Which shark fin aerial will fit my car?
Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 8:39 pm
Hi, someone please point me in the right direction. I want to fit a nice short sharkfin antenna to my car but don't know which adapter is correct nor if I need an amplifier. I don't want to take my trim apart if it's not neccessary. Can someone please help? It's a european 2003 Polo, 1.2. An indian website has an excellent tutorial on how to switch from the factory model to an upgraded VW model but that aerial uses a Fakra connector and I'm not sure that my car has one. I get excellent reception right now and don't want to spend money and time for something that will give me subpar results. Does the original aerial have a 12v cable there already? If needed, what's the closest 12v line I can tap into?
This is the indian forum where I saw the tutorial. It uses an antenna that is much more expensive than the ones on ebay or autodoc. I don't really care about the money I just want something that will fit (with a good seal so water doesn't ruin the headliner) and give me a good reception without having to run new 12v lines in case there isn't one there now.
This one has an ampifier: Here
This one doesn't: Here
Both also use a different connector. So please help me pick the part that will fit.
This is the indian forum where I saw the tutorial. It uses an antenna that is much more expensive than the ones on ebay or autodoc. I don't really care about the money I just want something that will fit (with a good seal so water doesn't ruin the headliner) and give me a good reception without having to run new 12v lines in case there isn't one there now.
This one has an ampifier: Here
This one doesn't: Here
Both also use a different connector. So please help me pick the part that will fit.