arial modification cab

[vixteris]

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?

[AdamB]

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.

[Dinky]

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

Dinx 

[10:27]

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

[carrie]

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

[richandhazel]

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?

[Madone_si]

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...     but the windscreen options sounds great, but isn't that expensive?

[richandhazel]

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...? ? ?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.

[richandhazel]

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

[AdamB]

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.