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Digital radio

Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 14:05
by pan-al
Anyone fitted a digital radio if so what's the best aerial to fit I've got one but it's got a copper strip that sticks to the Down pillar but it's a struddle getting across the window rubbers.any ideas.thanks

Re: Digital radio

Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 14:39
by tonytech
This seems to get asked a fair bit.
Here is a thread with my solution.
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... 6#p8134536" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Digital radio

Posted: 11 Jul 2017, 10:41
by LeeME3
I have one that sticks to the inside of the windscreen near the A pillar. Dead easy to then drop the wire down into the dash. Just had to expose a bit of the metal on the A pillar (internally!) to get a decent earth. Installed over 2 years ago and works just fine (and a whole lot easier than an externally mounted aerial). Mind you it basically stays on 5Live SportsX but TMS in digital clarity is a thing of beauty!

I believer it was this one:

http://www.halfords.com/technology/car- ... mb-dab-aa1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(Other retailers are available and probably cheaper!)

Re: Digital radio

Posted: 11 Jul 2017, 19:55
by Mr Bean
I got away without the scraping metal bit but I guess it got its connection to the earth through the leads.
CS

Re: Digital radio

Posted: 12 Jul 2017, 17:14
by JonathanR
I bought a car dab splitter off ebay and it works well with the existing aerial - and still working after some scrote snapped aerial off in a guildford car park a few weeks ago.