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I have just bought a VW bee sting from e-bay. The fitment of it should not be a problem, but am I right in assuming that the single black lead from it (aside from the aerial connector) is a power cable?
If I'm right, where is the best place to connect this to on the car
There shouldn't be any worries with earthing it, as long as part of the base of the arial touches the bodywork. Just a straight case of drilling a hole in ya roof, sealing the job up, and hooking it up to the headunit with an extension cable.
?? I thought that these were amplified aerials and that the base earthed itself through the nut into the roof and that the black lead was to power the amplifier
Yeah, self eathing, but they connect up to the headunit using a standard ISO lead. The amplified just means that its supposed to give better signal strength. I hope I have got the right end of the stick here
This aerial has got the ISO connector at the base (the one that goes to the head unit), but it also has a singular black wire that I have no idea what it is for. I thought that it might be to power the amplifier, but I have no idea where to connect the damn thing to.
If its meant for the Mark3, it could possibly have been a replacement for the ones fitted to G40's (they were the only Polo Mark3 to come with a factory fit bee sting). It might be worth checking with the guys in the other Polo forums in case its off a Mark4/5 or newer, or maybe a G40? If all else fails maybe go to your VW dealer and see what they can do to help you. I'm stuck for ideas now...
