Radio & aerial reception

[fcz360]

Does anyone know where the aerial on a spyder goes, im sure mine is disconnected. I now have no radio reception other than Radio 1 and of course now im desperate. not that I can hear much but anything else would be better

 

[safrane]

Windscreen pillars

 

[fcz360]

thanks

 

[spkennyuk]

Im not sure on the spyder but on the 4200 and GS's is there not two aerials and a control box that picks the best signal from the two inputs.

The control box is called something stupid like a diversity control box. I assume if the box fails you just get really poor signal from both aerials as there is no boost circuit and the module would degrade the any signal its getting.

 

[adam01]

^^^^
Any idea where its located?

 

[spkennyuk]

I think it is behind the Nit under the arm rest somewhere. Its really not very clear on the diagram on the attached link. Its item 14 and the cables are item 15.
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/parts/m...rical-ignition/car-stereo-system-21003/200478

There is a brief mention of it in the user manual on page 106 of the pdf version.

Link below to give you an idea of what it looks like.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/05-MASERATI-M...ULE-UNIT-200478-4858-/231401960562?nav=SEARCH

 

[CatmanV2]

I'm pretty sure there aren't two antenna on the early 4200. There's just the one big one....

C

 

[spkennyuk]

I'm pretty sure there aren't two antenna on the early 4200. There's just the one big one....

C

2004 Onwards Mr C. I dont know what the OP has year wise.

 

[CatmanV2]

2004 Onwards Mr C. I dont know what the OP has year wise.

Seems plausible

C

 

[adam01]

ok txs

So for a GS, does it have one (or something similar) and if so where is it likely to be hidden?

 

[MrPea]

ok txs

So for a GS, does it have one (or something similar) and if so where is it likely to be hidden?

I know that part of the aerial on my GS Spyder is a very thin wire down the centre of the windscreen (looks like a single wire of the style for heated rear windscreens). Apparently it's lousy, which is why a cunning previous owner gave the car a GT bee-sting on the boot.

 

[spkennyuk]

ok txs

So for a GS, does it have one (or something similar) and if so where is it likely to be hidden?

Im not sure if the gs Has one or not im afraid. I just knew of its existance on some 4200 and spyder models. I suspect with the different head unit on the GS that it is a straight input from the screen aerial into the back of the head unit.

 

[Andy Marshall]

On my Spyder the aerial appears to be integrated into the (glass) rear screen. I had one of the wires come off (passenger side) and reception vanished. Once I soldered it back on, reception was restored.
Mind you it's a **** unit for reception anyway!

 

[zagatoes30]

I think early Spyders had the bee sting aerial on the rear nearside wing, later ones had an aerial on the boot lid and then no aerial visible at all. Which version do you have? I would assume once the wire comes from the receiver it follows the same path to the NIT from the boot through the tunnel. It should be relatively easy to track it from one end or the other.