5000 Rds Radio

[Genepaul]

Hi all, don't know if anyone can help, the radio after several weeks of poor receiption has now gone completly, just lots of hissing on FM and a vague signal on LW, have pulled the radio to check the aerial connection behind and all is fine also the one to the rear glass is fine.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

Hi all, don't know if anyone can help, the radio after several weeks of poor receiption has now gone completly, just lots of hissing on FM and a vague signal on LW, have pulled the radio to check the aerial connection behind and all is fine also the one to the rear glass is fine.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

 

Kev

 

 

add your car details in your signature

check the wires going to the rear window,which has the bulit in aerial .make sure its not come away

 

or a quick check stick a bit og loose wire in the aerial adaptor socket

might even be the adaptor end which is faulty

[Genepaul]

Ok, tried both ends which were firmly attached, tried both with the aerial lead plug in the back and without, no difference at all, which i thought there would be.

 

Is it usual for the radios to pack up?

 

Kev

[Guest MATT jr]

your problem might be the in line booster on the Aerial

 

rumour has it the booster is in the roof lining near the back of the car.

 

if its knackard it might be reducing any reception to your radio.

 

MJR

[Genepaul]

Does anyone know how to check this? is the booster powered by the head unit? if so i won't be able to try another unit as it won't power the booster.

 

Would plugging in another car aerial work?

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

Does anyone know how to check this? is the booster powered by the head unit? if so i won't be able to try another unit as it won't power the booster.

 

Would plugging in another car aerial work?

 

Kev

 

 

just try a different aerial and see how you get on :lol:

[Guest MATT jr]

make sure you try an FM aerial.

 

MJR

[Bigjeeze]

Ok, tried both ends which were firmly attached, tried both with the aerial lead plug in the back and without, no difference at all, which i thought there would be.

 

Is it usual for the radios to pack up?

 

Kev

 

 

 

Hi Kev I had a similar problem a little while ago - My radio kept losing the station and would start searching - I tried all the cables etc and in the end I bought a new radio of E bay and that cured the problem.

[Genepaul]

Ok, sounds like a trip to Halfords tonight to pick up a cheap FM aerial an then see what that gives me, don't want to buy a new head unit if it's something else, at tleast the CD changer still works ;)

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

Ok, sounds like a trip to Halfords tonight to pick up a cheap FM aerial an then see what that gives me, don't want to buy a new head unit if it's something else, at tleast the CD changer still works :ph34r:

 

Kev

 

 

let us know how you get on

 

i had to fit a new adaptor flog on mine it was naffed ;)

[Scorpiorefugee]

You really do not have to buy a new aerial to test your radio. It's only a piece of telescopic tubing pretending to be a piece of wire and it's not tuned in any way so a long piece of wire will work. Reception will not be brilliant but you should be able to find a local station.

 

All you need is a couple of yards of flex, strip half an inch off the end and fold it back on itself and shove it in the hole. Don't shove too much into the hole or you may short something out, but you would have to really try hard to manage that.

 

Just lay the wire across the top of the dash or hang it out of the window and, if the radio is working, you should get something.

[Genepaul]

You really do not have to buy a new aerial to test your radio. It's only a piece of telescopic tubing pretending to be a piece of wire and it's not tuned in any way so a long piece of wire will work. Reception will not be brilliant but you should be able to find a local station.

 

All you need is a couple of yards of flex, strip half an inch off the end and fold it back on itself and shove it in the hole. Don't shove too much into the hole or you may short something out, but you would have to really try hard to manage that.

 

Just lay the wire across the top of the dash or hang it out of the window and, if the radio is working, you should get something.

 

Money saved in the nick of time, will now go home and wreck a coat hanger, long time since i've seen one of those on a car wing.

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

:ph34r:

Hi all, don't know if anyone can help, the radio after several weeks of poor receiption has now gone completly, just lots of hissing on FM and a vague signal on LW, have pulled the radio to check the aerial connection behind and all is fine also the one to the rear glass is fine.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

 

Kev

 

 

add your car details in your signature

check the wires going to the rear window,which has the bulit in aerial .make sure its not come away

 

or a quick check stick a bit og loose wire in the aerial adaptor socket :lol:

might even be the adaptor end which is faulty

[Genepaul]

That's it, tried the coathanger and the wire and heard HIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, so the radio must be dead :ph34r:

 

Of to find a unit to replace dead one.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

loads of units on ebay

 

good luck m8 :ph34r:

[Scorpiorefugee]

I hope that you are getting somewhere with this but, just to clarify, I said nothing about a coathanger and I am not sure if you are joking.

 

Simply, all you have to do is shove the stripped end of the wire into the centre hole of the aerial socket on the radio unit. I do it all the time as I use car radios as low voltage units in wet areas and other places where it is necessary to have low voltage units. All I do is just what I have described with a bit of refinement and, unless the building is heavily screened, the radio works just fine.

 

Mind, It is likely that your rf unit has been wiped out by a nearby lightning strike or something, but it's always worth making sure.

 

Just noticed where you are.

 

I have an old 5000 lifted from an old Scorpio and it was working last time I tried it. You can certainly borrow it for a test if you like. I'm near Kidderminster.

[big_kev]

The comment about the coat hanger was serious.

 

Is there anyone over 40 who hasn't fitted one of these ?

 

 

 

You can actually buy these as diecast models, Rover P6 shown below.

 

http://toybox100.bizland.com/vanguard.htm

 

[Guest gooner52]

The comment about the coat hanger was serious.

 

Is there anyone over 40 who hasn't fitted one of these ?

 

 

 

You can actually buy these as diecast models, Rover P6 shown below.

 

http://toybox100.bizland.com/vanguard.htm

 

 

 

great picture m8 nice old essex car there :lol: p6 3.5 v8

[Genepaul]

Cheers for the offer Scorp,

 

I have a unit winging its way to me as we speak, very kind member of the group offered his redundant 5000. Almost bought one of ebay but realised at the last minute that there are different versions of the 5000, i think all models except the Galaxy have more rounded corners, the galaxy model has very square corners.

 

Might use the old one in the garage along with the autochanger, have an Ipod fitting kit on order from Dension.

 

Cheers all for the help.

 

Kev

[Guest gooner52]

very true about the edges

 

sold our old focus unit a while back to a galaxy owner

 

but it did not fit,for that reason :lol:

[Genepaul]

Conclusion!

 

New unit fitted, Kerrang out of the speakers :D

 

Another different part fitted to the Galaxy since it was purchased, good job this forum is here, would need very deep pockets if it had to go to the garage each time :wub:

 

Thanks

 

Kev