whats the craic with them anyone know? im sure i heard sumwere they were an extra for an optional extra radio from new. anyone got better info?


cheers nick

 

What is a craic?

 

the craic. basicaly means whats going on,

sorry for north eastern lingo.


why do some have roof mounted antenas?

 

Never fitted roof aerials from the factory. Even with the upgraded stereo, with graphic and better rear speakers, the Aerial was always in the heated rear window element.

Of course people fitted the "golf16v" type beesting aerial and claimed they were factory but they weren't.

 

Ah, sorry mate never heard that one before!

Never seen a roof mounted antenna either, could well be part of the 'bee sting aerial' fad a few years back!

 

mines a bee sting

 

I had a beesting on my S2 as well. Wasnt factory though! lol

 

as stated bee sting ariels are not std, why do people drill holes in s2 ersts to fit a ariel whens its already has one built into the rear screen, as if the roof dosent have enough trouble fending off rust around the sunroof area

 

A friend of mine stuck one on his roof with silicone sealant

 

my original ariel was broke and the lead was cut it seemed a good idea back then

 

yes your right and thay look shit

 

i agree. I only did mine cos some fuckwit had put a phone aerial in there before!

 

The ariel in a s2 was the rear heater wire IIRC, I had a beesting one on mine it was fashionable at one time, it was a VW trend..... The beesting meant you could actually get a radio signal...

 

if the rear screen ariel ever packed up, u can just try another unit from a scrap car or failling that fit one from a motorfactors which u stick to the windscreen, i had one of these but stuffed it behind the dash and it worked fine

 

some one put a bee sting one on the back my S1 rst roof, took bloody hours to weld and make the hole good

 

[QUOTE=Rich170;3768329]Ah, sorry mate never heard that one before!

ive never heard that before either...maybe "whats the crack?"..thats makes sense up here

 

[quote=dangerousbrian;3768727]im from up hear & craic is how its used though

crack is a material crack,
Definition

craic Show phonetics
noun [U] IRISH ENGLISH
enjoyable time spent with other people, especially when the conversation is entertaining and amusing:
The boys went driving round the town just for the craic.





cheers felas, 2 freinds of mine have roof mounted antenas & they both in the same place in front of the sun roof & both look the same. thats the reason behind asking.

 

never heard it mate...but if i do hear it i will know what it means now..

 

lol. ne bother glad t be of service

 

Now then Nic how are you doing. I always thought the ariel was in the rear window too. It must just be one of those things where someone has followed the vw trend. I used to have a mk4 escort 4 door with a bee sting ariel on the osr of the roof. It wasnt in the middle it was to the side.

 

areet glenn i new the arel was in the rear windo just i was sure i read about the roof mounted 1ns bein linked to an optional extra radio or a phone, sumthin along those lines anyway.lol.

it got me puzzled as dans & brams s2's both had them in the same place & looked the same kind of arial.

guess i did dream it then, just thought id start a thread to check