Fitting a shark fin antenna from the Golf?

[Perc]

As you all know, Mk2 Octavias all have a conventional roof antenna for the radio. It looks dated, imo. The last car I had with an external antenna was my mk3 Escort 13 years ago. Well, not counting my Sierra where I had to fit one myself because the built-in one stopped working properly.

Anyways. My coworker has a 2010-ish Golf estate and I've noticed that it has a shark fin instead of a normal antenna. Can this be retrofitted to an Octavia without any modifications? The car is six months old so I'm not going to modify anything and I want to stick with OEM parts. I just want a straight swap if possible. Even better if you can buy it pre-painted in the same shade of silver.

Has anyone tried to do this?

Thanks in advance

[mattytemp]

With vag cars the sharks fin is normaly for gps signal. The fm arial is nomaly built into the windows. If you look it looks very simalar to a heating elament.

[allan1888]

The antenna in the rear window is the diversity antenna my vrs and my brothers vrs has this one

[Perc]

The golf in question doesn't have GPS so it has to be radio if it has anything in it at all.

[rob_e]

IIRC

As you all know, Mk2 Octavias all have a conventional roof antenna for the radio.

er.. unless that octavia has bluetooth or nav, in which case it gets a combined aerial mast/shark fin like alan posted above.

IIRC vrsy (?) tried the superb sharkfin which is like the golf one - it worked but radio reception was lousy.

Mine has the sharky-type but with a stubby mast so it fits under my roof box:

OEM GPS Antenna (with Sharan stubby mast) by lotus-gt, on Flickr

[Guest ProfesorDeBuceo]

er.. unless that octavia has bluetooth or nav, in which case it gets a combined aerial mast/shark fin like alan posted above.

Mine has the sharky-type but with a stubby mast so it fits under my roof box:

OEM GPS Antenna (with Sharan stubby mast) by lotus-gt, on Flickr

Mine has just the shark fin, no mast, for the sat-nav. Radio reception is fine.

[Perc]

I have integrated bluetooth, but no satnav. I just have a normal rubbery antenna, no sharkfin at all. The mast is a bit taller than the one in rob_e's picture but still "stubby".

Is there another antenna hidden somewhere on the estate, btw? All my Volvos have had a so-called diversity antenna setup, with two antennas working together for better reception.

Edited 30 May, 2013 by Perc

[mattytemp]

I have integrated bluetooth, but no satnav. I just have a normal rubbery antenna, no sharkfin at all. The mast is a bit taller than the one in rob_e's picture but still "stubby".

Is there another antenna hidden somewhere on the estate, btw? All my Volvos have had a so-called diversity antenna setup, with two antennas working together for better reception.

I beleive on the estate its built into the rear right window.

[northturton]

Hi, I'm picking up a 2010 Octavia Scout on Monday (non Skoda dealership) and it has an aerial like this but missing the stubby screw in part - any idea what make / model this aerial is, and where I can get a replacement stubby aerial to screw in?

 

thanks

[rob_e]

IIRC a new mast is only a few quid from a dealer.

[Guest DobriKnotzGutenMorgan]

Hello there folks and good informative thread. Can I ask for clarification of the original OP as I too have the normal standard radio 'only'ariel but would like a much neater ariel that actually stillmakes the radio work.

 

Many thanks in advance.