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Toyota Yaris Car Radio...Jap Import

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  • 18-10-2008 7:28pm
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    gebbel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭


    My sister just got her 1st car...a 2001 Japanese import Yaris. She loves the car but has a small problem: the car radio can only receive 1 channel...RTE Radio 1. I have told her to fiddle around with the tuner but to no avail. Could it be that Jap imports have a different radio and she must change it altogether to receive all channels?
    Thanks


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    zilog_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    They use a different band for FM radio in Japan (76-90 MHz, we use 87-108). You usually can't change this, though you can get adaptor things (I forget what they call them exactly) to make it work with higher frequencies - the numbers displayed will be wrong but at least it will pick up most stations. Either that or a new stereo.


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    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,238 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    I had one of those boosters in an old Jap import Corolla. Very easy to install in the corolla but I did a bit of work on the radio in my Grans Yaris and the dash wasn't as accessible.

    Explain to them in a motor factors what you want it to do and they will be able sort you out.


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    homer90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    bigkev49 wrote: »

    Explain to them in a motor factors what you want it to do and they will be able sort you out.

    Band Expander :confused: I think..... but they will know what ur on about ...


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    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,238 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    homer90 wrote: »
    Band Expander :confused: I think..... but they will know what ur on about ...

    Yup thats what they are called. My one looked exactly like this.

    Band_expander.jpg


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    digitaldr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Lots of them available on ebay


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    gebbel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭gebbel


    Thanks all.


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