van. As you mentioned it also won't allow police radar rays to enter either and makes the radar detector useless.
C. Smith
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