Shorter Aerial

[yuna_ronald]

i couldn't decide which to buy.....
lol

[trout]

Just make sure the threads are the same ,I have a Richbrook Sharks tooth aerial and had to araldite it to the thread to get it square on also reception is not as good as original.

[jtcb]

People are saying anything at 4" or longer should be fine. I can't decide if I should get the 1.5" one or the 2.5" one. Help me decide.

[yuna_ronald]

LOL... i got the adjustable 1...
actually i got 2... series x and series b
Jtcb: get both... u won't know which looks better unless u put it on ur car

[jtcb]

Sebl, where did you buy your short antenna? How much? Is it rubber or aluminium? How is the receiption?

[Sebl]

I purchased it directly through Brabus, you should be able to find your nearest Brabus distributor on their website: www.brabus.com

To the best of my knowledge the aerial is made from some sort of formed plastic/polymer. Reception is great, no probems on any frequency.

Regards

Sebl

[Sebl]

Just checked with Brabus and the part number is 16995000, it is seperate to the B class kit. However Brabus said that it will not work with the Audio 5 system and only works with the Sat Nav Command APS. I am not sure why.

Maybe somebody out there knows the answer.

Best Regards

Seb.

[jtcb]

One more question. Where is the receiver for the remote entry? Is it on the roof antenna too or somewhere else?

BTW, I find some 1.5" antenna similiar to Brabus's if anyone is interested. I just don't know the difference between these three. Google translation didn't help much..

eBay.ca: 9cm Antenne 1A+ Empfang schwarz Mercedes A+B Klasse CLK (item 190114488876 end time 23-May-07 12:30:00 EDT)

eBay.ca: 3cm Antenne "exklusiv" Mercedes CLK, A + B -Klasse (item 190043653540 end time 18-Jun-07 17:09:32 EDT)

eBay.ca: 3cm Antenne "basic" Mercedes CLK, A Klasse (item 190043654619 end time 18-Jun-07 17:15:33 EDT)

[mJaJ]

On SharkFinAntenna's website they don't list the B Class! So I emailed them to ask if they can do them. They responded saying unfortunately the base of the antenna on the B class is too big fo their antenna to fit over...

Its a pity, as they do look nice.

[jtcb]

I got the same response from them too. Too bad.. saved $70 for something else..

I think I'll end up getting a 1.5" Brabus type antenna.. will look like a Dolphin fin which doesn't look too bad either.