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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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Question Buick Rendezvous Antenna?

We have an `02 Rendezvous that gets lousy FM reception and it sounds like this is a common problem with Rendezvous'. I've noticed that some, Rendezvous have a small antenna mounted on the roof above the drivers seat but ours doesn't. Does anyone here know if that antenna is a factory cell phone antenna or if it's a factory FM antenna installed to fix the reception problem?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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im pretty sure that the small antenna is the onstar antenna.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Based on GM vehicles I've taken in trade, I believe that antenna's for the OnStar system. Where is the Rendevous' antenna, in the rear deforster grid? It works well in my Town Car, but GM never seemed to have any luck with it.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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Our's has the Onstar feature but no antenna. The radio antenna is a grid in the upper lefthand area of the windshield.
 
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Originally Posted by Bruker
Our's has the Onstar feature but no antenna. The radio antenna is a grid in the upper lefthand area of the windshield.
Then the little antena is for XM satellite radio.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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That stubby little antenna on the driver's side is for ONSTAR. No question about it.

Some model years had the radio antenna in the windshield.
 

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