DAB Car Aerial

[Pilot Pete]

My car doesn't have a car aerial, or a stereo I can plug my ipod in so I'm going to fit a DAB one next week.

It looks like the DAB Aerials stick onto the windscreen, has anyone done this already?

If so where did you find the best place to stick it was?

JP

[AMG Merc]

Pete, do you have a Dab radio then? If not then what's the benefit?

[andygtt]

Dab is rubbish, have it in my other car and it washes in and out of reception constantly and the normal aerial is far less frustrating to listen to.

I have a sony stereo thats a direct replacement for the original that runs an Iphone or usb input and the remote still works which I will sell cheap (I fitted a double din unit.

[AMG Merc]

andygtt said:

Dab is rubbish, have it in my other car and it washes in and out of reception constantly and the normal aerial is far less frustrating to listen to.

+1 - I have Dab on my new monster - glad I didn't pay the £400 upgrade cost - I'm constantly switching back to FM.

[Hollowpockets]

Guys It must be the fitter that got it wrong you did connect and stick the DAB antenna to the windscreen didn't you? if set up right DAB shouldn't just wash out of signal. I binned the old stereo in my sag and fitted one of Alpines finest DAB/Bluetooth units and it's perfectly clear. Never loose reception and it connects to my phone when I get in for calls/iPod. Even picks up your English stations nae problem. will never go back to FM now.

My 'Antenna' is stickied onto the windscreen as per the instructions. A bit of fiddling around getting the wire behind the dash and to sneak up at the base of the windscreen though.

[andygtt]

Hollowpockets said:

My 'Antenna' is stickied onto the windscreen as per the instructions. A bit of fiddling around getting the wire behind the dash and to sneak up at the base of the windscreen though.

stuck to the screen and attached to the chassis exactly per instructions... top of range pioneer in a normal production car.

[andrewr]

The DAB in my BMW is great, never drops out and therefore I never listen to FM. The daB in my wife Mini is not so great even though we drive in the same area.

Must be down to receiver and aerial location

[V1DL3R]

I have mine stuck to the windscreen with a strip of clear vinyl. My reception is not great though, always falls away on motorway trips and just as you get used to the lower volume or turn it up it always catches signal and scares the st out of me.

EDIT: Mine is on the left hand (passenger) side vertically up the windscreen. You may get better reception along the top, but don't hold me to that!

Edited by V1DL3R on Wednesday 4th December 12:53

[The devil]

andygtt said:

Dab is rubbish, have it in my other car and it washes in and out of reception constantly and the normal aerial is far less frustrating to listen to.

I have a sony stereo thats a direct replacement for the original that runs an Iphone or usb input and the remote still works which I will sell cheap (I fitted a double din unit.

Andy, I remember you said you had fitted a double din stereo, I'm guessing in the centre console, Was it standard depth? I think from a previous comment you made, there might be a piece of steel to cut away? also, does the unit go in central of the panel considering the angle of the dash panel.

Thanks Andy

[Libs]

andrewr said:

The DAB in my BMW is great

Interesting - my 2012 X5 drops out quite often in the same spots on a regular route.

[andygtt]

The devil said:

andygtt said:

Dab is rubbish, have it in my other car and it washes in and out of reception constantly and the normal aerial is far less frustrating to listen to.

I have a sony stereo thats a direct replacement for the original that runs an Iphone or usb input and the remote still works which I will sell cheap (I fitted a double din unit.

Andy, I remember you said you had fitted a double din stereo, I'm guessing in the centre console, Was it standard depth? I think from a previous comment you made, there might be a piece of steel to cut away? also, does the unit go in central of the panel considering the angle of the dash panel.

Thanks Andy

Its in the centre console standardish depth, you need heavy mods to the dash and mods to the chassis behind.... someone in the states fitted in same place without modding the dash and simply cut away the dash on the passenger side were the stereo stuck out.

lots of work, but worth it IMO.

[Pilot Pete]

To late I brought a DAB today, it's bluetoothy and has an iPhone whatsits.

I'm planing to fit a double din, but as Andy say's it's a lot of work so I'll do it later in the year when I mod the dash.

How about one of the shark fin type aerial's?

[AMG Merc]

Update from UK Gov yesterday...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/84923/dab-ra...

[Rob_W]

AMG Merc said:

Update from UK Gov yesterday...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/84923/dab-ra...

Surprise, surprise; Halfords are supporting the move....

[CaptainJp]

I fitted a DAB last week and it is a great improvement over the stock stereo.

I've fitted the aerial to the glass but I've not fitted the bonding strip yet.
The reception in London is great but cuts out a bit as you get a bit more rural, to which point I just put my iPhone on.
It’s not perfect but I’m happy with it over what the car came with.