Thinking of getting a Bosch amplified bee-sting aerial fitted on the rear of the roof cos the radio reception is so crap. Anyone had this done - if so did it make much of a difference (other than to the look of the car!). Price I've been quoted is ~£45 +VAT (the aerial is ~£35 + VAT).

What did you do with the old aerial - leave it there but not extended or have it removed and the hole filled and painted - if so how much was it.

Cheers

Dave

 

I would be interested to see the outcome of this - ie a picture of a Scooby with a bee sting style aerial fitted, as I've thought of the same idea as I really hate the silly manual aerial.

Anyone good with photoshop / adobe Illustrator that can provide pics ?

 

I have one as part of the Pioneer DAB system in the car and it looks excellent IMHO! No pics at present, sorry!
Mossman

 

We just fitted 1 about a month ago, aeriel cost £25 and fitted it myself. Really easy, you've just got to take your time, especially
the measurements. Hardest part is taking the roof lining down, I only free'd up 1/2 of it, too much trim to take off for all the roof lining. Actually fitting the aeriel took around 30mins including drilling, use a really small drill then work upto 13mm, though check the thread size 1st different aeriels may differ. Put plenty of sealant on "both" sides of the holes, and don't tighten too much as you'll buckle the roof!! I'll post a picture tomorrow.
As for the old aeriel, ours was an elecy 1(import) and siezed up, so got a mate to remove, fill, and spray, jobs a good un'


CRAFT

 

Like Mossman, mine's part of my DAB setup, so I still use the pillar aerial for RDS Traffic info.
I've just popped the car outside to get some pics, but the street lighting's not very good.
Email me tomorrow, and I'll get some decent pics, but for now...





Martin.

 

One thing nice about the stock aerial, it can be operated from
the drivers seat (it's mounted on the left side on LHD cars).

 

Hey' MDB, just talkin' about you mate! We just said I bet martin
puts a pic up, you're that predictable m8
Hope your well

CRAFT

 

Any comments on how much it improves the radio reception - don't want to add a hole in the roof for the hell of it!

Dave

 

Ours is just the same, just been up in the pennines, and no different to the elecy one, in fact a lot quicker in finding the station automatically than the elecy one.

CRAFT

 

Am I that predictable ? In that case, I'm off to Maccy D's to try and impress some 13 year olds .
Martin.