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Stereo has lost reception


btebbutt
06-21-2004, 08:46 PM
I have a 97 JGC and my stereo seems to have lost all radio reception.

I want to take out the head unit to take a look and make sure the antenna is still connected. Anyone know the best way to do that?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

tommc
06-22-2004, 03:50 PM
I had the same problem with my 97 JGC. After replacing the antenea,
the dealer and a mechanic told me it was my radio. Bought a new
stereo system and that did not fix the problem. Turned out to be
the antenea wire. I ran a new wire, which is a pain in the a$$ to thread
through. I had to find an alternate route for the wire, as there was no way that I could thread it through were the original one is.

Caribbean ZJ
06-23-2004, 09:43 AM
Look at your manual. i think there is a fuse, #22 i think, if which blows can cause FM stations to go.

btebbutt
06-23-2004, 06:53 PM
Wow, that doesn't sound like fun. Any idea how the antenna cable went bad? Where'd you get a new one?

tommc
06-24-2004, 11:53 AM
Maybe I should clarify - I didn't lose reception entirely - I just had very weak reception on both FM and AM. No idea what went bad - both the antenna end and radio plug looked okay. I bought a new antenna that came with a cable at NAPA. A word of caution - I couldn't find the same antenna mounting pieces and the original pieces wouldn't fit on the new antenna, so I finally ended up asking my mechanic to mount the antenna properly. You may be better off having a mechanic check it out and have them fix it if neccessary.

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