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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Ernie on 13 April 2007, 10:46:15

Title: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Ernie on 13 April 2007, 10:46:15

As above is this for the radio or is it for some thing else ?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/13042007.jpg)

Bit of a blonde thing to ask i know but new to omega's.

Thank you.

 :y

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 April 2007, 10:51:48

The FM radio antenna is built into the heated rear screen. I presume that is a mobile phone antenna.

There is an extra antenna connection behind the driver's kick panel which seems to be routed in that direction.

Kevin

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: ClarCE on 13 April 2007, 10:58:00

Could it be an aerial for built in sat nav?

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 April 2007, 11:02:19

Traffic Master or phone

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Ernie on 13 April 2007, 11:08:40

I didnt think it was for the radio but thought i would ask thank you only had the car 2 weeks now.

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: VXL V6 on 13 April 2007, 13:59:38

It's the phone aerial, aerials on the later models had a bigger base that housed the sat nav antenna and the traffic master antenna is usually tucked behind the dashboard (On the vectra it's just two wires taped to the glovebox).

HTH

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: TheBoy on 13 April 2007, 14:40:58

Yes, is mobile phone.  SatNav lives on dash (early ones) or at base of mobile phone ariels (later). TM is all around the unit.

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Dean on 13 April 2007, 16:41:05

I have one of these on my mini facelift elite, if the opinion is that its a phone antenna i will have to try and find where the lead terminates, maybe i can fit a car kit and use the antenna?

anyone any ideas where it will be on my mini facelift?

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Markjay on 13 April 2007, 17:41:47

Indeed, mobile phone aerial, but only 900Hz NOT 1800Hz,  i.e. good for O2 and Vodafone but NOT Orange or T-Mobile/Virgin.

There is also a loom that terminates somehere in the central console area.

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: hotel21 on 13 April 2007, 18:34:08

If you remove the sound deadening kick panel in the passenger footwell and have a rake around with a good torch you should find it.  Black coax type lead with a silver metal quarter turn connector (at least, thats what I found on my 98 minilift)

HtH

B

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Dean on 13 April 2007, 19:27:57

Typical I have an orange Phone..will it not work at all?  :'(

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: TheBoy on 13 April 2007, 19:29:32

Exactly as Hotel21 says...

You need to extend to your kit.  Though most modern kits do not use an external antenna anyway, using the one in the handset instead...

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Chopsdad on 13 April 2007, 22:17:02

Not such a stupid question Ernie - I thought it was for radio, and I've had the car 4 years  :-[

Title: Re: New to this what does this arial do
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 14 April 2007, 10:14:46

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Not such a stupid question Ernie - I thought it was for radio, and I've had the car 4 years  :-[

It is on facelift estates, well both really, radio and phone  :y
Not sure about prefacelifts but would assume the same.