Car Audio Forums/Experts - or just try to help!!

Car Audio Forums/Experts - or just try to help!!

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SimonTheSailor

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12,703 posts

235 months

Monday 15th May 2023
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Does anybody know of any car audio forums to join for some technical help ?

Or - I have just got an Audi A4 convertible - on the way home I enjoyed listening to the radio and playing with all the scanning tools and presets (my previous TT had the radio aeriel buggered by the previous owner so I never had the radio option!).

3/4 days later the radio stopped working frown

Now it has the aeriel in the boot lid (as it's plastic) with a booster/amp thing.

The aeriel lead can apparently break where the boot opens/shuts but I tried to look and unravel the wires but nothing obvious. But it can break within the cable so not obvious.

Somebody told me if I take the aeriel coaxial lead out and stick a wire in it, if the reception improves - which it did - means the aeriel lead is ok. The booster/amp must be knackered.

What can I do to prove what's broken ?

The booster/amps are rare to find on eBay and expensive so don't want to take the risk just trying one. And ones available are in Germany/Spain.

Picture of booster/amp thing - there's two of these


SimonTheSailor

Original Poster:

12,703 posts

235 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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Ok cheers - tried talkaudio but no luck so far - I'll try the others thumbup

vx220

2,700 posts

241 months

Sunday 28th May 2023
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Talk audio is dead as far as I can see.
DIYMA is better, but I think you're better off with a forum for the actual car for this sort of thing