[Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

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JLW
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[Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

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Hi Guys

soon I'm having the remainder of the car re-sprayed and have been wanting to delete the Ariel, especially as its broken and no longer works.
However Id like to be able to retain a Ariel for the radio, but of the aftermarket kind ?

Can anyone advise a way of doing this, potentially a BMW style fin wired in ?
I actually have the windscreen with two lines running down the centre that the previous owner said was for the purposes of an Ariel, is this true ?

thanks,

jordan.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

Post by Al-sw20 »

Yep the windscreen aerial works quite well too.

I can't remember entirely but I think there is a different plug for the windscreen aerial that should be tucked in behind the stock radio?
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the aerial windscreen one is an AM antenna i believe, I don't believe it is very effective at picking up FM frequencies hence the different connector
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

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So how about creating an aftermarket one ?
could a BMW style fin ariel be created on the roof ?
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

Post by craig »

My stock aerial has been removed, and the hole filled, smoothed and painted.

I run a DAB aerial down the passenger side of the windscreen.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

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craig wrote:My stock aerial has been removed, and the hole filled, smoothed and painted.

I run a DAB aerial down the passenger side of the windscreen.


Now that sounds like a plan, will give you a shout when i have the rest of the car blown in to see how you did it.
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At least then you can get planet rock 8)
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androo007 wrote:At least then you can get planet rock 8)


and 1000 other better stations then FM frequencies offer !
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JLW wrote:
androo007 wrote:At least then you can get planet rock 8)


and 1000 other better stations then FM frequencies offer !


Absolute 80's 8)
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Where do i get one?!
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I found that digital radio is very patchy.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

Post by kirk »

I happen to run the windscreen aerial on my car. After a lot of searching for a reasonably priced adapter I came across this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Mini-GM-B ... SwDuJWxi7z

I can report it works very well for me. Good reception with very little drop out.

:thumleft:
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Ariel Delete

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kirk wrote:I happen to run the windscreen aerial on my car. After a lot of searching for a reasonably priced adapter I came across this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Mini-GM-B ... SwDuJWxi7z

I can report it works very well for me. Good reception with very little drop out.

:thumleft:


Hi Kirk

How does this Cable connect to the windscreen ariel ?
sick and tired of not having any radio now the ariel has been
blanked off.

thanks,

Jordan.
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