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Wed 11 Jun 2014 20:45
Mercedes - Radio - barney100

My radio/ cd player on my 14 year old car has developed bad reception for AM stations but is fine on cd and FM....any ideas?

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Wed 11 Jun 2014 21:28
Mercedes - Radio - elekie&a/c doctor

MB made a fair few models 14 years ago,which one you got?

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Wed 11 Jun 2014 21:37
Mercedes - Radio - Happy Blue!

Assuming you mean a very bad crackle, hiss and general very poor quality reception?

Traditionally, this was cured by a condensor attached to the distributor (I think, but I last did this 31 years ago so cannot fully remember what I did).

Edited by Happy Blue! on 11/06/2014 at 21:38

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Wed 11 Jun 2014 22:26
Mercedes - Radio - gordonbennet

Electric aerial?, is it extending fully? sometimes they get a bit cruded up (inside the coil as well as the posts) and one or more of the segments fails to open, eventually it will click past the toothed coil and not open at all.

A new one is expensive, but given a sunny day and a bit of time are easily stripped out so you can clean and regrease, good as new again.

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Wed 11 Jun 2014 22:59
Mercedes - Radio - barney100

It's a CLK and the aerial is fixed. Theres a CD changer in the boot which is very good but AM is full of interference.

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Wed 11 Jun 2014 23:40
Mercedes - Radio - elekie&a/c doctor
Could be a problem with the aerial base amp which is needed foe am reception.i take it this is a cabrio?
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Wed 11 Jun 2014 23:40
Mercedes - Radio - Happy Blue!

Radio 4 FM is your friend...

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