350Z Poor Radio Reception

Hey, I'm having radio reception issues with my 2009 Nissan 350Z with a gasoline engine. It's got about 215k kilometers on it. The radio cuts out, sometimes shows an error, and the diagnostic scan has a stored error code, though I don't have the exact code right now. I'm thinking it might be the antenna, but I wanted to get some other opinions first.

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I had a similar problem with my 2014 Opel Astra. The radio reception was terrible, cutting in and out all the time. It turned out to be a faulty signal amplifier in the antenna base. Have you checked the antenna connection and the amplifier itself? It might be worth a look before replacing the whole antenna.

Thanks for the tip. Can you tell me more about how to check the antenna connection and signal amplifier? Any specific tools or steps I should know about?

On the Astra, the amplifier was part of the antenna base and I got to it by removing the interior light. I'm not sure if the 350Z is the same. Honestly, without the right tools, you could mess things up more. I took mine to a shop; they figured it out fast and swapped the amplifier. It was around 250€ with labor.

Thanks, that's good to know. Considering it could get complicated and the cost is similar, I'll probably just take it to a technician to check out the radio issue.

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