Evora poor aerial problems
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I have read several posts regarding the extremely poor radio (Alpine W920R) reception of the Lotus Evora and it appears that the cause is the aerial and its location. I have tried some of the suggestions but none give any noticeable improvement.
What is the solution to this problem? Has anyone tried the Tune Trapper ( http://www.tunetrapper.com/Hidden_Car_Antennas.htm... ) as it appears to be made for Fibreglass cars and boats. If so where did you locate it and did it improve reception.
I have even fitted an Alpine TUE-DAB1U additional DAB receiver but I am struggling with the aerial; I have tried two Alpine internal windscreen antennas but the reception is very patchy and no real improvement over the FM radio. For comparison I have own a Lexus RX450H with a factory fitted DAB radio and the reception is perfect wherever I go.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to resolve my aerial problems with both FM and DAB radio reception??
What is the solution to this problem? Has anyone tried the Tune Trapper ( http://www.tunetrapper.com/Hidden_Car_Antennas.htm... ) as it appears to be made for Fibreglass cars and boats. If so where did you locate it and did it improve reception.
I have even fitted an Alpine TUE-DAB1U additional DAB receiver but I am struggling with the aerial; I have tried two Alpine internal windscreen antennas but the reception is very patchy and no real improvement over the FM radio. For comparison I have own a Lexus RX450H with a factory fitted DAB radio and the reception is perfect wherever I go.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to resolve my aerial problems with both FM and DAB radio reception??
I looked at a couple of solutions but ended up replacing my head unit with a Carplay enabled Pioneer unit, loaded a free radioplayer app on my phone and away I went.
Quite happy with the result, you have a vast array of Digital and normal radio stations at your figure tips and it's very easy to use, plus you can use Spotify, etc as well
The downsides being you are limited by your mobile phone reception and if you have data caps of your phone plan then you might need to be a bit careful.
Also, depending on the unit your buy, you may limit your sat nav options as well. I bought the bottom of the range one so am stuck using Apple Maps through it, splash a bit more cash and you can get ones with their own sat nav as well.
Quite happy with the result, you have a vast array of Digital and normal radio stations at your figure tips and it's very easy to use, plus you can use Spotify, etc as well
The downsides being you are limited by your mobile phone reception and if you have data caps of your phone plan then you might need to be a bit careful.
Also, depending on the unit your buy, you may limit your sat nav options as well. I bought the bottom of the range one so am stuck using Apple Maps through it, splash a bit more cash and you can get ones with their own sat nav as well.
If it's anything like an Elise the coax cable will be cost reduced to a single centre strand finer than a human hair. Most times it will make a connection from one end to the other
Have you tried one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Stereo-Radio-Interna...
As a cheap test you should be able to stick next to the windscreen pillar and plug into the back of the radio
Have you tried one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Stereo-Radio-Interna...
As a cheap test you should be able to stick next to the windscreen pillar and plug into the back of the radio
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