AK350Z 147 Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Hello All, finally got round to putting a new HU in after 12 years lol. The install has gone fine, I've got a non-Bose car, so with the right adapter harness it was pretty straightforward. The only issue being poor DAB reception ATM. I went for a Sony XAV-AX3005DB, it included a generic DAB antenna, but this one just sticks on your windscreen, rather than needing an earth on the A pillar: Here Antenna power is "on" in the menu, and the antennas plugged in. I read in one of the guides there is a power wire for antennas, but that seemed to be for FM rather than DAB? Ideas welcome! Edited August 24, 2020 by AK350Z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekona 10,495 Posted August 24, 2020 Might be just where you live mate, I’m in a pretty large town in Suffolk but even travelling the main A roads to Cambridge I get naff all reception on Dab and that’s in the BMW with OEM integration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK350Z 147 Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Yeah its not A1 round here, but i've got 2 DAB radios in the house, The Transit has a factory one, and the aftermarket Kenwood unit with a sticky foil antenna that was in my old Multipla runabout are all much better. Hence why i think there's maybe something wrong, it's really ropey. In fact the one in the Multipla was unreal how easily it got a signal. Edited August 24, 2020 by AK350Z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK350Z 147 Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Hmm, anyone know if the non- Bose aerial is amplified? Might try one of those splitters if not, some people have had success with those. Anyway here's a pic. Also turns out I got the pre facelift double din adapter, so that needs sorted too Edited August 26, 2020 by AK350Z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
