Dab radio

[TONYGRIFF]

Hi
Anyone fitted a dab radio ariel?

[5.0ltr]

Yes, in Griff works well.

[TONYGRIFF]

What type did u use?

[5.0ltr]

TONYGRIFF said:

What type did u use?

Standard glass one, stuck on underside of dash top above glovebox.

[anonymous-user]

Halford glass one, stuck in lower left corner (passenger) of glass, with cable disappearing under side of dash. Don't forget to earth the copper part of the antenna with a seperate wire, as there is no metal to stick it onto.

Works wonderfully.

[5.0ltr]

Oh forgot, mine did not need earthing either which could have been an issue on a non metal car.

[anonymous-user]

That's odd, all glass ones I've seen have a copper self adhesive strip at the base that is supposed to be stuck to the door pillar metal. I'm guessing yours had an earth further down in the cable ?

[Cider Andy]

RogerDodger said:

That's odd, all glass ones I've seen have a copper self adhesive strip at the base that is supposed to be stuck to the door pillar metal. I'm guessing yours had an earth further down in the cable ?

Yeah, the last one I fitted (on the windscreen of my Transit) had such a strip but the one I fitted to my Chim some years ago (inside the passenger door skin) didn't. It worked pretty well.

[5.0ltr]

RogerDodger said:

That's odd, all glass ones I've seen have a copper self adhesive strip at the base that is supposed to be stuck to the door pillar metal. I'm guessing yours had an earth further down in the cable ?

From memory as you describe, I wired up and plugged the aerial in and it worked. There are some around that do not need earthing. https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/connects2-ct27uv70...

[anonymous-user]

Any that's cool. Uses the radios earth and power. Mine uses the radio power (software option in the head unit) but has a separate earth.