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rubbish reception

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:31 pm
by xxchefxx
had my bongo for a few weeks and i only have one big problem and that is the stereo so before i go and by a new one i just wantd to check a few this as im not very good with tec

could it, (a) be the stereo (b) the aerial (c) somthing else

it works fine on the motorway to work and round my open streets but as soon as i get into the city its really bad any help would be great thanks
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Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:09 pm
by widdowson2008
Do you have the original Mazda radio?
If you do, then your problem can be sorted quite easily by throwing it in a skip and getting a new one.

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:22 pm
by xxchefxx
lol no its not stock but it dose look very cheap an old blauphunk think

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:13 am
by feeblecat
We binned ours last year and got a new one fitted - marginally better than the old one (the reception, not the radio!). It goes fine for a while then we get all sort of interference.

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:40 am
by dave_aber
Might be worth checking the aerial feeder cable - there is a connector somewhere around the driver's side windscreen pillar. If this is disconnected, or corroded, etc, then you will have pretty pants reception. It's never going to be great though with the standard AFT aerial.

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:38 pm
by feeblecat
thanks - I'll check that out.

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:01 pm
by bigdaddycain
Personally i'd look for any excuse for a new stereo if mine was playing up like that! The tuner in all probability hsas had it's day by the sound of it... ( I assume you have checked the connections?) Maybe Daveblueozzie will post a link to the new stereo he got for his bongo, a little belter by all accounts! and only about £50! :D

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:25 pm
by dave_aber
I got the Aldi £50 stereo the other week - can't find a link now - and it's a belter. AM/FM/CD/MP3/USB/SD/Bluetooth. TBH, the bluetooth is 'just' OK when using it as a handsfree phone. When playing music over bluetooth from a phone, it's excellent. Maybe just a poor microphone? But as a stereo, it's excellent.

Lidl are also doing a similar unit for £50, but without the bluetooth.

Re: rubbish reception

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:48 pm
by bigdaddycain
Yes... The stereo Dave got was from Aldi :D