Ugly mobile phone aerials on nice cars!!

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 07:51 PM

Hi all as I was driving around today I saw alot of BA ,AU fords with an external mobile phone aerial.I have not used an external aerial since I have imported my new internal aerials.They work better than 90% of external aerials with reception. Also I will give 5 away to forum readers to let me know what they think. Please tell me what you think of it.The only visible part is the strip inside the windscreen.While I have seen some other ones around they dont match it for reception.

Duffman · 25-01-2005, 07:53 PM

Free stuff? Count me in !! , Iv got an external areial one of them dumb ones that go on the back windscreen :(

It looks good at least not so noticable.

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 07:55 PM

PM me with your details..but please understand I would like your honest feedback here on how good these are.Personally so far I believe they are the best aerial in the country.Already a few installation companies buy them from me.Yes there is nothing on the outside of the windscreen ...

FASTXR · 25-01-2005, 08:45 PM

Hi useless,

I'd be willing to give one a try as well. I've always just used the standard external aerials that come with the car kits, but I'm not a big fan of the look, let alone the risk of them being damaged/stolen.

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FASTXR

Hi useless,

I'd be willing to give one a try as well. I've always just used the standard external aerials that come with the car kits, but I'm not a big fan of the look, let alone the risk of them being damaged/stolen.

No problems .You are right these aerials have a high stealth factor.Crims look for aerials to pinch the expensive kits.I suppose this has to be a plus .Pm me with details and Ill send you one.

RED_EL_XR8 · 25-01-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

PM me with your details..but please understand I would like your honest feedback here on how good these are.Personally so far I believe they are the best aerial in the country.Already a few installation companies buy them from me.Yes there is nothing on the outside of the windscreen ...

G'day Mate I've had the RF quadrant in the BA and will swear buy it, have used some of the el'cheapo internals with lesser results. Give me a PM please I'm interestested. Are they all FME terminated, could use SMA?

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RED_EL_XR8

G'day Mate I've had the RF quadrant in the BA and will swear buy it, have used some of the el'cheapo internals with lesser results. Give me a PM please I'm interestested. Are they all FME terminated, could use SMA?

These aerials do cdma , dual band frequencies digital, analogue.These are only FME terminated unfortunately.It ill require a sma adaptor. The quadrant are a fine aerial but I have tested these with a db metre and I do assure you that these will give much better reception.The only better aerial to date that I have personally tested was the 5 db rf industries aerial.Which as you may well know loooks like a medium broomstick.

LUXO_8 · 25-01-2005, 09:06 PM

i'll give one a go!

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

i'll give one a go!

Sweet but what are your first impressions .This is what I am trying to discover. I am happy to give a few freebies away to my ford forum buddies.PM your details to me .

LUXO_8 · 25-01-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

Sweet but what are your first impressions .This is what I am trying to discover. I am happy to give a few freebies away to my ford forum buddies.PM your details to me .

ooh sorry i gave my impressions in the pm.

yeah i like. i have been going to get a handsfree for my ericsson T610 but i havent because the last 2 of my parents cars have had the aerials ripped off. thank god they havent ripped the aerial off their AU yet.

RED_EL_XR8 · 25-01-2005, 09:20 PM

Seriously with the integrated radio antenna in the BA, there is no way you want a piece of bent wire spoiling the lines. This style of antenna is the only way to go, and if this one is half as good as you say Useless, and I'm sure your right, you may just have a winner here.

One thing I found with the Quadrant is that it has much better directional qualities than typical short wire jobs. I'll be interested to see if these are similar, no reason why not.

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RED_EL_XR8

Seriously with the integrated radio antenna in the BA, there is no way you want a piece of bent wire spoiling the lines. This style of antenna is the only way to go, and if this one is half as good as you say Useless, and I'm sure your right, you may just have a winner here.

One thing I found with the Quadrant is that it has much better directional qualities than typical short wire jobs. I'll be interested to see if these are similar, no reason why not.

Mate your welcome.This unit does kick butt in a big way and the wire is very thin low loss of rf energy.The other advantage I have found (after having installed about 700 phone kits to ba fords) is that the thin wire does not tend to interfere with the bulkier rf coax cables. The big plus here is that the side panels tend to clip back into place without the bulk of these other common aerials.Also door rubbers also sit better back into place without the added aerial bulk as well.

