fin aerial help

[jedi-knight83]

1k0's golf mk5.  it shows up as aerial base?? 

Radio + DAB + Standheizung + Telefon: 1K0 035 501 J

Radio + DAB + Standheizung: 1K0 035 501 H

i take it thats not on etka?

[jedi-knight83]

no you are quite right  

the fakra colour code tells us that the 507N is for gps and phone prep!



why dont you use a blaupunkt http://www.blaupunkt.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Service/pdf/2010/BP_Antennas_DE.pdf page 24, 7 617 495 203 001 · Digital Radio · Autofun

what was the blaupunkt thing by the way?

[daveangel]

no etka tells you nothing.  the dealer reverse enginnered the system by checking plug to plug all the way from the aerial to the head unit.

Blaupunkt do a big range of dab aerials.  they have a small window stick on base thats just dab on whatever page i said in their book

[jedi-knight83]

this still isnt removing the whip though. Only way to do that as far as I can see is to get the antenna amplifiers for the rear screen and hope vw havent chopped off the soldered connections on the rear screen.

[daveangel]

i'm beginning to wonder if vw uses gsm as the fm aerial??  blue fakra is definately nav and how many bluetooth kits connect to the aerial?

be nice to know if the purple plug on a fin is actually connected to the aerial amp, otherwise it doesnt make much sense. assuming you dont have a screen aerial

on the basis fm works with my finger the difference may be negliable?

although elsa shows a screen aerial for fm 

[daveangel]

double

[jedi-knight83]

I did read someone say that they used gsm for fm and it was ok... end of the day an aerial is an aerial right?

Id love to have a load of different ones to test one day to get to the bottom of whats best :)

[daveangel]

well i think your right.  screen aerial for fm seems to be whats listed.  with gps fin!

alex however says his fin has fm.  looking at the part it has the same colour fakra's as every other fin.  be nice to know whats actually connected!

i'm inclined to take a punt, bt i'll check what wires are coming out of my base first

[daveangel]

been out and checked the base on my car.  it has :-

fakra
white fm with power
blue gps
purple gsm
black radio (dab)

and these seem to make whatever you could possible need, probably with the wrong plug on the end

http://www.calearoam.com/contents/flash/catalogoantenne/CatalogoAntenne.swf

[jedi-knight83]

been out and checked the base on my car.  it has :-

fakra
white fm with power
blue gps
purple gsm
black radio (dab)

and these seem to make whatever you could possible need, probably with the wrong plug on the end

http://www.calearoam.com/contents/flash/catalogoantenne/CatalogoAntenne.swf

and thats 1K0 035 501 H?

I still dont want a whip on my roof. I've found the part for the rear screen amplifier that supports DAB so I think I'll try that and if that doesnt work I'll just buy one of these whip aerials that does DAB and hide it inside the car somewhere either in the A or C pillar or between the headlining and roof skin. It might not give quite as perfect a reception as if it was on the roof but I bet it wont be too bad.... I hope..

[daveangel]

yes, it has everything! including a whip

check out the fins at caloroam.  this screen aerial job sounds a nightmare.  when do you make a start?

[jedi-knight83]

Hmm ok these calearo fins looks ok.. need 12v power though

http://www.soundevo.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=1062 for DAB only

http://www.soundevo.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=1063 FM and GPS

http://www.soundevo.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=2772 FM AM and GPS

[daveangel]

yep i agree.

here's the reply i got from them re. my immediate problem.  i would be inclined to cut the HC97 off and fit a fakra if i can find them?  being italian its gota be sexy to right??

The antenna 7727055 has:
- @GPS connector type fakra male blue
- @AM/FM connector type HC97 female
You will need an extra adapter for AM/FM p.no.7581112.
Radio AM/FM is powered.

whats the hole in the roof of the golf i wonder?? (ahh it claims to fit golf)

and no whip jedi!! 

[jedi-knight83]

what does it mean that 'am/fm is powered' ? Does it just mean the signal is amplified and gets the power from a separate 12v feed?

[daveangel]

the vw head units feed 12v up the aerial coax to power an amplifier in the antenna base.  something to be careful if you move from oem.  as you will see the white plug (fakra) is reserved for this purpose, and the reason why all the vw fin's are nor quite correct for fm except the fix/whip which has both black and white outputs.  some vw fins have the green fakra (tv) 3c0 035 507T and i don't really understand why?