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Paul · Oct 17th, 2003, 04:30 PM

OK, I've been staring quite hard into my crystal ball since more recent rumours started flying, and it appears I got it wrong, and so did my informant. For the forseeable future it appears there will not be a 'one size fits all' shark fin antenna.

I've found out quite a lot more recently though, and will be publishing some other forecasts soon, in addition to those here: http://www.mini2.com/news/news186.html

NEMINI · Oct 17th, 2003, 05:06 PM

Good article Paul ... TY

monsta · Oct 17th, 2003, 05:35 PM

No shark fin - excellent

That means mine will stand out

DeniseK · Oct 19th, 2003, 09:47 PM

Gee, I'd like to know more about the promised new seats. The current S sport seats are awful. I'm rather petite and that lumbar support hits right in the wrong spot. If it weren't for the heating option, I would have tossed these seats a long time ago.

Paul · Oct 19th, 2003, 09:58 PM

The impression I get is the 'new' seats will be slightly deeper and more grippy.

KenL · Oct 19th, 2003, 10:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

The impression I get is the 'new' seats will be slightly deeper and more grippy.

but....will they still squeak

Minty · Oct 20th, 2003, 11:59 AM

of course ken, squeaks come as standard

MINIMEDE · Oct 24th, 2003, 09:02 AM

Well Paul, if you say it, it's got to be true... May be I saw the base of the whip antenna without the whip part ? But I'll go have another and closer look this week end in Zeebrugge... I'll keep u all posted ! If I am wrong, sorry for giving false hope to some ...

Personally I like the whip antenna too but the problem is that it can be stolen so easily ... :-(

MINIMEDE · Oct 25th, 2003, 10:57 AM

I've just been in Zeebrugge where they store all MINI's shipped to the continent and tried to get closer to the big parking lot... and I have also seen a whole trainload from closer... Yep they are indeed normal aerials but without the whip part (to avoid being stolen ?) So it does look just like a black shark fin antenna, but there is a small hole on the top to screw the whip part... I'm soooooo sorry, I was mistaken !

I hope I didn't give false hope to anyone ...

Enjoy the W.E. !

Cooper i Do · Oct 25th, 2003, 01:24 PM

Have you seen my new car on the parking?

MINIMEDE · Oct 27th, 2003, 08:27 AM

yep I did !

IN fact I discovered this huge parking lot when my dealer told me I could not add any option as my MOD/BRG had already arrived in Zeebrugge on the 14th June... Since it was on a saturday and I was so impatient, I decided to go to Zeebrugge and look all around till I found this BIG parking full of MINIs ready for shipping but I did not find mine of course ! (Neither yours unfortunately...)
But if you're around someday have a look ! It's niiiiiiiiiice :-)

wils · Oct 27th, 2003, 11:12 AM

erm
ok i haven't been paying attention and i dunno what rumour it is ur quashing but i've seen a shark fin antenna (i'm assuming u mean like the 3 series bmw ones) on a mini
i saw it the other day and i was really confused coz he didn't have sat nav
and so i said to myself ok i want one of them...and i was going to come on here and ask how i can get one...but anyway...basically just saying hi i dunno if what i just said even fits into what u guys are on abt!

Minty · Oct 27th, 2003, 10:05 PM

wsw, you can get the shark fin if you have sat nav, or phone prep.
however in the UK, we cant have phone prep...so no shark fin without sat nav for us!

S

MINIALEX · Oct 27th, 2003, 11:45 PM

How did Monsta do his aerial - i'm sure i rwad somewhere that he had a shark fin w/o sat nav??

monsta · Oct 30th, 2003, 07:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX

How did Monsta do his aerial - i'm sure i rwad somewhere that he had a shark fin w/o sat nav??

Just fitted it to the roof

Doesn't have any function but to confuse other MINI owners and to look cool

MINIALEX · Oct 30th, 2003, 07:37 PM

So whats your reception like them - did you have to take your roof lining out or how was it fitted?

monsta · Oct 30th, 2003, 09:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX

So whats your reception like them - did you have to take your roof lining out or how was it fitted?

It's not connected!

No need to take the roof lining completely out, just unclip the rear corner trim (the where the seat belts come from) and you can lower the roof lining enough to remove the bee sting.

As for the radio reception, I connected a powered glass mount aerial which has an internal booster. Reception is no worse than using one of those replacement short beestings people have.

CD's and MiniDiscs are better anyway

Oct 17th, 2003, 04:30 PM	#1
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 11:29 PM Posts: 40,356 Online	Rumour quash (shark fin). OK, I've been staring quite hard into my crystal ball since more recent rumours started flying, and it appears I got it wrong, and so did my informant. For the forseeable future it appears there will not be a 'one size fits all' shark fin antenna. I've found out quite a lot more recently though, and will be publishing some other forecasts soon, in addition to those here: http://www.mini2.com/news/news186.html Our trials and tribulations living in a "bleeding edge" eco house... Oxley Woods Living

Oct 17th, 2003, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:29 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	Good article Paul ... TY NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Oct 17th, 2003, 05:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	No shark fin - excellent That means mine will stand out the MINI has gone...

