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gazjones:
I really like the smoked rear lights. How did you do these and what did you use? I might have to have a go at doing it  :happy2:

Garth:

--- Quote from: gazjones on May 06, 2010, 06:52:38 pm ---I really like the smoked rear lights. How did you do these and what did you use? I might have to have a go at doing it  :happy2:

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Have a look further back in this thread, it explains  :wink:

Right then, for those that wondered about the aerial reception:

There were only a few options on the mk5 and the ones that had the shark fin DID NOT use it for radio reception! The cars that had the small shark fin like mine had 2 aerial connections to the rear window. The shark fin was only used for the following:
1)Satellite reception for sat nav
2)Remote antenna for aux heater
3)Phone reception

The following are the 3 options:
1) Standard bee-sting aerial (06/05 onwards):


2) Shark fin for telephone and/or nav (05/05 onwards):


3) Shark-fin for telephone and/or nav and/or aux heater (06/05 onwards):



This means if I want my perfact reception back, I need to convert my car from antenna/raer window to 2 rear window connections. I therefore need the small amplifier, which shouldn't be a problem.

Hopefully this will help others  :happy2:

danishmkvgti:
when you crack this please let me know the partnumbers and a DIY if possible, cheers  :happy2:

cameluk:
Later Golfs used the sharkfin/beesting combo to give FM reception

Garth:

--- Quote from: cameluk on May 14, 2010, 09:19:37 pm ---Later Golfs used the sharkfin/beesting combo to give FM reception

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Shame it looks a bit naff!

Update:
To get round the poor reception, I have identified a couple of options:
1) Get the wire and amp to utilise the other side of the rear screen as an antenna (connections already on the window)
2) Get the amp, strip it down, re-wire and connect it to the shark fin (not too much work really)
3) Re-attach the bee-sting and gaffer tape it to the underside of the roof, above the headlining.

Guess which option I took?


That's right... number 3  :grin: I will get round to a more permanent solution, but in the meantime, I just had the bee-sting lying around so I thought " wonder if..."

The reception is as good now as it ever was, even though the aerial is inside the car, not outside. This means that the shark-fin is just for show, but it still gives the result I was after: great reception and a shark fin on the roof  :happy2:

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