Hi App Radio Gurus

I finally installed my App Raido in my Ford Fusion and it's the perfect addition to my car, minus one thing; I get HORRIBLE AM Radio Reception... The FM radio works fantastic, actually better than the the Stock radio, I don't loose FM going thru the canyons to get home any longer.

**I should note that when I say Horrible AM Reception I mean NO reception... I work at KFI AM 640 (one of the strongest if not the strongest AM stations) here in Los Angeles and even right next to the broadcast antennas AM640 on the stereo doesn't work, I get nothing but fuzz**

Has anyone experienced these issues with AM Radio Reception, and is there something that I can do about this?

I used a harness from PAC to make the install easier, it has an Antenna Trigger Wire but nothing to connect it to on the SPH-DA02.

I can't figure out what I did wrong... Someone Help!!

Thanks in advance for reading this guys...

This may be a silly question but did the antenna harness have a blue wire? That blue wire has to be connected to the blue & white wire from the harness of the appradio, or to the red wire. It needs power to amplify the signal. I have mines connected to the red wire. At first I didn't connect it and I had static when I drove, but when the car was stationary it was great. I called up metra tech support that that is what he told me. After I connected it I have not had static since then. Heres a pic of what my antenna adapter looks like. Hope it helps.

Crap... I just saw that you had replied... okay... So In my car I didn't connect that blue wire to anything, so I need to connect that blue wire from the vehicle harness to a +12 wire like the blue & white or red?

I'll try to this evening, I hope that works...

Yup Metra told me either cable would work but I recommend the red. A lot of other people had issues with the blue and white and most success have been from the red. Me included. Let me know how it sounds after you connect it.

Yup Metra told me either cable would work but I recommend the red. A lot of other people had issues with the blue and white and most success have been from the red. Me included. Let me know how it sounds after you connect it.

Okay Idelgado782,

Finally connected the blue wire to the red like you instructed, and voilla... I get FM & AM stations I never even knew existed in Southern California!

Thanks again for the help! You Rock.- Most Appreciated!

-Bryan Garcia