Check out this GK
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From: California north bay area
Bingo. You got it. Has Mexico plates. Wonder why the antenna up front? I can see black mirror and door handle covers for all color cars would save money.
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From: Cleveland, GA
Maybe that antenna gets better AM/FM reception to help with more remote areas?
I don't believe Sirius is available for the Mexican market vehicles so they probably don't have a use for the stubby all in one antenna that we get.
I don't believe Sirius is available for the Mexican market vehicles so they probably don't have a use for the stubby all in one antenna that we get.
regardless mexicans from data dont really like da GK. dey go for da CRV's..
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From: Manitoba CANADA
As a received radio signal travels down the transmission cable between the antenna and say the radio there is a signal loss which takes place. The longer the cable the greater the signal loss. A front mounted antenna will provide stronger signals to the radio. That's why antennas used to be mounted on the front fender of a car, closest to the radio.
As a second reason as kenchan has already mentioned, a shorter transmission cable running between the antenna and the radio is a cost saving and since that's typically a shielded cable, cutting it's length in half is probably a nice savings on a production volume of cars.
The argument for putting the antenna at the back of the roof ..... well all I can think of is an appearance issue. It usually does look nicer there. I'd guess it's also less likely to get smacked by bugs there.
As a second reason as kenchan has already mentioned, a shorter transmission cable running between the antenna and the radio is a cost saving and since that's typically a shielded cable, cutting it's length in half is probably a nice savings on a production volume of cars.
The argument for putting the antenna at the back of the roof ..... well all I can think of is an appearance issue. It usually does look nicer there. I'd guess it's also less likely to get smacked by bugs there.
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From: Philippines
The base MT version here in the Philippines has the antenna mounted upfront just like that. I should know, I own one. All the AT variants have a small stubby antenna at the back.
But when the MMC was released last year, ALL variants now have a stubby antenna at the back.
Just weird.
But when the MMC was released last year, ALL variants now have a stubby antenna at the back.
Just weird.
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I never see it move. Just parked here in the Bay Area in California. They own a previous model fit too. Was on my bike one day and the antenna stuck out and then I noticed the black mirrors and handles so thought I would post a pic. Great comments.
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From: metro chicago
Perhaps it's the long cable that makes the AM radio so disappointing. I notice more interference in the Fit, especially when going by certain industrial areas arount town, that I don't hear in our XB2. The audio is weird too (which has been referenced already in a few threads on this board) but I think that's might be some kind of hardware/software filter, nothing to do with reception.
The base MT version here in the Philippines has the antenna mounted upfront just like that. I should know, I own one. All the AT variants have a small stubby antenna at the back.
But when the MMC was released last year, ALL variants now have a stubby antenna at the back.
Just weird.
But when the MMC was released last year, ALL variants now have a stubby antenna at the back.
Just weird.
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From: Philippines
Oops. Sorry. MMC stands for Minor Model Change. We got a facelifted Fit (Jazz here in the Philippines) in 2017 with a new front/rear bumper.