Oct 19th, 2003, 09:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
DeniseK MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Local Time: 05:29 PM Posts: 300 Offline	Gee, I'd like to know more about the promised new seats. The current S sport seats are awful. I'm rather petite and that lumbar support hits right in the wrong spot. If it weren't for the heating option, I would have tossed these seats a long time ago. DeniseK

Oct 19th, 2003, 09:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 11:29 PM Posts: 40,356 Online	The impression I get is the 'new' seats will be slightly deeper and more grippy. Our trials and tribulations living in a "bleeding edge" eco house... Oxley Woods Living

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Oct 19th, 2003, 10:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 11:29 PM Posts: 5,102 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett The impression I get is the 'new' seats will be slightly deeper and more grippy. but....will they still squeak Red/Black R56 Cooper

Oct 20th, 2003, 11:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rugby Local Time: 11:29 PM Posts: 3,967 Offline	of course ken, squeaks come as standard MINI-3 @ Cotswold MINI \| BMW-four @ Cotswold BMW \| E-Mail Me \| Minty - Part of the IT Crowd!

Oct 24th, 2003, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
MINIMEDE MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Knokke-le-Zoute Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Well Paul, if you say it, it's got to be true... May be I saw the base of the whip antenna without the whip part ? But I'll go have another and closer look this week end in Zeebrugge... I'll keep u all posted ! If I am wrong, sorry for giving false hope to some ... Personally I like the whip antenna too but the problem is that it can be stolen so easily ... :-( VDK

Oct 25th, 2003, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
MINIMEDE MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Knokke-le-Zoute Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	Once more, you're right again Paul... I've just been in Zeebrugge where they store all MINI's shipped to the continent and tried to get closer to the big parking lot... and I have also seen a whole trainload from closer... Yep they are indeed normal aerials but without the whip part (to avoid being stolen ?) So it does look just like a black shark fin antenna, but there is a small hole on the top to screw the whip part... I'm soooooo sorry, I was mistaken ! I hope I didn't give false hope to anyone ... Enjoy the W.E. ! VDK

Oct 25th, 2003, 01:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cooper i Do MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a lighthouse Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 528 Offline	Have you seen my new car on the parking?

Oct 27th, 2003, 08:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
MINIMEDE MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Knokke-le-Zoute Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 47 Offline	yep I did ! IN fact I discovered this huge parking lot when my dealer told me I could not add any option as my MOD/BRG had already arrived in Zeebrugge on the 14th June... Since it was on a saturday and I was so impatient, I decided to go to Zeebrugge and look all around till I found this BIG parking full of MINIs ready for shipping but I did not find mine of course ! (Neither yours unfortunately...) But if you're around someday have a look ! It's niiiiiiiiiice :-) VDK

Oct 27th, 2003, 11:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
wils formerly known as wsw Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 10:29 AM Posts: 642 Offline	erm ok i haven't been paying attention and i dunno what rumour it is ur quashing but i've seen a shark fin antenna (i'm assuming u mean like the 3 series bmw ones) on a mini i saw it the other day and i was really confused coz he didn't have sat nav and so i said to myself ok i want one of them...and i was going to come on here and ask how i can get one...but anyway...basically just saying hi i dunno if what i just said even fits into what u guys are on abt! i got an exhaust because i wanted to make my car sound fast, but its not fast at all, so therefore i am a ricer....

Oct 27th, 2003, 10:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rugby Local Time: 11:29 PM Posts: 3,967 Offline	wsw, you can get the shark fin if you have sat nav, or phone prep. however in the UK, we cant have phone prep...so no shark fin without sat nav for us! S MINI-3 @ Cotswold MINI \| BMW-four @ Cotswold BMW \| E-Mail Me \| Minty - Part of the IT Crowd!

Oct 27th, 2003, 11:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
MINIALEX MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LEICESTERSHIRE Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 997 Offline	How did Monsta do his aerial - i'm sure i rwad somewhere that he had a shark fin w/o sat nav?? Cometh the Hour, Cometh the MINI

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Oct 30th, 2003, 07:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX How did Monsta do his aerial - i'm sure i rwad somewhere that he had a shark fin w/o sat nav?? Just fitted it to the roof Doesn't have any function but to confuse other MINI owners and to look cool the MINI has gone...

Oct 30th, 2003, 07:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
MINIALEX MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LEICESTERSHIRE Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 997 Offline	So whats your reception like them - did you have to take your roof lining out or how was it fitted? Cometh the Hour, Cometh the MINI

Oct 30th, 2003, 09:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 12:29 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX So whats your reception like them - did you have to take your roof lining out or how was it fitted? It's not connected! No need to take the roof lining completely out, just unclip the rear corner trim (the where the seat belts come from) and you can lower the roof lining enough to remove the bee sting. As for the radio reception, I connected a powered glass mount aerial which has an internal booster. Reception is no worse than using one of those replacement short beestings people have. CD's and MiniDiscs are better anyway the MINI has gone...

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