for socal (405/605fwy) people. does the HD Radio kick in and out often? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tracerit · 04-10-2013, 02:53 AM

i drove the car without an antenna because i couldn't find it then when i did, i was hoping the reception would improve but it seems to still kick in and out often, almost all the time when i pass under a bridge!

are any of the aftermarket antennas stronger?

Noob4Life · 04-10-2013, 04:53 AM

From norcal not socal and my hd kicks in and out like every 1-2 minutes. No exaggeration. I finally got so tired of it that it motivated me to put songs on my phone and go bt lol

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regnak · 04-10-2013, 11:54 AM

Does it turn on / off... or can you actually hear it get noticeably quieter? If the later, I noticed that issue when I was driving a friend's Camry with HD radio, drove me insane!

Wes · 04-10-2013, 12:04 PM

I don't really notice but I have a shark fin antenna so it probably doesn't, but I do remember it used to kick in n out a couple of times when I had my oem antenna. I mostly just listen to my BT Audio though.

OTBeave · 04-10-2013, 12:15 PM

This happens to me quite a bit on the 405 between Santa Monica Blvd. and the 101.

DNAPoPo · 04-10-2013, 01:09 PM

It happens to me the farther I travel South.

CA2 · 04-10-2013, 03:37 PM

Yeah, and it's annoying. I wish you could turn off the HD all together, just to avoid the volume change. I can live without HD sound on the radio.

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 04-10-2013, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CA2

Yeah, and it's annoying. I wish you could turn off the HD all together, just to avoid the volume change. I can live without HD sound on the radio.

You can. It's in the radio settings.

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Pinky · 04-10-2013, 04:13 PM

What bout Bluetooth does that cut off on anyone also. When I'm Listening to my music from myiphone.

RAWR BRZ · 04-10-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinky

What bout Bluetooth does that cut off on anyone also. When I'm Listening to my music from myiphone.

Yes that happens to me too. So annoying

CSG Mike · 04-10-2013, 04:21 PM

I've never had a problem with Bluetooth. HD radio is just a reception thing.

Pinky · 04-10-2013, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAWR BRZ

Yes that happens to me too. So annoying

I know y is that do u know

RAWR BRZ · 04-10-2013, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinky

I know y is that do u know

I noticed if I have my phone on my lap (not sure if charging has anything to do with it, I have a charger connected to the car charger not the usb that is always connected when I am in the car) it will sometimes do that, if I leave it on the passenger seat it doesn't or very very very rarely... happened like once. So I am assuming.... bad bluetooth connection?

continuecrushing · 04-10-2013, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by regnak

Does it turn on / off... or can you actually hear it get noticeably quieter? If the later, I noticed that issue when I was driving a friend's Camry with HD radio, drove me insane!

Yup, my wife and I notice this...she asked me wtf the car radio was doing lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNAPoPo

It happens to me the farther I travel South.

Same here, Im in SD, and there are several spots on the freeway it does it to us.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinky

What bout Bluetooth does that cut off on anyone also. When I'm Listening to my music from myiphone.

Knock on wood, we haven't had this issue yet. Streaming from my windows phone, my wife's iphone and an ipad

04-10-2013, 02:53 AM	#1
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04-10-2013, 04:53 AM	#2
Noob4Life 86 Noob Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 596 Thanks: 153 Thanked 189 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	From norcal not socal and my hd kicks in and out like every 1-2 minutes. No exaggeration. I finally got so tired of it that it motivated me to put songs on my phone and go bt lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2 __________________

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regnak Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: California Posts: 30 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Does it turn on / off... or can you actually hear it get noticeably quieter? If the later, I noticed that issue when I was driving a friend's Camry with HD radio, drove me insane!

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Wes Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JRSC'd Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 868 Thanked 436 Times in 260 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I don't really notice but I have a shark fin antenna so it probably doesn't, but I do remember it used to kick in n out a couple of times when I had my oem antenna. I mostly just listen to my BT Audio though.

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OTBeave Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 WR Blue BRZ Limited - RIP Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This happens to me quite a bit on the 405 between Santa Monica Blvd. and the 101.

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CA2 Dusty Raven Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S MT Location: Wrightwood, CA Posts: 49 Thanks: 61 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, and it's annoying. I wish you could turn off the HD all together, just to avoid the volume change. I can live without HD sound on the radio.

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Pinky Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Scion fr-s firestorm Location: Long beach Posts: 197 Thanks: 187 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What bout Bluetooth does that cut off on anyone also. When I'm Listening to my music from myiphone.

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CSG Mike Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: Orange County Posts: 14,562 Thanks: 8,942 Thanked 14,211 Times in 6,854 Posts Mentioned: 970 Post(s) Tagged: 14 Thread(s)	I've never had a problem with Bluetooth. HD radio is just a reception thing.

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