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04-24-2013, 08:28 PM | #1 |
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Question regarding antennas
I have a 2009 z4 that I purchased about a month and a half ago, and I have a few small mods on my mind.
My car is equipped with NAV, and my question is; Is the antenna on the car how the NAV works? or is it only for the AM/FM radio? I'm looking to completely get rid of the antenna and have an internal antenna installed, but I need to know first if the antenna is how my NAV works. Thanks ahead of time for any input. |
04-24-2013, 08:43 PM | #2 |
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The arial antena.
Am only. Unrelated to nav or fm. Search and you should find lots o posts about it
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Last edited by williakz; 04-25-2013 at 02:19 AM.. Reason: Change link to specific antenna diagram |
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The nav antenna is the shark fin on the roof
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Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. I shouldn't post so late in the day
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Thanks a lot for that link. Very informative. Thanks for everybody who got back with the quick replies! EDIT: I've ordered a hidden antenna already and can't wait to get it installed. My biggest pet peeve about this car is that the antenna completely takes away from the sleek look and lines of this vehicle. Can't wait to get it taken care of. I might even have my guy that does my work throw in some Eibach lowering springs as well. Last edited by David-R; 04-25-2013 at 06:46 AM.. |
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I think just about everybody on this forum has switched to one of the " stubby " antennas . Takes about 2 miutes to screw off the original antenna and screw in the new stubby. Looks a lot cleaner. There are many posts on this if you do a search. Can get the stubby from Ebay....
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But that's just me, if others like it with the stubby antenna, at least they didn't have to do the patch/paint work to cover up the hole :P |
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That's not correct. There are 3 FM antennas in the car for FM diversity. Technically installing a stubby antenna will handicap one of the 3 FM antennas, but in practice, it does not appear to have a noticeable effect on FM reception, probably because it can fall back on the other two.
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