[LuminicsBulbsDotCom]

Does anyone else have bad radio reception in there XB? If so anyway to fix it besides getting xm radio..

 

[Orangescionxb]

mine has good reception, i have no idea why urs is trippin

 

[Ghosthunter]

I have not had any problems with mine, yet. I don't know what is up with yours.

 

[Tomas]

The FM reception in my xB is as good as, and usually better, than the FM reception of friend's non-xB vehicles when adjacent.

The biggest problem I have consistantly seen with reception in an xB is with the folks who have replaced the Scion head unit and failed to re-connect the antenna amplifier power. (The xB does have a built-in antenna amplifier that needs to be powered by the head unit. If it is not powered, the head unit does not get an adequate signal.)

Tom


(Durn tpyos...)

 

[keith]

Mine keeps changeong station..

If Im on say, 101.9 some times it change to 101.7 by itself..
not sure why this happens..

any on with the same prob ????

Thanks...
Keith.

 

[Tomas]

If yours is an '06, Keith, there are a whole bunch of people seeing that problem, but the change is USUALLY .2MHz UP... No idea, yet, what might be causing it.

 

[Randy]

Yeah, my reception in my 06 sucks every once in a while. There is one bad spot by my work that's really bad.

 

[tOasted grL]

my radio reception was excellent until i got an in-dash dvd player.. now it sucks.. best buy said it wasn't their fault! :\

 

[Scion-Doll]

No problems here, my radio reception is just fine, but then again I always have my CD's playing!

 

[ashley06xb]

sometimes i have problems...today when i started up my car my stations were no longer pre-set...don't know what happened...

 

[toaster]

The owners manual in my '06 states that window tint in the rear windows can significantly decrease radio reception. 3M make a tint that is not supposed to interfere, but it isn't very dark either.

 

[BOXlover11]

The owners manual in my '06 states that window tint in the rear windows can significantly decrease radio reception. 3M make a tint that is not supposed to interfere, but it isn't very dark either.

Dang you beat me to it

 

[mybadbox]

My reception was good till I got my alpine then it sucked and I just listen to sirius or CD's now

 

[Tomas]

For all you folks with aftermarket head units and poor reception: As I said above, when the new unit was installed the installer probably didn't hook up the power antenna lead from the head unit, and your in-line antenna amplifier is not being powered.

Tom

 

[mybadbox]

OMG that be the ticket thank you sir

 

[Scion-Doll]

Thanks Tom!! It looks complicated, but then again I don't know the first thing about electrical wiring. Looks like I need to learn! LOL!!

 

[LuminicsBulbsDotCom]

Xb Reception

I have a stock head unit on my car. I get reception but its just very clean a good amount of the time. Anyway to boost reception on the stock radio?

 

[DTRAIN619]

No problems here, my radio reception is just fine, but then again I always have my CD's playing!

^^^^^^ Just like the Doll said!! Not much of a radio person, too many Rasta mp3's to listen to!!!

 

[L0sT]

Tomas............ You are a genius dear sir... thank you

 

[grizzly_choppers]

Yeah, nice work Tomas!

I also have had no reception problems and I'm in BFE (read: Iowa). My "diversity antenna" (that's what they call it, I swear!) has always picked up everything just fine, but I'm listening to XM most of the time anyway so...