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 09:34 PM

Looks like you guys have snapped up the first 5 aerials .!!!.Ill tell yas what ..Ill put up another 5 for whoever else wants a go.But please wait for my return pm to confirm.Please post here to let everyone else know who is after one.I will make these the last 5 so that I set a limit for now.Lets put an end to ugly aerials on sexy ford cars. It makes me sad to see smikko xr6t's and AU ford with dignified looking executive gentlemen having dicky aerials..

lv619 · 25-01-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

Lets put an end to ugly aerials on sexy ford cars.

I couldnt agree more mate. The coiled type external aerials are unsightly and are a discrace to see on a nice new XR.

It would be nice not to have an unsightly external antenna, however I'd also be interested to see how the reliability of the antenna is over time etc.
Look forward to trying one out... and ditching the old one.

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lv619

I couldnt agree more mate. The coiled type external aerials are unsightly and are a discrace to see on a nice new XR.

It would be nice not to have an unsightly external antenna, however I'd also be interested to see how the reliability of the antenna is over time etc.
Look forward to trying one out... and ditching the old one.

Reliability is increased due to not getting rained on ,ice creamed and pulled at by kids and trees
Also a coiled aerial makes a loud whistleing noise at around 100 kmph.Many of my customers thought their cars had problems.So now...it wont whistle any more

out:

25-01-2005, 10:18 PM

Gday Useless,

Just bought myself an AU Ute, will be for work but still want it to look the goods.

Am very interested as my phone bill goes $150-200 per month. If you still have one available, I would be very interested. If not can you let me know what price you can do one for me

**Stav** · 25-01-2005, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RTV Man

Gday Useless,

Just bought myself an AU Ute, will be for work but still want it to look the goods.

Am very interested as my phone bill goes $150-200 per month. If you still have one available, I would be very interested. If not can you let me know what price you can do one for me

Hi mate we are talking about the aerial?If so send me a pm with details and please post your thoughts on this product.I have 4 left.

rag top · 26-01-2005, 08:41 AM

Hi Useless, I'm also keen to try one of these aerials.

What do they normally retail for?

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 09:09 AM

Mate I sell them for around $44. I know installers are getting up to 110 dollars for them.Yes I do have one for you.But ...let me know what you think.

Hitman · 26-01-2005, 10:27 AM

I'd be interested in 1 aswell useless, if you still have 1 available. I have the ugly coil aerial on my car at the moment and want to get rid of it.
Also, I've just upgraded my phone and need to get a new in car kit, what's the price of a kit to suit a Nokia 7250i?

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 10:35 AM

Mate this is not a selling forum .So I will not sell here.But I do have an aerial for you.What do you think of this aerial?Ps it goes well behind the mirror on the front.

rob_o · 26-01-2005, 11:11 AM

So do these aerials just stick to the inside of the front windscreen? They look pretty good I reckon as it keeps the smooth lines of the car. Ive seen so many cars with these little curly aerials and they dont look all that great.

Can these be plugged into a bluetooth hands-free kit which goes straight into the ciggie lighter?

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rob_o

So do these aerials just stick to the inside of the front windscreen? They look pretty good I reckon as it keeps the smooth lines of the car. Ive seen so many cars with these little curly aerials and they dont look all that great.

Can these be plugged into a bluetooth hands-free kit which goes straight into the ciggie lighter?

Bluetooth kits are wireless.Nokia 6310 can have an antenna patch lead

FRDGAL · 26-01-2005, 08:05 PM

Hey! I like my ugly mobile phone aerial on my car :P

**Peuty** · 26-01-2005, 08:19 PM

If only I had know that such a product existed....

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AU_Fairmont -S-

Hey! I like my ugly mobile phone aerial on my car :P

ha!!!!you would ..

GlennBA · 26-01-2005, 08:57 PM

Our XR6T has an external antenna and it does the trick. Its not that ugly at all. The thing that is ugly is the square on the rear screen for where its supposed to go. I'm sure the internal ones would be great an i'd rather one of them but i reckon for now the external one does the job

BTW- CB radio and radio aerials are uglier imo.

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennXRT

Our XR6T has an external antenna and it does the trick. Its not that ugly at all. The thing that is ugly is the square on the rear screen for where its supposed to go. I'm sure the internal ones would be great an i'd rather one of them but i reckon for now the external one does the job

BTW- CB radio and radio aerials are uglier imo.

Mate nps. If you have one thats great.If you lose that one contact me.

XA-Coupe · 26-01-2005, 09:25 PM

quite interesting. I hadn't even thought of getting an internal aerial.
I will be interested to hear people's impressions as I do a lot of country driving.

**Stav** · 26-01-2005, 09:35 PM

I have reports back from country sales reps whoare quite happy with it.