- My model of MX-5 is: 2012 MK3__
- I’m based near: Fife__
- I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: _Every so often my Radio goes off and you have to switch it back on. Thanks,
A bit more info would be useful, like does it switch off whilst driving the car or whilst at a standstill engine off?
The reason I say this is my daily drivers radio turns off after a while when operated without the engine on, it’s to save the battery. I have an NC1 so my stock radio never had that function, NC2’s may have, not sure🤔
Tell the passenger to leave things alone!
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Does it happen while playing loud?
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Had a Nakamichi head unit with an amp installed in my Mk1 a few years back…still have it…it’s epic.
At the time the car had a limp Westco fitted and as soon as some combination eg pop-ups, heater, and the ICE was cranked up to say 30/40%, it spat the dummy and went off.
Sometimes the battery light came on …
I noticed when I put a fresh Panasonic battery in, it stopped.
Might be an idea to bench charge the battery properly and ensure it’s delivering factory volts before anything else.
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Hi MickAP more info, it switches off when driving along the road then you just switch it back on and its ok for a while then it goes off for no reason, Dave
Scuttle gromets?
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Never thought of that one, a possibility as the radio fused feed reside at the base of the A pillar.
Or it could be a connection (to the rear of the head unit) needs firmly pressing home. A previous owner may have had the head unit out and swapped it back.