Stay away from Eonon radios

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by X5only

Oh pardon me, yes.

Oh, ok. I'm thinking I'll grab an in-line signal booster and try that. Poor radio reception seems to be a theme with the factory radio and the Eonon's. Thanks for the heads up!

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by glassjoe

Oh, ok. I'm thinking I'll grab an in-line signal booster and try that. Poor radio reception seems to be a theme with the factory radio and the Eonon's. Thanks for the heads up!

Given that the OEM antenna system is active (meaning it's powered) maybe removing the OEM radio is affecting the power to the antenna system, although this would likely affect the key-fob remote also, as it uses the same active antenna module.

I'll have a closer look over the wiring diagrams and see if removing the OEM radio would cause a lack of power to the antenna system, although I already know that the active antenna is primarily powered from fuse #86 in the trunk.

*update* There is a connection from OEM radio (module N9) to the antenna module (module N8) that appears to enable or power the antenna module in some way. One of the connectors on the radio (N9) connector X18126 has a pin (Pin #13) labelled "Antenna Supply". This may explain the general poor performance of after-market radios in these cars.

I have not yet been able to determine exactly what signal or voltage is on this wire, so I cannot recommend a possible solution. Yet.