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Ernie

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New to this what does this arial do
« on: 13 April 2007, 10:46:15 »
As above is this for the radio or is it for some thing else ?



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

Thank you.

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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #2 on: 13 April 2007, 10:58:00 »
Could it be an aerial for built in sat nav?
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #3 on: 13 April 2007, 11:02:19 »
Traffic Master or phone
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #5 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).

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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #7 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?
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #8 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.



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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #9 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)

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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #10 on: 13 April 2007, 19:27:57 »
Typical I have an orange Phone..will it not work at all?  :'(
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #11 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...
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #12 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  :-[
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Re: New to this what does this arial do
« Reply #13 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.
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