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Old 07-14-2006, 06:32 AM
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Default Radio interference from tint - solutions other than to replace tint?
Got my wife's A4 tinted shortly after we bought it, and the radio reception is now severely limited. I told them non-metallic tint only, but apparently they screwed up. I tried my old symphony II and the reception was just as poor. can an "external" antenna be attached that could be positioned for better reception? or should I just have the tint on the rear windshield replaced?
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Default I would just replace the rear tint.
Is the radio reception limited in AM or FM?
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FM - haven't tried AM
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Default 2nd. How much did you pay? Non-metallic = ceramic = expensive.
Otherwise, you might have Hybrid tint, which still has metallic particles since you said you limited your reception.
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$160, same as I did for my car, which has no problems. even still, FM shouldn't be affected, right?
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I have metallic tint and FM is completely fine.... it is AM that has worse reception
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That's my experience with metallic tint as well.
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My radar detector is uneffected as well
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Default Wild thought: Could it be that the installer screwed up the antenna when doing the rear tint?
It CAN be as simple as that.
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That's a good idea
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