GolfGTIforum.co.uk

Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: edd16v on 13 April 2008, 20:03

Title: original bee sting aerial
Post by: edd16v on 13 April 2008, 20:03: Hi,

I've got a j plate mk2 that has an original bee sting aerial on the roof. The rubber gasket around the bottom has broken down and fallen apart. I have been to VW to get a replacement and was told I could only buy the whole base of the aerial.

So I bought the base went to fit it today and the VW aerial in my mk2 has two connetors coming out iof it and the new one from VW has only 1 conntetor which doesn't fit either of the connectors on the car.

Does anyone have the part number for the original two wire beesting fitted to the late mk2?

Also does anyone know what the second wire is, one wire is a standard aerial fittment, the other looks like it could be an earth cable?

Thanks

Edd
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: dan23 on 13 April 2008, 20:05: what colour are the 2 wires?
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 13 April 2008, 20:13: diddnt even know they ever came with bee stings!
Ive still got my Dog Sh!t metal thing on my nsf wing lol!!!! :grin:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: dan23 on 13 April 2008, 20:22: Quote from: jonezee_ipswich on 13 April 2008, 20:13
diddnt even know they ever came with bee stings!
Ive still got my Dog Sh!t metal thing on my nsf wing lol!!!! :grin:

thats how the 8v came mate, 16v had them on the roof
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 13 April 2008, 20:24: :cry: i want a bee sting!
Can a 16v one be fitted to a 8v? drilling a hole aint a problem just running the wires?
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: dan23 on 13 April 2008, 20:29: yes they can be done mate, there may even be a how 2 somewhere on the site
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 13 April 2008, 20:49: ahhhh cool will have to keep a look out! cheers! :smiley:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: edd16v on 13 April 2008, 21:00: The wires are both black, one is obviously an old aerial cable, you know the fat shielded type of aerial cable. The other is black and just looks like standard electrical cable.
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: Godzilla on 14 April 2008, 11:31: Quote from: edd16v on 13 April 2008, 21:00
The wires are both black, one is obviously an old aerial cable, you know the fat shielded type of aerial cable. The other is black and just looks like standard electrical cable.

One will be an earth wire chap. Best thing to do (pain in the butt of a job) is to take the back part of the headlining down. You will fine that this is held in by plastic screw type things, carfeully prize them out then follow the wires, well you should see one of them earthed to some point within a few inches, it was on my old 16v MK2. The other goes into the headunit. Whereabouts are you?
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: cняis on 14 April 2008, 12:18: Quote from: jonezee_ipswich on 13 April 2008, 20:24
:cry: i want a bee sting!
Can a 16v one be fitted to a 8v? drilling a hole aint a problem just running the wires?

both my daily and the project have been converted :wink: not by me though!

the daily still has the "dog sh!t metal thing" in the wing, just snapped off :cool:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: edd16v on 14 April 2008, 13:07: Im in sevenoaks.
I think I've sorted it, went back to my local vw dealer and he thinks he has found the correct aerial. There going to order it in and let me have a look to check its the right one.

Thanks for your help.
Edd
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: stuey on 14 April 2008, 16:58: I was under the impression that the second wire is a 12v switched feed from the headunit to power the amplifier in the aerial base. Think i saw it on Club GTi site. Thats how mine is wired up anyway!
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: Mk2Kezza on 14 April 2008, 21:34: I think your right Stuey, a 12v feed for the amplifed base.
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: rowlers on 14 April 2008, 21:58: deffo are right, one wire is 12v, the other is the aerial coax. the aerial grounds through the roof :wink:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 15 April 2008, 19:15: Quote from: cняis on 14 April 2008, 12:18
the daily still has the "dog sh!t metal thing" in the wing, just snapped off :cool:

Lol you should stick a wire coat hanger down the hole in the shape of a diamond!!
! old skool :cool:

:sick:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: cняis on 15 April 2008, 20:01: Quote from: jonezee_ipswich on 15 April 2008, 19:15
Quote from: cняis on 14 April 2008, 12:18
the daily still has the "dog sh!t metal thing" in the wing, just snapped off :cool:

Lol you should stick a wire coat hanger down the hole in the shape of a diamond!!
! old skool :cool:

:sick:

would suit my ghetto tsw venoms :cool: :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: edd16v on 16 April 2008, 13:20: Hi guys,

Still got the problem VW still hasn't managed to find the part number for the correctr aerial. Does anyone out there know the VW part number for the twin cable Mk2 bee sting?

Thanks
Edd
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: Goops on 24 April 2008, 15:46: Hey Dude,

Did you manage to get the aeriel replaced?
If so what is the part number from VW?

I spotted this on volksbits:
http://www.independent-inventory.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2384

I have a similar mission planned, see below:
(http://www.gsahota.com/gti/ariel.jpg)

Thanks,
G
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: Mew on 24 April 2008, 16:41: Quote from: jonezee_ipswich on 15 April 2008, 19:15

Lol you should stick a wire coat hanger down the hole in the shape of a diamond!!
! old skool :cool:

:sick:

Have you been spying on me!? :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: original bee sting aerial
Post by: redi on 26 April 2008, 19:32: Hirschman do a direct replacment. After 3 years of no radio reception I got one and can get perfect radio reception. Only needed to fit the base as the wires were ok. You can get one from here http://www.raysmith.co.uk/Aerials/921768001/ (http://www.raysmith.co.uk/Aerials/921768001/)