So, I put my own deck in when I purchased my car. Kenwood sirius ready setup. Got the sirius of course so I hardly listen to the radio. Well the other day I turned it to my favorite local station. So im not getting any stations, its just static. I pulled the deck to make sure that the antenna was plugged in and it was. So im assuming since i dont see an atenna that is part of the rear glass. And wondering if its a powered antenna and i didnt hook up the wire or what. HELP!!!

 

Well it's not a power antenna, it's an amplified antenna and it does have to be turned on for good FM reception.

 

Here is a link to all the factory wiring colors for the radio and etc.. You will just need to hook the blue wire from you radio or blue/white stripe to the factory black/red to turn the antenna on.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20742

 

I figured it was amplified, just wasnt sure which wire. Thanks for the quick help. Scion owners are such helpful people.

 

kenwoods are notorious for poor FM reception. i have a kenwood too with sirius and. i only turn on FM to listen to the nascar race

 

Ok, after further digging I found that I did not have the antenna amplifier hooked up. I made the connection and now everything is perfect. Thanks for the help guys.

 

Seems to be a pretty common problem. The aftermarket HU instructions say the wire is for a power antenna- and we all know scions don't have a power antenna...

But they do, it's just a different kind of power antenna...