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Technical => Exterior and Interior => Topic started by: schneil on October 17, 2010, 11:55:11 am

Title: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: schneil on October 17, 2010, 11:55:11 am

Hi all

This is my first post on here.  I've not got a g40, its a std mk3 shell, but I thought I'd ask you guys as its a g40 question.

I want to replace my bee sting aerial.  I had one fitted in 2002 and now it's seen better days as the rubber looks perished and the mast is cracked.

From memory its a Hella one.  I think I got it from GSF for around 15 quid.  Its similar spec to the official VW one as it had a seperate amp feed and aerial connector.  It looks like the OEM one in this pic
http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3118.0.html

Anyway two Hella ones are listed on ECP.  One at £36 and one at £15 (part numbers 931440010 and 931440100) which is the OEM spec one?  There's also one on GSF (part number 892VG0080) for £15 but this doesn't have a brand.

If its £36 is a proper VW one much more?

thanks all

Neil

Title: Re: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: Alex on October 17, 2010, 05:28:13 pm

I've got the £15 on mine and it's OK, but smaller at the base than the OE spec one I had before.

Title: Re: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: Steve on October 17, 2010, 08:17:18 pm

I phoned VW for a Genuine one. they quoted over £120! 

Title: Re: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: schneil on October 17, 2010, 09:59:23 pm

£120!  Strewth!  Oh well, its a no to that one then.

Alex - which one did you get?  £15 Hella from ECP?

Title: Re: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: Alex on October 17, 2010, 10:32:34 pm

£15 from GSF - but not Hella

Title: Re: Replacement G40 Bee Sting Aerial
Post by: youngprodigys on October 25, 2010, 10:02:22 pm

ive got a spare original aerial in a box in my garage - what would you say they were worth? - this is a proper minter as it was taken off a shunted car with low miles on it