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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: vixteris on 23 September 2004, 18:17

Title: arial modification cab
Post by: vixteris on 23 September 2004, 18:17

im guessing most people go for bee sting ariels on the tintops but whats available for the cabs?

? ?did the later models have electric ones and whats available for replacement on the older ones??  is it the standard black bendy crap from halfords  :(   

thanks

vix? :-*

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: AdamB on 23 September 2004, 18:25

Mine has an electric aerial, but I have see an cab with a bee-sting aerial mounted above the windscreen on the windscreen frame. Looked very neat, but probably not the best mod as I think you will be weakening the frame sustantially.

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: Dinky on 24 September 2004, 21:08

Ive got an electrical one,but was on car wen a bought a! :-\
Dont particularly like big ariels like-mine looks cack! :-\

Dinx  :-*

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: 10:27 on 26 September 2004, 11:42

i like the electrical arial just cus it stops chavs pulling themn out!

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: carrie on 26 September 2004, 14:46

if you want to avoid an ariel altogether it may be possible to get a windscreen ariel. it is like a heated window element wich runs roune the edge of the windscreen, my talbot samba cabrio has this (altough this was a manufacturer fitted thing) and it works very well. i also seem to remember an amplified unit which was available at one time this was fitted in the boot leaving no visible external ariel

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: richandhazel on 27 September 2004, 13:08

Nice one Carrie, I was going to suggest a windscreen fitted one too. Has to be the best option for a cab doesn't it?

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: Madone_si on 27 September 2004, 14:37

I installed an electric ariel in my cab a few weeks ago - a bloody nightmare to get installed under the wing as I have the protection covers on my front wings..... but really happy with it now...  8)   but the windscreen options sounds great, but isn't that expensive?

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: richandhazel on 27 September 2004, 14:41

Quote from: Madone on 27 September 2004, 14:37

I installed an electric ariel in my cab a few weeks ago - a bloody nightmare to get installed under the wing as I have the protection covers on my front wings..... but really happy with it now...? 8)? ?but the windscreen options sounds great, but isn't that expensive?

Not looked into it.......yet, but do plan to. Adam and Dizzie will probably be more knowledgeable in this area.

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: richandhazel on 27 September 2004, 14:43

Might be worth a search in the 'Car Audio' section. I have a feeling this subject has been discussed before :-\

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: AdamB on 27 September 2004, 16:21

I had a "windscreen aerial" on a scirroco a gew years back, and wasnt really impressed with the quallity of it. It is a horizontally mounted aerial, and radio waves tend to be better suited to a vertical aerial, due to the polarity.
I mounted a new electric one on my wing last year, and to be fair, it wasnt really that difficult. Just remove a few screws from the plastic arch cover and it is accessable.

Title: Re: arial modification cab
Post by: carrie on 06 October 2004, 20:31

was it amplified adam?
the rear one in my old 740i was good enough to run the television in the car as well as well as the wireless.
the one on the samba is similat to a heated rear window element and runs all round the edge of the screen, i can see weter being vertical or horizontal makes a difference as most house ariels are horizontal.