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"Beware if you have a German car"
4.0 starson by BluestersPros: Excellent Sound
Cons: No AM in German Cars
Summary: I have a BMW Z3 and this radio is not compatible with the German car.
The FM works great, but forget about getting AM stations. I called JVC, Crutchfield, they all say it is indeed compatible. But somebody needs to update their notes.
I had this radio taken to 4 different installers, none of them could get the AM to come in clear. It has something to do with the built-in harness of the BMW and it's internal antenna. Other than that the HD quality is terrific.
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Had the same problem in my Z3.The "fix" is to replace the entire antenna cable with a 75 OHM cable(May have to be locally fabricated) and AM will be great.3 installers told me prior to the 75 OHM upgrade that "aftermarkert" radios have poor AM sections, and could not be corrected. I am a Broadcast Engineer and when I returned to show them how I improved the AM with a simple cable they could not beleive it!
