I'm after changing my standard aerial to one of the above. Preferably a shark fin but I haven't got a clue where to find one that will be and easy fit and still have good reception so I don't lose any radio stations?

I've got a bee sting and have list no reception.

I'm after changing my standard aerial to one of the above. Preferably a shark fin but I haven't got a clue where to find one that will be and easy fit and still have good reception so I don't lose any radio stations?

 

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

 

 

OEM fin on mine, fitted with a sharan stubby.  No loss of reception.  Don't buy a cheap mast off ebay as they are crap - go OEM or parts4euro also sell them.  The fin is just for show though, although i retrofitted a columbus i put a hockey puck type gps under the dash, so that fin doesn't do anything other than look cool

Was it just a case of pulling the headliner down at the back and swapping them over?

Where did you buy the parts?

I think he said here cliffy

http://m.parts4euro.com

the fin is OEM, second hand off the mk5gti forum.  stubby from http://www.parts4euro.com/

 

yes, its just a case of pulling down the headlining and you can easily get to the nut to swap them over.  the fin has connector for gps and the radio anntenna - just plugs in to your existing cable.

http://www.parts4euro.com/parts4euro-sharan-bee-sting-short-rubber-antenna-aerial-p-8.html

 

this size is ideal as i regularly carry stuff on the roof - this fits underneath so it does not get in the way/get broken.

Thanks for the help. Will soon be changing mine

U got a link to where you got the fin from ?

U got a link to where you got the fin from ?

 

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/  lots of stuff for sale on there that works on a vRS

 

here's the p/n if you need it:

OEM GPS Antenna pn by lotus-gt, on Flickr 

Rob so If I got that 1 does it just plug and play in the original wiring loom ?

Rob so If I got that 1 does it just plug and play in the original wiring loom ?

 

yes. 

 

as you can see in the pic, there are two wires, one is the gps, the other is the radio - just swap with your existing aerial.

What's the prices on 1 of them rob ? If I got to vw and quote that part number that will be that airel won't it ?

You could do away with the roof mounted antenna completely and use these to put the aerial on the rear side windows.

 

Then put the GPS & GSM (if you have them) in a shark fin on the roof.

 

That's what I had and not only did I get two aerials (pre-FL only has one out of the factory), but I also got better radio reception and much stronger / more reliable GPS reception.