[puter]

'17 QX30 Premium with Bose - 39K miles.
Washed and waxed the car Sunday. Now SXM barely gets a signal.
FM stations cut in and out of HD and in places have lots of static.
It's like I unplugged the antenna.

Looks ike the fin antenna is ~$150. What are the chances it is the antenna? Honestly, can't think of anything else that could have caused this. Of course, was working excellent before.

Thanks for any help.

 

[p07r0457]

You could try unplugging the antenna and see if reception gets worse, then plug in and see if it improves?

 

[puter]

Certainly a good thought. Just need to figure out how to get to it.

 

[p07r0457]

The AM/FM antenna is separate from the XM antenna.

The AM/FM antenna is in the rear spoiler.

The XM antenna is in the "shark fin" on the roof. Access requires removal of the headliner.

I can get you some pictures later.

 

[puter]

Then it does not make sense that the antenna went bad because both of them would have had to.
I checked HD Radio when we first got it and it worked great. So if both went bad, it has to be something other than antenna, I would think.

Yeah, I definitely would appreciate pictures! Would help to get to it and see what is up.