Late Gen3 with DAB radio

I get the feeling that the standard DAB radio installation (Dealer fit or Factory fit) has an aerial on the screen?

Does anyone have a good alternative installation? If external, how do you get the wire though the body.



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I have a Mag-Mount on the roof at the rear. My Gen 3 has a DAB USB dongle and it started getting interference from the 360 Degree camera system, so I placed the DAB dongle under the rear seats and 'earthed it' using copper tape, I threaded the USB cable under the carpet and round the centre console. Then I took the [thin] coax through the boot, behind the side panels and up the rear door trim, tucked it in to the rear door rubber and then out a short distance to the antenna.

The cable is largely hidden both inside and out.

I will find my pictures and post a few.

Robin

Paying attention to this as mine was removed and reused when I had a replacement screen and it's not the best.

My windscreen mounted antenna worked very well, until it picked up too much noise from the head unit and camera system. Through many hours of research a mag mint on the rear and the DAB mounted under the rear seat was the solution.

The DAB dongle

 

You could use your spectrum analyser to check for noise, look around 220MHz or even connect it to the antenna and check for best signal.

Route the cable under the edge of the carpet/trim to the rear door hinge, through the door seal (I used the side to stop sitting water) and then out onto the roof.

Robin

That's way more than I need, as it stands my current hu isn't dab so for me I'm more after something that looks the part is I ever reverted to standard.

Anyone tried one of these?

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