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best position for glass mount dab aerial
« on: June 26, 2012, 04:20:44 pm »
Hi peeps . so where will be the best location to mount a glass mount dab aerial on a 5dr. have a 5mtr cable so anywhere where it won't look crap.
suggestions and pics if poss. thanx :happy2:
oh and its the external stick on type. internals down here not great.
« Last Edit: June 26, 2012, 05:31:22 pm by chippy »

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2012, 04:27:37 pm »
what aerial did you go for? I still need to sort my DAB out as at the moment I'm running it off the FM aerial but the frequencies are different so the reception is really patchy.

I was going to put one in the rear screen... OR..

I was going to get a DAB beesting aerial and dismantle it and hide it in a door pillar or under the headlining.
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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2012, 04:39:02 pm »
went for this one as it has good write up and good reception. bought it with 5 mtrs of cable. cheaper here than ebay too

http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/Kinetic_DEGA-4001_glass_mount_DAB_car_aerial.html

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2012, 04:58:56 pm »
Mine is on the front screen - Top left
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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2012, 05:19:02 pm »
went for this one as it has good write up and good reception. bought it with 5 mtrs of cable. cheaper here than ebay too

http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/Kinetic_DEGA-4001_glass_mount_DAB_car_aerial.html

That requires the main aerial to be stuck on the outside of the glass... Will look like an early 90s mobile phone booster aerial.
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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2012, 05:25:02 pm »
can live with that lol. so long as i get a good signal as i have found the internal ones not working that well in cornwall.

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2012, 05:26:00 pm »
Mine is on the front screen - Top left

Same as mine  :happy2:
But I wish i could move it to the centre just behind rear view mirror.

Most internal dab aerial are not suitable for heated screen installation.

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2012, 05:26:49 pm »
Mine is on the front screen - Top left

would like to see how that looks. as mines not here yet!. think that was one position i looked at as its easier to route the wire to the stereo from there.

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2012, 05:28:41 pm »
is there room to mount in the centre without it getting in the way of the rain light sensor. and it says to keep away from the sunstrip black dots we have up the top windscreen

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2015, 07:32:49 pm »
Any pics of where people have mounted the DAB aerials?

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2015, 10:27:15 am »
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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2015, 04:01:07 pm »
i fitted a caliaero, same location plug and play, amazing reception

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Re: best position for glass mount dab aerial
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2015, 09:09:25 am »
nice noe pal,

But wondering about the glass mounted ones more.

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