Is anyone else having crummy FM radio reception with the factory-installed antenna? Would a shark fin help that?
Yeah I have crummy reception with factory antenna...though I live in a big city (LA) and commute within city. I have read some folks have reception improved with shark fin antenna but its a little expensive for me.
Can't speak for the 2013 you have, but on the 2010 (all models) it is the head unit, not the antenna. I use factory antenna with Kenwood and the reception is day and night better.
I'm in the same boat. I live in LA and the reception is ok at best. I've heard that the shark fin($80) antenna doesn't really improve the quality and it was just for looks. There's another shark fin version that improves the antenna and it's bigger for a nice price tag of $160?, which is still more than what I'm looking to spend.
I have a 2010 G3 and the radio reception is abysmal! Waaaaaaaaaaaaay worse than any other vehicle in our fleet. FWIW...I believe that it's the head unit, which I am unwilling to replace on a company car. Besides....radio? Really? It's like newspapers and magazines. Who the heck bothers with that crap anymore? It would be an issue for me since I cover something like 6 counties, but I have an mp3 player, and Goofy does at least have an aux-in jack. I can stream the few remaining relevant programs, or use my drive time to listen to a book. IIRC, Groucho Marx once famously said that he found TV to be very educational. Whenever somebody turned on a TV? He'd go to another room and pull out a book. Get me... That's twice I've positively referenced Marx in this forum...
Well the Prius, does have two antennas, one is on the roof and the other is on the rear passenger port window.
No way! Radio is not like newspapers or magazines. The difference being that the alternative is not free. No way I am paying for satellite radio even if there were no commercials. HD radio gives me the same sound quality anyway. iPods and smart phones don't help me because I want current live news. I don't have any issues with reception AM or FM on my 2012. It's as good as any other car I've owned.
