98 528 E39 Window Tint & Radio

"Phred Johnson" wrote

Check the connections in the C pillar to the antenna; they sometimes get corroded (or in your case jarred loose). It's also possible the amp in the antenna circuit is toast (or was shorted by the metallic tint.)

FloydR

There's more than one aerial imbedded in the glass and a guess is that shorting or whatever them may have damaged the amplifier/selector unit. Other possibility is removing the film might have physically damaged one.

I doubt it - it's not of the best when working properly.

I removed the metallic window tint from the rear window and the radio reception came back to almost the way that it was before the tint was applied. I suspect if I removed it from the front and rear windows it would come back to 100% of the way that it was. Now I am debating on putting on "non-metalic" film on the rear window. Has anyone done this with any problems?

NO NO NO leave it on the front - you just might total the car then we would all be safer. Only drive it at night with the lights off though.

I had the same AM problem on my E39. Metallic tint ruined the reception, the non-metallic restored the reception, and now, 4 years later the tint has held up very well

Well I finally had the metallic film removed and the radio reception improved dramatically. I drove it around for a while with no tint on. Then I finally took the plunge and put non metalized tint on the rear window. Radio reception did not change.

Just wanted to let you guys know, if anyone cared.

Terry