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What are these things for?
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:34 am
by redlava
I have seen these things for sale in tuner magazines, and now I started noticing them on the Audi A series sedans and wagons, what are they? Are they just for show or do they actually improve handling somehow?
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Re: What are these things for? (redlava)
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:35 am
by redlava
If you can't tell from the pic they are located on the roof right before the rear window. Here is a closeup.
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:37 am
by ragingfish
I believe those are antennas...not sure whether they're AM/FM, satellite, GPS, OnStar...could be any or a combo of...
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 4:07 pm
by Jahntassa
Yup. Antenna. I think it's powered AM/FM. They're more "aerodynamic" than whips, and better reception than the older window antennas (they look like defroster wires on the top of the rear window)Most likely also GPS / XM capable, depending on the car's options...
Re: (Jahntassa)
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:56 pm
by redlava
OK that makes sense. I guess I never looked to see if there was a regular antenna on the car or not.
Re: (redlava)
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:33 am
by futseal04
Some of them are for XM too.
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:12 am
by Fformula88
Looks like a satelite radio and/or GPS antenna. Most likely radio. Maybe they have a regular antenna in them too. They are on all kinds of brands, although they take on different shapes. GM is using XM antennas that look like a short/fat antenna, its only an inch or two above the base, and it is about a quarter inch to a half inch in diameter (rough estimate)