brucec59

I have the bat phone option. Pictured below is what I assumed to be the phone antennae. It is attached in the upper right corner of the windshield, and its cable runs down the rubber window trim and disappears into the dash. In tracing the cable to where it comes out below the dash, it seems to go down under the carpet, not to the back of the phone console. Also, the markings on the cable attached to the Mistery Object are not the same as the cable that plugs into the phone holster thing, tho they look like the same type of cable, some kind of shielded coax. Anyway, what is this thing, and can i get rid of it?

TIA!

Coleman

Looks kinda aftermarket / lo_tek to me. It looks like the back of an antenna for a cell phone, there would be a whip antenna on the facing side of the glass. maybe it was removed.. I'd just yank that crap out!

Coleman.

JFScheck

Looks VERY aftermarket...

My phone on the 997 you don't even "see" the antenna...

Doubt Porsche would have built it like this...

Terry Adams

Sure it's not a sat radio antenna?

SinVancouver

Looks alot like the old cell phone antennas... prob had the outside taken off but left the inside.. prob terminates in a foot well or under a seat where the brains went.

Freddy

old GPS antennae... 99% sure!

c993k

Yes, that is the batphone antenna but it normaly has the coax going the other way. I had the same thing with my batphone and I ripped it off the second I bought the car.
Chris

geolab

+ 1 % gps

InTheAir

Actually, it is not a GPS antenna, sat antenna, nor aftermarket phone. It is the antenna that comes with the Porsche Phone Console. Ask me how I know? ;-)

Arena993

Jeff would know he has the Batphone console. That I want BTW

Mike

InTheAir

If you buy the bat phone, I'll throw in the car.

brucec59

Thanks, guys. Out it comes!

Mike, why do you want the bat phone console? What are you planning to put in it? I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with mine.

c993k

I just bought a MIO GPS that fits great right in that spot!
BTW Bruce, the transceiver part of the batphone is under the passenger foot pad.
you can ripped that out too and there's a speaker behind the glovebox.
Chris

InTheAir

If you search this forum, there are a number of new installations that use the phone console--including GPS/Nav installs, engine gauges, etc. Some are pretty cool.

You can also use one of these ( http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo.../airgizmos.php ) with a Garmin 296/396/496 GPS for a flush, yet portable/removable Nav install.

brucec59

That explains the antennae cable heading that direction. Seems like the carpet is glued down in that area - I guess I have some more research to do on how to cleanly get under there.

Thanks.