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Garth's GTI build thread
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: Garth on May 17, 2010, 08:35:29 am ---
--- 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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looking forward to a DIY for 1 or 2 option :wink:
Garth:
Due to my body falling apart, I now need an automatic for my daily driver as I cannot change gear 300-500 times a day anymore without my knee seizing up :sad1:
I will therefore be putting the golf up for sale... unless someone has a dsg gearbox I can retrofit
I don't really think I could bring myself to buy a dsg GTI with a lower spec and then go through the process of making all the changes again, so I may have to leave VW ownership.
If anyone has a BMW 330d auto in saloon, coupe or convertible form and wants to swap for my GTI, please get in touch!
Gene Hunt:
What have you done to you'r knee mate ?. :scared:
Garth:
--- Quote from: Gene Hunt on July 20, 2010, 10:33:40 am ---What have you done to you'r knee mate ?. :scared:
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Years of abuse have killed it. It's fine as long as I don't try carrying heavy items over big distances (which I did all weekend) or spend 10 hours a day in the car changing gears (which I do most days).
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: Garth on July 20, 2010, 10:44:38 am ---
--- Quote from: Gene Hunt on July 20, 2010, 10:33:40 am ---What have you done to you'r knee mate ?. :scared:
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Years of abuse have killed it. It's fine as long as I don't try carrying heavy items over big distances (which I did all weekend) or spend 10 hours a day in the car changing gears (which I do most days).
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I'm sorry to hear this mate, if it helps i have the wiring from a german dsg car, if you find a DSG box let me know and i could send you the complete wiring and you could return the rest when done :happy2:
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