Site Newbie - Looking For Radio Reception Hints!

[Dave_Glasgow]

Hi everyone,

 

Much more a lurker than a poster here usually, but hoping someone can give me a clue about this.

 

Bog standard 2002 Ghia TDi - is that the 5000 unit I think? Just the other day the radio reception just stopped - I get the interference sound and can't pick up any radio station at all either by autoscan or manual tuning, it's like the ariel has stopped working.

 

CD changer & tape both work fine.

 

Might it be something as daft as a loose cable? If so, easy enough to get the unit out for a look or do I have to pick up radio pins?

 

Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks!

[mumof4]

Id start by checking the cable at the back..also check the metal strip on the rear side window..as that is your arial.

 

easy enough to get the HU out....I used pretty small allen keys and thin scredrivers to click in the holes.

[Guest wolfie]

as stated first off check the connection to the rear most drivers side pop out window, check no one has knocked off the connection while wipeing the window? then pull the radio and check the connection in the rear is ok? have lost all wave bands?

[Dave_Glasgow]

Hi ,

 

Thanks for such quick replies!

 

Yes ,all bands lost. So, the aeriel is on the rear side window? Is that the rearmost one, where the CD changer drawer is? I guess it must be like a spade connection or something then, is that what I should look for? And assuming that looks OK, then remove the unit to look at that end of the cable?

 

How many more questions can I put in a row? :)

 

Thanks again.

Edited March 21, 2007 by Dave_Glasgow

[steve67car]

as it is a ford thousand series radio they have a habit of shitting their tuner pack

is repairable i charge about 60_70 pounds to repair but as i am in northampton a little to far i guess

easy way to test it out is -

pull out the radio

get another aerial plug it on the back of the radio and see what you get

if still nothing then the tuner pack has died

hope this helps

regards steve :)

[Dave_Glasgow]

Thanks for that.

 

Now, I had a look at the driver side rear window - the aeriel connection is the bit under the plastic cover, halfway along the top of the window I guess. Nothing obviously loose there - the black plastic shroud seems intact, but do I need to pull this of too to get to the actual connector to check?

 

To test the tuner pack - do I just pick up an aeriel from Halfords or can I improvise something just for the test? If it is that, seems daft getting it repaired, I might as well bite the bullet and just buy a new replacement unit.

 

As for removing the radio, my vast selection ( OK,some ) of precision screwdrivers don't help me with this as they don't quite reach.......... I'll pop out and buy some more.

[tiny]

To remove the radio try using a couple of lengths of wire coat hanger bent into U shapes with "legs" about 8 cm long and just far enough apart to insert into the 2 holes on the side of the radio.

 

Or any car audio store will sell the correct tool for about

Edited March 24, 2007 by tiny

[Guest Andy1968]

aint there a ariel amp on them had this problem with ford and VW cars in the past when the ariel amp just gives up

[steve67car]

this is correct hence the need to put a std aerial up its socket in the back to test the tuner on the set

that way he can tick that box as tested ok therefore its an external problem and not a set problem

cheers steve