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Butchers Boy



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey
DAB Aerial
I want to replace my aerial on my 90 with a DAB aerial preferably in the front wing any suggestions? 2010 Defender 90 HT

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BigRuss



Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Jvc bee-sting type dual dab and fm arial works well Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black
Post #593499 16th Jan 2017 1:27pm
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Nipalong



Member Since: 08 Jul 2015
Location: Kent
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England 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey
Looking to have a DAB radio put into my Defender, looks like you can get a booster, which means you can use the original ariel
Post #612346 26th Mar 2017 9:05pm
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adbseries3



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England 1999 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Atlantis Blue
I bought a Kinetic 6006 (I think) from DAB on Wheels, to use with a new Alpine. The sound and reception are fantastic. Said best on roof but I wing mounted.
Post #612940 28th Mar 2017 9:24pm
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Morepower



Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
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I've got the same unit.. std wing mounted aerial connected to a Alpine CDE136BT... Excellent reception and signal quality... So much so that I fitted it to the 90 also..

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Tim It doesn't matter how bad it is, It can always get worse...

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Post #613142 29th Mar 2017 9:12pm
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rustandoil



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I bought this, way better than the stick on aerial I had


http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/dab/antenn...l-splitter
Post #613223 30th Mar 2017 9:41am
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Chopperone



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Slight hijack of thread - I am looking for a black flexible FM aerial to mount on the wing.
Used to be known as a "full wave antenna " as opposed to a half wave antenna which is what most now are i.e about 30cms in length whereas a full wave would be about 60cm +.
Just can't seem to find one
Any ideas?
Cheers
Guy May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful.
Post #613809 1st Apr 2017 5:18pm
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Moles



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adbseries3 wrote:
I bought a Kinetic 6006 (I think) from DAB on Wheels, to use with a new Alpine. The sound and reception are fantastic. Said best on roof but I wing mounted.


Was that easy enough to fit, i.e. getting the old unit out.
I think, on the Puma anyhow, it's tough to get to the standard aerial fixings.

Moles
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Quote:
Slight hijack of thread - I am looking for a black flexible FM aerial to mount on the wing.
Used to be known as a "full wave antenna " as opposed to a half wave antenna which is what most now are i.e about 30cms in length whereas a full wave would be about 60cm +.
Just can't seem to find one
Any ideas?
Cheers
Guy


I've got the Hirschman FM aerial.

http://www.4x4overlander.com/product/hirsc...-defender/

Not cheap, but superb quality. Has stainless/anodised ally fittings so it'll last for ever and designed to fit the factory wing hole.

The actual aerial is coiled around the mast, so it's actually longer than the mast. which is 47cm ish.
Post #613841 1st Apr 2017 8:21pm
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Riverboy



Member Since: 16 May 2016
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2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey
The garage fitted this DAB aerial for me last year along with everything else during its big makeover. No idea what make etc but it looks great. No DAB outside of Paris in France so useless to me but hey Rolling Eyes It worked great in the UK while I was there. I can give you their number if you like. Its FM as well but I always use Apple Carplay for radio in the cars.



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Sadi



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These threads may help ..
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic36072....p;start=45

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic23766....hirschmann

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47884....hirschmann
Post #613853 1st Apr 2017 8:39pm
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Chopperone



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I am struggling to spend 90 quid on an aerial....
Bosch auto flex no longer exists as far as I can see. No straight flexible Hirschmann on Amazon nor for that matter on eBay
Seems strange that the market is so limited May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful.
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
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I am struggling to spend 90 quid on an aerial....


I must admit i thought the same before biting the bullet, but it's well worth it for the quality, you'll never need to buy another. Even if the mast gets nicked you can buy replacement masts.
It also came with a good quality earth lead to run from the aerial base to a proper earthing point, rather than scraping paint off around the aerial hole (which promotes rust) and trying to get decent earth through a bolt on ally panel.

FM reception is like night and day compared to the OEM ones.

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Bosch auto flex no longer exists as far as I can see. No straight flexible Hirschmann on Amazon nor for that matter on eBay
Seems strange that the market is so limited

Most cars have them factory fitted these days, either on the roof or on glass. Most people aren't going to fit a bendy rubber or fibreglass one on a 30 year old classic car, anything younger than that likely came with something as standard.
Post #613944 2nd Apr 2017 8:54am
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