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[amba]

I need the short section from cage to drivers footwell connector..then longer section from footwell to aerial mast on a saloon with NC system. Both sections to be uncut and original cable connectors

Long story as to why

PM if you can help out.

[zirk]

Remind me Andrew, which plug / bit did I make up for you?, did it go faulty?

[amba]

Hi Chris
Think it was called a fakro and you fitted it onto the existing fly lead of a small mag mount his aerial
It seems that has now died so next plan is a glass mounted gps aerial on front screen
Need the unit made up to be albeit join into the existing "blue box" junction I effect isolating the aerial lead to rear if car
Felt if I had both original GM aerial sections could just but a glass mount then get cable fabricated to work
Trying to cover all options this time as don't want to remove parcel shelf again due to likely damage to blind etc

[zirk]

Yep, all coming back to me know, sorry to sound like a numb nut, but had some other issues going on a the time in the brain. 

The Falkro twin plug connector at the roof area, repeats its self, down by the Footwell, point being, you can plug a GPS at the Footwell to test the lead between the rear of the HU to Footwell, and by pass the lead heading up to the roof area.

Not keen on Glass Mounts myself, can you not got hold of a Omega one, take the GPS Disc Aerial out and mount it under the Dash (at the top away from metal), Ive had one mounted under the dash behind the centre Air Vents, seemed to work ok, or source one from an early Vectra Carrin System, as they had a flat GPS Disc antenna stuck on the Dash / Windscreen corner.

[amba]

That's sounds a good solution,Chris

That was my intention with a GM sat nav aerial lead and find some way of getting an aerial to attach to it
Will have look in fleabag and see if anybody is breaking a later model vectra with leads and aerial
Don't think the mag mount was too successful although did work for month or so

[amba]

Think I may have sourced a vectra aerial with the necessary cables,trouble is the roof mount doesnt have a mast .

Does the mast effect the signal quality that much ?

[zirk]

Think I may have sourced a vectra aerial with the necessary cables,trouble is the roof mount doesnt have a mast .

Does the mast effect the signal quality that much ?

Mast, If you mean the small whip on the Omega Saloons, thats for the GSM Phone, does not effect the GPS side of things.

Think of the Omega Saloon Base as what it is, which is 2 Antenns with 2 Coax feeds in one housing, inside the housing they are isolated, The GSM coax feeds the the small whip, and the GPS coax feeds the GPS Antenna which is a small disc antenna mounted under the plastic housing.

In other words, unscrew the Whip, either leave the GSM Coax feeder unconnected or rip it out and you effectively have a stand alone GPS Aerial in an housing with the correct plug on the end.   

[amba]

Perfect description, Chris  ,and my very limited electronic brain has understood it totally.

Looks like I just need to find a sensibly priced vectra aerial and cable and I am back in business.

[zirk]

Perfect description, Chris  ,and my very limited electronic brain has understood it totally.

Looks like I just need to find a sensibly priced vectra aerial and cable and I am back in business.

Yep, but dont count on the Connector being the right one.

Or use an Omega one.  , unfortunately the old one you sent me some time back, you cut the coax right up to the GPS disc antenna, so it ended up in the bin.

[amba]

Still looking for cables and aerial ,guys ,if anybody can help out 

Thanks Chris for the further advise on connections though

[biggriffin]

Ideally use a F/L estate Ariel,has phone,gps,radio all on a vekra plug.

[amba]

As long as it will connect to the cable joiner in the kick panel box from HU dont really mind either option.

Anybody got the required bits please ?

[zirk]

Ideally use a F/L estate Ariel,has phone,gps,radio all on a vekra plug.

Nice idea, but Andrew has already committed his roof hole to an DAB Aerial, hence why the requirement is for an internal GPS Antenna somewhere. 

[amba]

Thanks for clarifying,Chris.

Anybody got parts ?

[amba]

Still looking guys if anybody is breaking or has parts available.

Require:

Roof gps aerial.(mast not required) just the base.
GPS Aerial lead that runs from roof aerial to junction box at drivers footwell with connecters intact