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Offline jaffa666

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Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« on: April 12, 2010, 05:51:17 pm »
evening troops, was just wanting put my mind at rest and find out why some golfs have ariels and some dont?
any1 shed some light on this?
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 05:54:34 pm »
I think all the earlier models have them integrated in the back window but it was changed when VW did some costcutting. :happy2:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 06:01:41 pm »
Quote from: ollie288 on April 12, 2010, 05:54:34 pm
I think all the earlier models have them integrated in the back window but it was changed when VW did some costcutting. :happy2:

What he said, my 04 MY (05 plate) doesn't have a roof top aerial.  Anything newer seems to have it ...

Also have blue tinted glass, 10 speakers as standard and a few other things before the accountants got involved ...
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 06:10:21 pm »
They had poor reception problems, originally in the home market, with the embedded rear window aerial so went back to roof aerials for a while...
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 06:14:04 pm »
Interesting UB7RM, I have an 05 with blue tinted windows, and 10 speakers, but a roof aerial so change over must have been during 05 registration that aerial changed, shame really as its a bit of an ugly big aerial!  :sick:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 06:27:03 pm »
Quote from: kirkland on April 12, 2010, 06:10:21 pm
They had poor reception problems, originally in the home market, with the embedded rear window aerial so went back to roof aerials for a while...
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 06:46:36 pm »
My 07 doesnt have an ariel, but have seen other 07's with ariels???
couldnt tell you how many speakers I have, and the windows are kinda tinted blue.
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2010, 06:51:51 pm »
Jaffa, do you have 3 speakers per front door?  I have tweeter in front of the window up by the A pillar, then a mid range above the door handle, and then a bass speaker below the handle.  :happy2: 

I really wish I had a shark  fin, although I did see an 08 gulf the otehr day with the integrated gps and aerial and that IMHO is one ugly unit!  looks like a play school toy!
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2010, 06:58:42 pm »
i have an 07 gti with the dual sharkfin and ariel, i just took the ariel off just leaving the sharkfin. looks much better imo :happy2:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2010, 07:47:37 pm »
My o5 has got the shark fin. I just assumed it was because I had phone prep! :ashamed:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2010, 08:09:24 pm »
Quote from: gaz b on April 12, 2010, 07:47:37 pm
My o5 has got the shark fin. I just assumed it was because I had phone prep! :ashamed:

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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2010, 08:35:47 pm »
Quote from: Nasir on April 12, 2010, 06:27:03 pm
Quote from: kirkland on April 12, 2010, 06:10:21 pm
They had poor reception problems, originally in the home market, with the embedded rear window aerial so went back to roof aerials for a while...
:happy2:


No issues with reception on mine at all  :happy2:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2010, 08:49:43 pm »
mines an 05 with blue tint and rear ariel in the window, looks miles cleaner imo  :smiley:

also the rear windows have rubbers going round them on early models so it holds the lines up the bottom of the windows  :smiley:
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2010, 09:37:09 pm »
yeah mine has no seals, looks a bit wierd. i thought i had sharkfin cos of the sat nav unit?
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Re: Silly question, but why do some golfs have ariels and others dont??
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2010, 10:28:58 pm »
Quote from: ub7rm on April 12, 2010, 08:35:47 pm
Quote from: Nasir on April 12, 2010, 06:27:03 pm
Quote from: kirkland on April 12, 2010, 06:10:21 pm
They had poor reception problems, originally in the home market, with the embedded rear window aerial so went back to roof aerials for a while...
:happy2:


No issues with reception on mine at all  :happy2:

Mines good enough, don't listen to radio much anyway
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