Hi,

I have a new head unit it the mk1 octy, the reception is not too good. So i want a booster the ones i found are

Autoleads pc5-137 (vw-Din)

or Autoleads pc5-136 Audi-ISO

Which will work thanks.

I think i am correct in saying thats its the PC5-136 iso connection which has a like for like aerial connector.

My reciept from Halfords says PC5-52 on it. One of these

Thanks, its so confusing they're all so similar but if thats what your using i will get one too.

Ok here's an update.

I got the PC5-52 fitted, i had to tap into the ignition wire on the radio due to the fact the auto aerial was 12v permanent live on the new HU when connected to original wiring. The reception was a little better but nothing like symphony reception. Every 30 seconds or so i got a ticking noise over the speakers. I think this is due to the PC5-52.

Do all after market HU's have poor reception or is it just my cheap one? Also is there a cure for the ticking?

Thanks

As long as the booster is working then reception should be the same as the symphony. The ticking noise suggests that you are picking up interference through the wiring, either into the booster or headunit. You could try moving the booster behind the headunit away from any wiring and see if it improves.

Did you swap the permanent and switched live wires round? The powered aerial shouldn't be live all the time or an aerial connected to it wouldn't go down.

You could be getting interference from the feed into the radio you tapped into.

My Blaupunkt HU has miles better reception than the original symphony HU.

Did you swap the permanent and switched live wires round? The powered aerial shouldn't be live all the time or an aerial connected to it wouldn't go down.

You could be getting interference from the feed into the radio you tapped into.

My Blaupunkt HU has miles better reception than the original symphony HU.

I did not need to swap the switched and permanent wires round they were ok when i received it. The aerial wire is connected from the HU to skoda wire: 5 - Terminal 30 - Battery Positive (not assigned to Symphony).

So i just tapped the booster into the ignition wire.

what number pin in the skoda loom should the aerial wire be wired to

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Thanks for help so far.

Edited 26 February, 200917 yr by martziniuk

I think i've found the answer thanks to this thread http://briskoda.net/ice-security-insurance/powered-aerial-question/83260/

Edited 26 February, 200917 yr by martziniuk

Another update i wired up the booster to the aerial wire but i still get some back ground noise and its not as good as oe radio. I also still get the ticking noise. I now have the original radio back in.