help aerial and stereo

I fitted a new aerial but cant see where in goes in the cab, bloody hard job it was aswell, does anyone know how to get it in to the cab?
My  stereo connection….. I have 12V  permanent OV and 5V where do people can the 12V ignition one from?
Cheers

No takers?

My aerial is routed via the bulkhead on the left near the rain tray drain.  Inside the car it enters behind the fuse box and goes under the dash to the radio.  

No sure where you can get switched 12v but I would start with the fuse box sticky for clues.

The closest place for a switched +ve will be the feed to the fan switch. Should work ok as you are only sensing power and therefore would put any extra load on the fan wiring.

Same as above. Through bulkhead behind fusebox and in behind the dash.

Took my feed from the rear of the fusebox.

Some spare spade terminals on there. Check them with a test light.

Yes mate the aerial goes through the left hand side, the only issue is it is double skinned so when you feed it through from the engine bay it may dissappear between the skins. Before removing the old coax tape a wire on the end so you can use it as a pull through.
Deffo take a ign feed from the fusebox :wink:

i have the same problem i taped both ends of the cable together to pull through then it came off
so now im stuck with no radio as cant seam to get the new aerial cable to the stereo it gets lost down the back of the dashboard

veramk1 said

i have the same problem i taped both ends of the cable together to pull through then it came off
so now im stuck with no radio as cant seam to get the new aerial cable to the stereo it gets lost down the back of the dashboard

Forgot to mention the hole in the bulkhead and the hole in behind the dash are not in line.
The hole on the dash side is to the right of the glove box, so from the engine bay the coax goes through and turns left towards the centre of the car. Hope that makes sense 8O
If you really need to pop the dash off or take it out, while you are in there you can have a good clean up and remove any dead wire  

Here's one I did earlier

kp73 said

My aerial is routed via the bulkhead on the left near the rain tray drain.  Inside the car it enters behind the fuse box and goes under the dash to the radio.  

No sure where you can get switched 12v but I would start with the fuse box sticky for clues.

cheers mate, I perhaps should have mentioned its a LHD, but after 2 hours in the Sunday Sun I was a bit confused,

Kerbside-Timbo said

The closest place for a switched +ve will be the feed to the fan switch. Should work ok as you are only sensing power and therefore would put any extra load on the fan wiring.

Cheers,

djrussf1 said

Same as above. Through bulkhead behind fusebox and in behind the dash.

Took my feed from the rear of the fusebox.

Some spare spade terminals on there. Check them with a test light.

will do I was in bits in thw sun on Sunday, hence I begged for advice, but you were all out with roofs down, having fun

Enclosedcars said

Yes mate the aerial goes through the left hand side, the only issue is it is double skinned so when you feed it through from the engine bay it may dissappear between the skins. Before removing the old coax tape a wire on the end so you can use it as a pull through.
Deffo take a ign feed from the fusebox :wink:

thought that aswell, but soon realised why it was crap reception…it was taped up…hence it broke

Enclosedcars said

veramk1 said

i have the same problem i taped both ends of the cable together to pull through then it came off
so now im stuck with no radio as cant seam to get the new aerial cable to the stereo it gets lost down the back of the dashboard

Forgot to mention the hole in the bulkhead and the hole in behind the dash are not in line.
The hole on the dash side is to the right of the glove box, so from the engine bay the coax goes through and turns left towards the centre of the car. Hope that makes sense 8O
If you really need to pop the dash off or take it out, while you are in there you can have a good clean up and remove any dead wire  

Here's one I did earlier

boo hoo, only wanted to put a new aerial on stereo in…help

See in the picture the three round holes in the metal, the right hand one is where it comes through. With the dash in the glovebox is right up against those holes so its quite tight. If you where in the Somerset area i could do it for you

Enclosedcars said

See in the picture the three round holes in the metal, the right hand one is where it comes through. With the dash in the glovebox is right up against those holes so its quite tight. If you where in the Somerset area i could do it for you

thanks mate, so bloody difficult, well for a VW anyway,

Enclosedcars said

veramk1 said

i have the same problem i taped both ends of the cable together to pull through then it came off
so now im stuck with no radio as cant seam to get the new aerial cable to the stereo it gets lost down the back of the dashboard

Forgot to mention the hole in the bulkhead and the hole in behind the dash are not in line.
The hole on the dash side is to the right of the glove box, so from the engine bay the coax goes through and turns left towards the centre of the car. Hope that makes sense 8O
If you really need to pop the dash off or take it out, while you are in there you can have a good clean up and remove any dead wire  

Here's one I did earlier

omg think i will stick to the cd's  :cry:

Havin said all that you could cheat and get a coax extension and bring it through the grommet of the wiring harness behind the fuse box and then upto the headunit    :wink: