[s-cars] Car stereo antenna - Roof mount better than in glass?

[Lee Levitt]

That's interesting. I've had 3 cars tinted and have not seen any 
change in radio reception. None of my tint is metallic, perhaps 
yours was...

Lee



On Tue Sep 25 13:46:53 PDT 2007, Mtgadbois at aol.com wrote:

> Chris,
>  My in-the-glass antenna works just fine.  However it didn't  
> always work well.  The previous owner had the windows tinted and  
> the AM and FM reception was crap.  I was contemplating the same 
> as you  but I was going to go further and drill a hole in the 
> fender.  Instead I  removed the tint and the reception improved 
> dramatically.  You may have the  same problem.
>  Mark near Chicago
>    Chris wrote:
>  Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
> From: chris chambers  <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Car stereo antenna  -  Roof mount better than 
> in
> glass?
> To: Scar _s-car-list at audifans.com_ 
> (mailto:s-car-list at audifans.com) Gentz,
> 
> I've  always believed that in glass stereo antennas didn't 
> perform
> as well as  "normal" body mounted antennas.
> 
> I've been unhappy with the reception of  the stock radio/antenna
> in my S4. Now that FM1 wants to work as AM, and while  attempting 
> to
> adjust the volume the radio will cut off I'm contemplating  a
> relplacement system.
> 
> SOOO
> 
> Will replacing the in glass  antennas with say a "fuba" roof 
> mount
> antenna provide better  reception?
> 
> Also is there enough space behind the sunroof to install  one?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> Tired of tapping da volume  control!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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