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Rear Heated Window Converting To An Aerial


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#1 m1n1_me

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 05:10 PM

hello every one im tryin to find out how i can conver my rear heated window for my radio aerial i still wont to use the window as a hearter but dont wont a big silly ugly looking aerial eather!


i know some really old car's had some think like this on them can any one help me out with this one please mark

#2 wile e coyote

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 06:18 PM

why bother with an old tech that's not a particularly effective solution - try this - pop down to your local scrappers and find a late model mk3 golf, vento. early skoda octavia's etc - you get the idea (possibly mk4 golf, bora's too) - you're looking for something with no external aerial - VAG circa 95-00 didn't use in screen aerials in the wiring for the radio you'll find an easily spotted module - plastic covered about 2" long - chop out all the stereo wiring & fit to your mini - job done for a couple of quid - and dependant on what age mini you've got you'll have everything to fit "modern" stereo....

#3 BLUE ITALIAN JOB

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 06:18 PM

hi there , my old man had the arieal / heated rear window thingy on his rover 820se hatchback, was on a G plate , the relay bit did go up the shoot and did cost near £100 then from rover - that was about 15 years ago now ...you may find one in a scappy if your lucky , think it was fitted in the boot on the passenger side .

#4 liirge

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 06:19 PM

I found an antenna Module thing stuck to the inside of one of the Rear Bins, think i might keep it.

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 08:08 PM

Most 80`s-90`s ford saloons had these....Orion, Sierra, Granada etc. Simple to wire up too.

#6 rick.spi

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 08:15 PM

get a boat ariel and shove it in the voids at the side of the roof... worket for me :)

#7 m1tch

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Posted 27 July 2009 - 09:22 PM

Could you not just nab the OEM one and hide it under the headliner? :thumbsup: £0 FTW




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