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Originally Posted by HPsauce
a pretty good location with the aerials barely visible to front or rear seat occupants (or from outside) as they are against the black glass surround.
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I've found another factor that seems to influence reception quite a lot; the way the aerial lead joins the aerial.
It seems necessary to route the lead directly away from the aerial (it emerges from the centre of a "T") for a few cm and keep it away.
So placing the aerial at the edge of a window (including the windscreen) then running the cable beside it towards the tuner doesn't work well.
(I guess the earthed outer shield interferes with signal reception if it's very close to one branch of the aerial)
My interior trim is light and the cables are black so there will be some visibility until I can figure out how to disguise or hide them. 
A photo of the initial/test placement is attached .... (this is the nearside, not tidied up, offside is a mirror of this). Taking the lead inboard then under the edge of that trim works fine.
What really upsets me is not the short length of cable on show but the irreparable damage to the alcantara headlining done by an aggressive valet before I got the car  :
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 1st May 2017 at 08:44 PM.
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