Aerial

[Marino]

Anyone got any information or guides on changing the standard aerial to a fin?

 

[terrymcg]

I changed mine to the one I took off my R32 when I sold it. It is a fin with the whip coming out of it. It has the FM,GPS and GSM all built into the fin. Really simple job, except all the VW fins use Fakra connections and the Leon's existing FM connections is not Fakra, so you need to chop it of and put a white fakra on the end of the existing coax. I can post up some pics in the morning if anyones interested.

Terry

 

[spenny2004]

if you could post some pics up that would be great

 

[terrymcg]

As requested guys here are some pics of the genuine VW sharksfin with FM whip fitted:

And the reasons for me doing this are as follows, you wont get a reception like this from a GPS hockey puck style retrofit antenna(I get this signal all the time pretty much anywhere in UK):

Also if you have premium bluetooth, you will not get a signal like this all the time from the cheapo retrofit chinese antennas that most sellers provide with the kit(Again this signal strength is pretty much constant):

 

[spenny2004]

how did you get the old aerial off your car and again how to do route the cable for the gps antenna????

 

[terrymcg]

You drop the rear of the headliner and there is a 17mm nut on the underside that you undo.

You then need to route 2 seperate RG174 coax's from the head unit and bluetooth module to the undersde of the aerial(Only one Coax if you are just doing the GPS) and place a femal Fakra connector of the correct colour on either end.

Oh and as for the route you go from the dash, along the sill panels, into the side panel in the boot and up the c pillar into the roof.

 

[Marino]

Sweet, thanks for the info and pics!

 

[FR_Flavoured]

You drop the rear of the headliner and there is a 17mm nut on the underside that you undo.

You then need to route 2 seperate RG174 coax's from the head unit and bluetooth module to the undersde of the aerial(Only one Coax if you are just doing the GPS) and place a femal Fakra connector of the correct colour on either end.

Oh and as for the route you go from the dash, along the sill panels, into the side panel in the boot and up the c pillar into the roof.

Sounds easy in theory, but what are the steps to dropping the rear portion of the headliner?
(do pieces of trim need to be removed, or do clips secure it underneath, so just needs a good pull).

Very nice setup, I'd like a similar headunit in mine.

 

[cila555]

please where did buy this aerial ??? Could you write shop ? Thankx ...

 

[Boosh]

so you need to chop it of and put a white fakra on the end of the existing coax

Hi, my aftermarket aerial has a male Din connector, not compatible -obviously- with the OEM Fakra. Is it actually possible to bodge the new coax on the old connector?
Thanks for helping out, and sorry if I 'thread-jacked'
Boosh.