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Old 01-28-2009, 08:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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GPS & SAT radio antenna locations???

Install will be in a cabriolet. Looking for input and suggestions on antenna locations for GPS & SAT on an aftermarket HU.

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mine is hidden above the radio in front of the tach under that panel
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Mine is by the windshield air vent for my Sirius player.
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Mine is by the windshield air vent for my Sirius player.
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mine is hidden above the radio in front of the tach under that panel
Possible to post pics???
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More ideas here: Hidden GPS and Satellite antennae for Passion?

This works great for the sat radio antenna:


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Install will be in a cabriolet. Looking for input and suggestions on antenna locations for GPS & SAT on an aftermarket HU.
Mine is in the upper corner of the windshield on the passenger side. I ran the wire down the edge of the windshield to the wiper access hole and into the car from there. I'll grab a picture for you after sunrise.
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Mine is in the upper corner of the windshield on the passenger side. I ran the wire down the edge of the windshield to the wiper access hole and into the car from there. I'll grab a picture for you after sunrise.
My Sirius antenna is on the dash beneath the lower corner of the windshield on the passenger side.
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mine is hidden above the radio in front of the tach under that panel

That's where mine is, too. Works great. I don't have a picture, but someone on this forum has posted it before. Maybe Cube? He seems to come up with the best ideas and then documents them...

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I have done 47 smart cars. The GPS antenna works well on top of the dash in between the pods. The sat radio antenna on a cabriolet can be installed just behind the small spoiler which is mounted to the steel roof panel above the windshield.
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