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Technical => Exterior and Interior => Topic started by: RyanC on June 29, 2014, 04:55:30 pm

Title: Aerial cable
Post by: RyanC on June 29, 2014, 04:55:30 pm

The cable that goes from the radio to the aerial in the roof has a small cable linked to the main aerial cable dose anyone know what it dose?
There is no where on the aerial for it to connect to and I'm sure they are not live feed aerial like modern cars

Anyone know?

Thanks

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: RyanC on June 29, 2014, 05:04:10 pm

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This is at the roof end just the small black connector
Can't see any cable on the wiring diagram

Just seen it in the wronge section :/

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: RyanC on June 29, 2014, 06:58:11 pm

All sorted it's a amplifier wire for a amplified base witch they don't have ha

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: PeteG40 on June 30, 2014, 07:33:41 am

They do if you have a proper one!!

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: RyanC on June 30, 2014, 09:30:08 pm

Yh mine don't, but it's is a gen aerial.. Strange

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: PeteG40 on June 30, 2014, 10:12:51 pm

it'll be a vw aerial, but off another motor probably.

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: Alexiskayak_7 on July 06, 2014, 03:19:29 am

I have a question too.
1st of all, i haven't taken apart the roof sealing and to be honest, i don't want to if there is no reason.

The question. I have a poor signal quality on my radio (compared of course with other cars). The arial is plugged properly in the back of the player. Is there any other connections in the arial cable that suffers and reduces signal quality?

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: RyanC on July 06, 2014, 09:06:15 pm

The additional plug is a amplifier 12v feed to the aeriel base if that looses it live feed you will struggle to get a signal in most places

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: Alexiskayak_7 on July 14, 2014, 10:58:54 pm

I have to take apart the roof sealing i suppose, right?

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: ian on July 15, 2014, 12:30:53 pm

You could try a booster by the stereo first, it might cure it without the need to mess with the headlining.

Title: Re: Aerial cable
Post by: Alexiskayak_7 on July 17, 2014, 11:13:12 pm

Quote from: ian on July 15, 2014, 12:30:53 pm

You could try a booster by the stereo first, it might cure it without the need to mess with the headlining.

Something like this?
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