Will I need a different (FM) antenna than my stock VW Bug AM radio antenna?
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You will not need a new antenna if your old VW one is still in good condition.
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If there is no antenna from a previous radio, get a hidden antenna. It's made for boats and hides up under the dash.
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The whip segment of the discone will get you down to about 25 MHz (without it - 54 MHz), so there should be no need to swap it out anyway. If you must, be sure to use an antenna analyzer (or "analyser" if you are British) on it to determine the antenna's new properties.
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There is a kit available online. The alpine can be matched with standard connection, but for 12.00 you can not go wrong. That way you can replace the oem radio at sale.
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AM/FM reception on my stock antenna (Ram 1500) was fine on all channels. Switched to the stubby and the only channel I had reception on was a local LI station and even that had a significant amount of static. Left the radio tuned to that station, switched back the the regular antenna and the signal was crystal clear.
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I took the entire "cage" out and solid mounted the Metra adapter to the VW radio cage. Luckily though, my head unit had four mounting holes on each side that happened to line up with everything. You could probably rivet the adapter to the OE stuff if your head unit doesn't have the many mounting options that mine did... hope this helps.
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This antenna should work well. Be sure to properly tune the antenna and radio according to the instructions that came with your antenna and radio.
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Dear Michelle,Please don´t waste your time and money with this product. Only good use I have had for it is to use it as a mousepad... You better go around some radio shops asking for antenna for your radio. Aiwa is a good brand, I hope you will make it sound good!
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No cutting of radio antenna wires (although my might have to purchase a pair of adapter cables). Most Fords will work fine, for GM and Chrysler, you'll have to get an adapter kit to convert your antenna wire to Ford (fat) style and back to the original style to plug into the radio. Adapters are usually packaged as a kit for <$10. You *will* have to connect the unit to power. I spliced into the accessory/lighter port. That required some cutting.
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I put the antenna on top of my dashboard and hid the wiring along the front right side of the car. I have no problems with reception. The car kit comes with a 12v power adapter.
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If by sat you mean the radio connection, then no, you cannot use the original radio, you would need to plug the antenna into the new radio in order to use it and you would probably need an extension for it. The new radio would need to have an integrated steering control option. The one i got was is on the cheaper side and although it says "steering control ready" it requires and external adapter for the that costs the same as the radio itself, so for me, I lost the steering control function.
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I don't think you can, there is nowhere to attach it. I don't think you would need a different antenna the stock one works great, pulls in stations from all over the country
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You will not need an adapter if you have. an after market radio, you probably will with a stock radio.
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I would look at the pictures of the antenna connection, maybe print the picture so you have reference. See if you can access the back of your radio and make sure the antenna connection is the same and not some unique connector. If this looks the same it should fit. Just make sure you tie into your radio power and ground and you won't have any problems with hum or buzz.
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The unit is AM and FM but you must go with the vehicle manufacturers wiring method and diagram. I did not install mine in a car, mine was a custom installation that would not be the same as yours.
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If it is a GPS/radio antenna. A normal am/fm antenna will not pick up satellite signals.
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Probably don't need a manual, Just place AM radio near the loop and reception will improve somewhat