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roof antenna? - phpandsql - 27-11-2013 12:27pm
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?
RE: roof antenna? - BFGEvoqueMan - 27-11-2013 12:29pm
(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.
RE: roof antenna? - XFullFatTim - 27-11-2013 02:34pm
It is recommended that you don't paint the antenna too.
RE: roof antenna? - BFGEvoqueMan - 27-11-2013 07:34pm
(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 signal
RE: roof antenna? - m_101 - 27-11-2013 08:53pm
That's odd! I hadn't noticed that before but there again I have a black roof.
RE: roof antenna? - XFullFatTim - 27-11-2013 08:57pm
The signals from the satellites are very weak, parking under trees in leaf is enough to shade you from the signals
RE: roof antenna? - BFGEvoqueMan - 27-11-2013 09:01pm
(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.......
RE: roof antenna? - XFullFatTim - 27-11-2013 09:18pm
Are they painted or made in body colour though?
RE: roof antenna? - BFGEvoqueMan - 27-11-2013 09:22pm
(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!
RE: roof antenna? - JimWooly - 27-11-2013 09:30pm
I think that most paints have a metallic component which would shield the antenna.