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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2008, 05:35:51 pm »
Why would you want a stumpy aerial if you have a sharkfin?
because the new nav ariels come with a antenna which is quite long

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2008, 11:25:35 pm »
Does anyone else not actually have an external aerial at all? And if you don't have an external aerial where have VW hidden it... by the way radio reception is perfect so there must be one somewhere!

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2008, 11:32:50 pm »
I thought it was hidden in the offside A-pillar?

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2008, 11:41:15 pm »
Does anyone else not actually have an external aerial at all? And if you don't have an external aerial where have VW hidden it... by the way radio reception is perfect so there must be one somewhere!

Andy

From MY05-MY06.5 GTIs without the satnav didn't have a radio aerial; if they had satnav they had the sharkfin.
From MY06.5+ Golfs without OEM satnav were given a beesting aerial.

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2008, 11:49:20 pm »
heres a pic of my shark fin guys, must have the window antenna as the receptions excellent
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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2008, 08:59:30 am »
I have a sharkfin like that on mine, how ever I never had Satnav in the car when I got it.  Perhaps it is just the stations I listen to but I never thought the reception was actually that good.  Either that or the stupid adapter that is needed between the cable and the Alpine unit I have in there.  On the other side it does look  8) ! :wink:
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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2008, 11:11:31 am »
Does anyone else not actually have an external aerial at all? And if you don't have an external aerial where have VW hidden it... by the way radio reception is perfect so there must be one somewhere!

Andy

From MY05-MY06.5 GTIs without the satnav didn't have a radio aerial; if they had satnav they had the sharkfin.
From MY06.5+ Golfs without OEM satnav were given a beesting aerial.

Ah well that explains it! I don't have satnav and its an MY05 GTI. I rather like the more clean look without the aerial anyway!  :laugh:

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2008, 12:38:03 pm »
i got a beesting ariel. only a cheap one but i got like 50 haha


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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #23 on: December 20, 2008, 03:49:44 pm »
Does anyone else not actually have an external aerial at all? And if you don't have an external aerial where have VW hidden it... by the way radio reception is perfect so there must be one somewhere!

Andy

From MY05-MY06.5 GTIs without the satnav didn't have a radio aerial; if they had satnav they had the sharkfin.
From MY06.5+ Golfs without OEM satnav were given a beesting aerial.

Ah well that explains it! I don't have satnav and its an MY05 GTI. I rather like the more clean look without the aerial anyway!  :laugh:

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Andy

It was cheaper to add a beesting aerial instead of a hidden aerial which is why VW eventually got rid of the antenna-less cars :) I think the Golf was more sleek without or with the sharkfin myself.

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #24 on: December 20, 2008, 07:47:51 pm »
heres a pic of my shark fin guys, must have the window antenna as the receptions excellent


Has anyone got a link for these, i quite fancy one.  :smiley:

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #25 on: December 20, 2008, 08:17:29 pm »
theres a how to on golfmkv.net, but looking at his fin its not as nice as this one on v2brett's

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Re: stumpy aeriels
« Reply #26 on: December 21, 2008, 09:36:17 am »
I bought mine from here http://www.mazda3forums.com/enigma/antenna.html it arrived within a week from Canada , looks very cool not had any problems yet!

Is it the low gloss one we need ?   your's looks a good match  :happy2:
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