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radio default volume setting - Sierra 9 Feb 2006 (Forum)
I have a Ford 2006 R/C in my Sierra Est..It has the rocker type volume control and,whenever the ignition is turned,off the volume has reset itself to 13... -
Renault Laguna 2 expression Stereo 18 Oct 2005 (Forum)
Recently changed my megane (01) for laguna 2 (02) I am delighted with laguna except radio/cd. Meganes were louder without distorting and had decent reception on the radio. Has anyone got experience of changing head units for a more powerfull unit, but keeping the stalk control and display unit -
Audi A3 98 Standard Stereo confusion 30 Jul 2005 (Forum)
Does anyone know how to turn off the traffic announcements from interupting tape playing or listening to other radio stations...its driving me insane. I've pressed literally every button in there but just keeps on coming...! Also I'm trying to manually program in a channel on the radio -
Radio aerial goes thump. Honda Accord. 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
Hi Guys, Have an M-reg Honda Accord coupe and every time the aerial at the back goes up or down I get a thump, thump, thump noise as though it is on a... -
Car Wars - double standards? 20 Mar 2003 (Forum)
On tonights programme the coppers book a guy for using a mobile phone whilst driving. Fair enough. But they also send out pursuit coppers on their own, and during the pursuit the driver is on the radio to base, both hand held radios and 'telephone' type. Is it OK that they are allowed to do -
Don't get too fond of your GPS system! 13 Oct 2006 (Forum)
From New Scientist, 29 October: Navigation, power and communications systems that rely on GPS satellite navigation will be disrupted by violent solar activity in 2011, research shows. A study reveals Global Positioning System receivers to be unexpectedly vulnerable to bursts of radio noise -
Ford KA 2006 - Ford KA '06 Bluetooth Radio Installation 6 Jan 2019 (Forum)
on how to do it so I feel relatively comfortable doing it, just wondering if I'd need the radio code at any point and if so what I'd do with it? I haven't been a car owner for long so I'm quite inexperienced with anything technical. As far as I'm aware I have to 1) Remove -
VW Gamma radio, presets, 87.5 23 Jun 2003 (Forum)
For your possible interest: The following infuriated me, until I discovered the 'cure': Problem When listening to a FM station with Traffic Program (TP) selected, if I tried to change the station by pressing one of the presets, the radio displayed 87.5 and locked up. I had to press the FM button -
Mondeo steering column radio controls 4 Oct 2002 (Forum)
Hi All I'm shortly to get a new company car - a mondeo 2.0 Ghia. This is fine with me having had two previously and been quite happy. The only problem is the steering column radio controls that the latest version seems to have sprouted. I'm quite tall (6 foot 5) and when I've test driven one -
Vauxhall CD players 26 Jul 2002 (Forum)
Interesting that I recently visited my Vauxhall main dealer to see about upgrading the CAR400 radio cassette in my omega gls for a cd player. I wanted to retain the steering audio controls and remote display, so I was recommended the new VDO remote display cd/radio unit. Very pleased with its -
Citroen Xantia - Citroen Xantia intermittant starting problem 29 Jul 2015 (Forum)
I have a intermittant problem starting the car. I put the key in the ignition and sometimes there's nothing all the electrics are working (except sometimes the radio led display goes off) then after another two or three turns it starts and will start normally for the rest of the time -
Ford Fiesta - Radio serial numbers and code 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
My mum had her battery go flat and has been driving around with no tunes for God knows how long. Without loud music she is going to have to replace the... -
Ford radio codes 25 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
Need a code for Ford 5000 RDS stereo. Model no. is M420270 -
Opel Zafira A - vdo cdr 500 problem, but only with CD Sound 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
Hi all, my problem is this : The CD player of the radio works fine -
Vauxhall Astra H Sporthatch (2005 - ) - 06 1.4 Lost sound from stereo system 19 Mar 2010 (Forum)
I have lost all sound from the radio / CD player, this just happened recently. I still have visual display of the radio station or the track being played from the CD, but nothing from the speakers. This is the original (CD 30) vaux system in a 56 reg Astra. Any idea's?? -
Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - what stereo with fit 13 Jul 2008 (Forum)
i want to change my radio/cass for a new radio/cd on my vectra but when i tuck the old one out it has got 3 connections so im thinking that 1 is power, 2 speakers, 3 streering controls. but i want i stereio that will still work with the controls on the wheel. what stereoi would work ? -
Ford Focus Radios 7 Jun 2004 (Forum)
Hiya, I've just bought a x reg focus zetec, but it has a Ford 4000 stereo in it. I'm still trying to sell my old p reg escort which had a ford 5000 cd... -
Aerial Interference 2 Mar 2001 (Forum)
Can anyone tell me why when I listen to the radio in the car with the engine off, the reception is perfect. However, as soon as I swith the engine on interference kicks in (particularly on the Medium Wave) and the radio becomes virtually unlistenable. I have read it could be something to do -
Jaguar XF - Used car, radio malfunction. What are my "rights"? 14 Dec 2016 (Forum)
it away, I realised the AM radio wasn't working at all. (I'd tested the FM/CD on my test drive, but not the AM). I don't listen to AM a lot - only when there's some cricket or golf on, but I rang the guy at the dealership straight away to report it. He said they wouldn't normally -
Intermittent engine problems 18 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
Hoping you can help. I have two questions: 1. My car (new 520DSE) is normally very quiet and smooth. However, the engine noise rises and the smoothness...