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I really hate the look of the electric aerial...so dated!
Is anyone using the other stock aerial (I think it's in the rear window??) with the smaller plug as their main radio antena? Is it good enough to pick up local radio stations?
Thanks,
Ro
I use it, since having my car debadged and de-aerieled when it was resprayed 2½ years ago. It used to work ok, not great but OK. It was never as good as the mast type ariel though. A while back it stopped working properly but I think that's because the connection where I joined the cable has got loose or something. I'm too idle to fix it though.
terribleturner
26-05-06, 22:59
I have an interior one from halfords that i have behind mr rear view mirror but it's pretty crap tbh, nothing like the stock mast. But there is another idea i've been told about but i'll report up on it when i geet it done and have tested it :)
Is that wire around the windscreen rubber idea, Jimmy?
I had one of those small stubby jobby's mounted on the rear roof section of the orange car. It looked so much better and performed adequately.
terribleturner
26-05-06, 23:55
Is that wire around the windscreen rubber idea, Jimmy?
No but that's not a bad idea Jake. :)
I had one of those small stubby jobby's mounted on the rear roof section of the orange car. It looked so much better and performed adequately.
Yes, Ideally I would like one of these. There was a thread about it but can't find it.
Was it like the Merc SL type aerial? :cool:
Is anyone using the other stock aerial (I think it's in the rear window??)
other stock aerial! havnt noticed that :blink:
other stock aerial! havnt noticed that :blink:
Yes - The Supra has two aerials plugged into the original stereo - the obvious taxi CB electric aerial (standard aerial plug) and another which I think is a discreet wire type in the Rear Boot window which has a smaller plug which you won't able to plug straight into a new stereo. You'll need to get an adapter or chop it and use the larger plug on it
MONKEYmark
27-05-06, 07:32
i just stripped a rear hatch down and on the heated rear window it has 2 connectors and up the inside of the frame of hatch has what looks like a ariel.could be wrong,thought it might have been some sort of temp probe.
will take a pic of the part i mean.its all in the wiring loom of the rear hatch
Yes, Ideally I would like one of these. There was a thread about it but can't find it.
Was it like the Merc SL type aerial? :cool:
I dont know what they are like. Mine was like this:
Have a look here (http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Bee_Sting_Aerials.html)
I dont know what they are like. Mine was like this:
Yes, I remember seeing it on your old car when I went to Phoenix the other day.
Did you fit it or a Bodyshop?
I don't fancy drilling into the roof myself!:(
How about hiding an aerial behind the front windscreen pillar trim?
Yes - The Supra has two aerials plugged into the original stereo - the obvious taxi CB electric aerial (standard aerial plug) and another which I think is a discreet wire type in the Rear Boot window which has a smaller plug which you won't able to plug straight into a new stereo. You'll need to get an adapter or chop it and use the larger plug on it
O...interesting...so Im assuming that this is plugged in by default??
My Prelude used to have the wire type in the rear window and that performed fine on its own.
Yes the stock stereo has two aerials plugged in. If you have an aftermarket stereo then the larger one would have been used...you should find the smaller plug lead if you look around behind the stereo panel
Yes, I remember seeing it on your old car when I went to Phoenix the other day.
Did you fit it or a Bodyshop?
I don't fancy drilling into the roof myself!:(
Mr. Harwood fitted it for me whilst doing other stuff.
Yes the stock stereo has two aerials plugged in. If you have an aftermarket stereo then the larger one would have been used...you should find the smaller plug lead if you look around behind the stereo panel
Nice one buddy, im sure I saw this connector lying around loose behind the dash, always wondered what it was as the main aerial connector is already plugged in.......how do i utilise both connectors then into my alpine, is there an adapter or something?
surely the reception would be better when using both together.
Mr. Harwood fitted it for me whilst doing other stuff.
Thanks bud
Nice one buddy, im sure I saw this connector lying around loose behind the dash, always wondered what it was as the main aerial connector is already plugged in.......how do i utilise both connectors then into my alpine, is there an adapter or something?
surely the reception would be better when using both together.
I would have thought the electrical aerial would be better and the smaller aerial wouldn't be much point if using the bigger aerial. But why did Toyota use two?! Maybe the smaller aerial is better for MW/LW wave bands??
Yeah. my MW reception sux....a lot of interference as well...
There maybe something on the Supra repair books that may say something about what the smaller aerial is for!?
Otherwise maybe Matt Harwood can shed some light?
Matt Harwood
28-05-06, 11:15
There maybe something on the Supra repair books that may say something about what the smaller aerial is for!?
Otherwise maybe Matt Harwood can shed some light?
The tailgate aerial is the secondary part of what's called diversity aerials.
Using diversity aerials is a way of reducing radio blind spots. Radio frequencies can bounce or reflect from different surfaces. If you were to be travelling in a built up area, especially one with lots of glass or shiny surfaces, radio waves will be boucing all over the place. It is possible for radio signals to cancel themselves out where they cross.
The idea of diversity aerials, is by using two aerials, there's less chance of the signal dropping out. The inbuilt tuner can recieve signals from both aerials and hold on to a station better and for longer.
Screen aerials are never great. Certainly not as good as an external aerial anyway.
All screen aerials will have an amplifier in the system somewhere. The one for the Supra is in the tailgate. If the amp is not switching on, you will get poor (er) FM reception and NO MW/LW reception. - Switching to MW is always a good test to see if the amplifier is working. If you get ANY signal from MW it is working, but don't expect too much from it.
Thanks for the info Matt :)
I seem to remember reading about Honda S2000 stubby aerials. I'm not sure if I was over on an S2K site and they were talking about using a Mercedes one, or if it was a MKIV site talking about using the Honda S2000 aerial though :shrug:
edit: seems the S2000 antenna is commonly fitted to mkiv's http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258270&highlight=honda+s2000
The 'Shark Attack II' aerial looks nice :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/AlpineTT/DSC00002a.jpg
The 'Shark Attack II' aerial looks nice :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/AlpineTT/DSC00002a.jpg
yep, very smart.
yep, very smart.
whats the reception of those like compared to stock.
looks well smart.
i had an aerial fitted to front windscreen behind rear view mirror in a strip so it cannot be seen, radio tunes perfect, leave my metal one down and disconnected power
i had an aerial fitted to front windscreen behind rear view mirror in a strip so it cannot be seen, radio tunes perfect, leave my metal one down and disconnected power
thats a good idea...
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