Hey guys I just got a Alpine CDA 9853 but my tuner isn't working too good.. I'm not getting good reception. Am i supposed to use the tuner wiring? The stock antena wire seemed to fit right in so i didnt...

I'm getting crappy to no reception...
Help would be appreciated with someone who's installed this. Thanks

 

See my thread for links + a small summary of the antenna amplifier hookup.

 

Wait, so the plug doesn't work alone? I have an plug kit...so would i still conneect POWER ANT to green with white stripes?

 

Some help would be appreciated

I connected POWER ANT to AMP TURN ON...still not working..

 

As per the thread linked three posts above: The green wire with the white stripe (the antenna amp wire) on the factory harness should line up with the blue wire on the aftermarket harness. (*edit* if you have a kit, connect the p/ant wire from the alpine unit to the wire in the harness that corresponds to the grn/wht wire in the manuf. harness. Should be blue wire if you are using the Metra harness)

You can take his word on this, it's a common beginner install mistake. You need to hook up the power antenna wire on most nissans. Though I am an experienced installer, I made the same mistake. When I see a nissan that has no power antenna nor neccessitate an antenna conversion harness, I normally don't hook up the p. ant. wire. Quickly realised my mistake upon testing the fm tuner after install.

BTW, Alpine uses a blue wire for p. ant. and a blue/white wire for amp turn-on. If your amp only turns on with the radio, you got them backward

 

ahh... i realized that alpine uses a blue wire for for p ant and a blue white wire for amp turn on... i connected blue white-blue white and blue to blue and it works now.. Someone told me not to connect blue to blue or blue wite to blue white since i dont have an amp -.-