Ok, I've installed my new head unit and I'm very happy with that element of this upgrade. However, concerning the DAB reception I'm less pleased. I'll list the parts below before I go on.
- Antenna base - 6R0 035 501A
- Antenna - 6R0 035 849A
- Aerial wire (Fakra extension for DAB) - 000 098 656
Are these the correct parts? I intended to have an amplified antenna base, hopefully this part is.
I'm noticing that the reception for some stations is so unstable that the unit mutes in the even of signal loss.
I have experience of DAB in two other cars I've owned, one of which we still have and the reception in that (MX5 with £20 mag mount aerial on rear shelf) is far superior and never drops signal at all on the same stations, even when it's in the garage. That car has a ~£100 Philips head unit.
My reception is so poor I am wondering if I have missed something in setup, so a couple questions - Do I need VCDS to enable DAB? Is the phantom power for the DAB antenna on by default?
At a bit of a loss with this at the moment, surely this antenna cant be that bad??
When I asked my dealer about these parts they were less than helpful. If it's not a standard part for your car they can/will tell you nothing it seems.
This is what I have:
Looking forward to some advice!