Porsche 944 radio aerial position recommendations

[massive]

I have an early 944 with an electric aerial mounted inside the front wing, I'm going to do away it, fill in the hole and install a new aerial that is less problematic and one that works with digital radio.

Where are the aerials mounted on the later 944's?

[dgcantrell]

The antenna on the later cars is in the windshield. It's an embedded wire in the glass. However, you can take a thin wire like 24gauge electrical wire and connect it to the antenna lead at the base of the windshield. Run that wire up and around the windshield under the rubber trim to hide it. I'm not sure of the length but a couple of meters worth should work. I've heard it works great. I've all but given up on terrestrial radio these days and have gone to XM/Sirius satellite on my cars though.

[djnolan]

These cars also have an antenna booster that needs powered. In the later cars this is a thin black wire that runs along the antenna wire that needs to be connected to power.

[mytrplseven]

If the wire is laying on the metal part of the body (under the trim) the efficiency is negated. It works better if the fine wire is inserted into the bottom of the channel that the trim is inserted into. Also, those antennas are combined with a signal booster that is under the dash, just to the right of the glove box. It requires 12volts to operate it. They're available on ebay all the time for about $25 USD.

[v2rocket_aka944]

I ran a small wire around the edge of the windshield (all the way around) and just tucked it out of sight, maybe under metal or who knows.

Works great...and I don't have the booster installed.

[massive]

Originally Posted by v2rocket_aka944

I ran a small wire around the edge of the windshield (all the way around) and just tucked it out of sight, maybe under metal or who knows.

Works great...and I don't have the booster installed.

Are you picking up DAB digital radio with that or just FM/AM analogue radio?

Also is the wire naked or plastic coated?

[v2rocket_aka944]

Am/fm...Regular vinyl covered wire.

My radio was cheap 10 years ago, I don't think it knows what digital means lol

[massive]

Think I'm going to try one of these and hide it inside the one of the door/windscreen pillars

[massive]

Originally Posted by massive

Think I'm going to try one of these and hide it inside the one of the door/windscreen pillars

Made a test version of this and it works great, didn't bother stripping off the section highlighted in yellow. Just need to hide it inside the car.