RNS510 no FM or AM

[night_flight]

Recently my AM and FM stopped working. Signal quality indicates 'poor' when holding setup button, but if it was the signal poor, should I at least be able to hear static FM? I am not sure is it the antenna or a faulty unit....bluetooth streaming is fine..

[Lucas_R]

These RNS510 units are getting old and seem to be starting to fail or play up. It might be time to look into upgrading the unit to a RCD330 with Apple Carplay/Android Auto.

[night_flight]

Yes I have noticed that.... wish I could narrow it down

[Lucas_R]

Im sure one of the electronics gurus on here will have some advice for you.

[Sharkie]

Have you pulled the radio out of the dash and had a look at the aerial connection? It may be loose/damaged after years of use and movement/bouncing in the dash as a result of the movement of the car.

[night_flight]

I have not but will check... As I dont have a shark fin unit antenna on my car, could it be that maybe the antenna broke somewhere at the back? I would also assume that if the antenna was damaged there should be some AM radio pickup...

[Hillbilly]

Arent the aerials for radio embedded in the windows at the rear

[FJ Steve]

Arent the aerials for radio embedded in the windows at the rear

MKVI onwards I believe. MKV have the roof antenna.

Seems that there should/might be more to the antenna problem than we might be told. Wondering if the head unit has been removed recently, or maybe under/behind dash work done which may have dislodged/damaged the aerial wiring. Need more background info from the OP.
But, I agree with previous suggestion, remove the head unit and check the integrity of the antenna connection.

[night_flight]

will do over the weekend...is there a cheap antenna I can try out since I am opening up the whole thing?

[Hillbilly]

Coathanger used to be that