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hey i have a 01 ex and have had problems with that antenna.. anything i can do about it.. I thought it was the headunit aiwa mp32 so i bought a new one a clarion 735... but still no improvement in reception i have 31K miles and thought of bringing it back to honda but I need a factory head unit to stick in there so they dont say my upgrades caused the problem.. thanks

 
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Did you tint the rear window? SOME tints can mess up reception. Check the little window clips that connect to the rear defroster grid. This is also the antenna. Honda uses a splitter box that powers the defroster, but also pulls the radio signals off the same grid.

 
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did u get an antenna adapter for the aftermarket radio? going from stock to aftermarket u need an aftermarket antenna adapter....just double checking

 
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i think the antenna and defroster are seperate. On my 02 LX sedan, the upper most portion of the window doesn't defrost, cause that is where the antenna is. I can tell cause there is one spot where two lines come close together, but do't meet at all. seperation from the antenna and defroster i guess.

 
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Do ya'll get reception when the defroster is on? I sure dont

 
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^^ yes i do, but i get static when i'm talking on the cell phone

 
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I get some static when my defroster is on but only from stations broadcasting from San Francisco (I'm 40 min south of SF, in San Jose). But everything else is fine.

 
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i have rear tint.. and i just noticed that when i put my rear defrost on.. my reception gets really bad.. but when i turn off the rear defrost.. the radio reception is clear... what can i do???

 
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the same things happens to me....i just redid my tint in the rear window b/c the previous job was really messed up...now when i go to put my defrost on, i get no reception on the radio....does anyone know if the defroster still works at least? or do I have to get a whole new back window?

 
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well... for me.. the defroster still works well and all.. but then when i have the defroster on... the radio reception has a lot of static.... but i got used to it... so i just try to use the defroster as fast as possible.. and turn it off.....

 
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You need to connect the atenna amplifier from your stock harness to a constant powersupply, I spliced it to the amp remote wire on my hu.