Ninespub

Finally, my 928 is going in two weeks for some body work and full re-spray. Doors, fenders, everything off and a little bit of resto-mod work too. The 25 year old antenna and base are beat and need to be replaced. I'm planning on a new head unit, probably double-DIN, with x-m/Sirius, GPS and all that stuff and will need to re-wire anyhow so what works out there? I can have the existing roof-mount hole welded and go to a shark fin at the top of the rear hatch with no problem, has anybody had any success with those? If not, what is replacing the old antennas that look right?

Tom in Austin

Hey Paul, who was the guy who painted and put on a small 'shark fin' a few months back? He drilled a new hole in his hatch IIRC and we were waiting to hear once he hooked it up what kind of radio reception it got ... you were on that thread too but I don't recall who that guy was ...

Randy V

Model year of your car?

Ninespub

Randy, right underneath my sig with the picture, it says '91 S4. Actually it says $$$$4!

Ninespub

Tom, I don't remember either! Old age I suspect. I was waiting for him to follow through with the information and it disappeared into the abyss, I guess. I would have expected our old, stout English friend to have found a solution to this issue but he's been silent over the years on it.

danglerb

Radio is old school, hook up to the rear window defroster might work fine.

Randy V

Ah, sorry - I have sigs and avatars turned off.

Jetdriver69

I bought a replacement electric antenna for my 82, but it did not fit very well at all.

I rebuilt the old power unit as well as I could and installed a switch in the ash tray to allow me to raise and lower the antenna when I wanted to use the radio.

This saves wear and tear on the old unit as it would raise every time I turned the stereo on. I mostly listen to an iPhone so the antenna stays down mostly.

M. Requin

Ah yes, the abyss- my apologies gentlemen. My excuse is that pmb692 did such a good job covering his shark fin installation in a post after minehttps://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ith-nav-4.html post #49 and ff. All I can add is that reception is barely ok, but no better. Certainly not as good as the window antenna was.

ROG100

I installed the BMW fin on my GTS and reception is crap to say the least - even after adding a line amplifier. I may go back to the original amplified antenna and put the wing back on.

77tony

Stick amplified AM/FM antenna above rearview mirror. Run wiring down pass side "A" pillar. Works great in both 928's. $ 10-15 on Amazon. T

ROG100

Hi T - can you be more specific as there are lots on Amazon but nothing that looks like yours that I can see?

77tony

Roger, Type "Mr Gasket 6100" in the Amazon search box. There are repackaged units starting at $ 6.48. and new for $ 27.00 T

ROG100

Hi Tony - OK I ordered the one "Mr. Gasket 6100" however it had a lot of mixed reviews.
The one in the picture you posted seems to be much better ----
Jensen Marine AN150SR AM/FM Amplified Antenna
Which one do you actually have?

77tony

Yes, the reviews did not look promising, maybe they did not power up the unit ? it is amplified. Have the Mr Gasket 6100 in both the 80 & 94 and the AM/FM reception is dandy. T