antenna help needed

a few months ago, i installed a shorty antenna. it looks great, however i lost a lot of signal strength. to remedy this problem, i bought an antenna booster. it looks simple enough to install...Simply plug booster into radio and antenna into booster. Connect power lead to switched 12-volt power source and your done. my question to you guys is, where would be the best 12-volt power source? thanks for your help in advance!

 

You could probably just splice it into the radio power supply ( red and black wires usually) but double check to make sure. Also make sure that it has its own fuse and if you splice it into the radio, see if you can do so BEFORE the radio's fuse so it won't potentially get overloaded even though I can't imagine that the booster requires much power.

 

thanks for the help. here's the booster i picked up. http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/..._ID:2001196&productId=2001196&catalogId=10114

i figured for ten bucks its worth a shot.

 

i have no idea. i've got an 09 with jbl option. does the ignition count as a switch for the radio?

 

you could splice it into the 12v cig outlet under the stereo or on the acc wire on the stereo... both are only powered when the key is turned.

 

Uless of course you modded the cig lighter. where's that damned dancing banana? The volt meter is your friend.

There he is.

 

what mod are you doing that no longer uses a 12v wire to the outlet?!?

 

It's no longer "switched" 12 V.

sorry for cornfusion.

 

ok... that makes sense. there's been a time or two that i've wanted it not to be a switched source

 

do you know which wire is the acc wire?

 

According to these wiring diagrams it looks like it's going to be a solid grey wire that's on the plug for the stereo. It is the same color for both JBL and Non-JBL stereo systems.

If you have an aftermarket stereo it will be a red wire. All aftermarket stereos have a standard color layout.

 

thanks for the help. i used the gray wire and things seem to be working well. for some reason though, my airbag light is now on. i guess i'm gonna unhook the battery and hope that it resets.

 

not trying to be a smart ass but why dont you just get XM? i havnt used a fm radio station in 5 years and havnt looked back.

 

the airbag shouldn't have anything to do with that wire... let me know how the reset goes

 

yeah, i thought the exact same thing. funny thing is, when i got in this morning and fired her up, no air bag light. so i guessed it fixed itself. things are good to go.

 

Hows the reception now? Noticeably better?