Shark Fin Combo Fitted

[kevinm]

the whip replaces one of the antennas in your rear window to cut production cost

The whip actually replaced the one in the rear window as the rear window alone is not great reception. The initial rear winodw only was the cost cutting exercise... then VW realised it was not quite good enough and compromised on the shark-fin/whip combo. All the connections are still on the rear window if you want to use them. All you need is another amp like the one fitted to most mk5's windows anytway (all but the most basic use one on the rear window, the shark-fin equiped cars used 2)

Do you have a partlist and DIY for using the rear window instead of the whip?? Or perhaps a link??     

I'd be very interested in this too.

[Garth]

There's details of this in my build thread http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,8746.60.html
There are a few part numbers listed as follows:
aerial amplifier right: 1K6 035 577 H
aerial amplifier left : 1K6 035 577 R
aerial amplifier right: 1K6 035 577 K (for models with diversity)
aerial amplifier left : 1K6 035 577 S (for models with diversity)
aerial amplifier right: 1K6 035 577 T (for models with nav)
aerial amplifier left: 1K6 035 577 AA (for models with nav)

You'll have to figure out which is appropriate for your car