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roof antenna?
phpandsql
 

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roof antenna?

i got mine yesterday the MY14 9 speed auto, i have the fuji white, but found the antenna on it is black....no pano roof opted..

is this an option that i didn't notice?


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27-11-2013 12:27pm
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BFGEvoqueMan
 

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RE: roof antenna?

(27-11-2013 12:27pm)phpandsql Wrote:  i got mine yesterday the MY14 9 speed auto, i have the fuji white, but found the antenna on it is black....no pano roof opted..

is this an option that i didn't notice?

No, all non pano roof cars get a black covered dome on the roof. I was going to get mine spayed to silver to match the roof, but now I have had the car for a while I have left it black to complement the black spolier lip and the rest of the car.
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27-11-2013 12:29pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: roof antenna?

It is recommended that you don't paint the antenna too.
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27-11-2013 02:34pm
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BFGEvoqueMan
 

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RE: roof antenna?

(27-11-2013 02:34pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  It is recommended that you don't paint the antenna too.
Why? Surely a layer of paint wouldn't affect the GPS signalQuestion
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27-11-2013 07:34pm
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m_101
 

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RE: roof antenna?

That's odd! I hadn't noticed that before but there again I have a black roof.
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27-11-2013 08:53pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: roof antenna?

The signals from the satellites are very weak, parking under trees in leaf is enough to shade you from the signals
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27-11-2013 08:57pm
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BFGEvoqueMan
 

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RE: roof antenna?

(27-11-2013 08:57pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  The signals from the satellites are very weak, parking under trees in leaf is enough to shade you from the signals

Worth notoing that on a Jag XF they are painted body colour and are the same part.......ConfusedConfusedConfused
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27-11-2013 09:01pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: roof antenna?

Are they painted or made in body colour though?
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27-11-2013 09:18pm
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BFGEvoqueMan
 

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RE: roof antenna?

(27-11-2013 09:18pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Are they painted or made in body colour though?

Don't know, I have just observed that they match the roof colour - even fewer XF's than RRE's in Germany!
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27-11-2013 09:22pm
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JimWooly
 

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RE: roof antenna?

I think that most paints have a metallic component which would shield the antenna.
27-11-2013 09:30pm
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