jeffro Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 The Antenna in the A4 sucks donkey dick. I pretty much only get like 3 channels unless i'm downtown or right next to a stations tower. A new OEM antenna is a bit expensive if you can even find it. So i was thinking about just throwing a universal on it. I don't really care what it looks like. Are all antenna connections the same? Any recommendations would be wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I had an eBay stubby on my Passat...it sucked. Does your A4 have the rooftop "shark fin" antenna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I had an eBay stubby on my Passat...it sucked. Does your A4 have the rooftop "shark fin" antenna? No it has the flat one in the roof above the rear seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 i put a universal on my boat and it works awesome, it looks like shit, but it works awesome. get a universal. I'd wait till after winter though. Ice can be very hard on antennas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I know there are a few different antenna connectors out there, but someone usually makes an adaptor. Not sure what it would be on an Audi. Some of the universal under the dash one's work pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I'd guess it's broken, of the 6 Audis I can remember having they've all had excellent reception with the windshield/rood/whatever they locations they had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I replaced the factory fishing pole antenna on my FoST with an aftermarket sharkfin one (paint match was perfect, very pleased) and I've never had any issues unless I'm in a tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 all my Audis have/had good reception except 1 b5 S4 the rear defroster messed up statios when it was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA In Progress Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 all my Audis have/had good reception except 1 b5 S4 the rear defroster messed up statios when it was on. My D2 S8 did the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 all my Audis have/had good reception except 1 b5 S4 the rear defroster messed up statios when it was on. My E36 does exactly the same thing, Audis not so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Something I have done in the past is just get a cheap universal antenna from wally world or something and plug it into the radio and hide the antenna under the console (as long as there is room, I did it to an explorer). Reception was good and I didn't have to worry about trying to run the wire to mount it on the outside of the truck (or in your case drilling the hole for the antenna). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 I think some of the older audis have the antenna built into the rear glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 First things first: check that it is actually connected. Don't just look, test for continuity across the connections. Betcha there is a bad connection somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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