trigano tribute radio aerial Forums

KRO

hi, can anyone help please, i have a 2005 tribute that i purchased with a nice pioneer cd player fitted, now my question is that there is what looks like an original fiat roof aerial base fitted (without the screw in aerial whip) and there is also a short stubby aerial fitted to the offside front wing, which is the one attached to the radio.
i wonder does anyone else have similar / do you know if there is infact an aerial lead attatched to roof mounted jobby ?
obviously i could start pulling things apart to check myself but just wondered if anyone else's was similar and if so why is the original aerial not used, surely it would give better reception up there Question

chopper

HI

I have a sept 2004 Trigano Tribute and my radio arial is from the centre of the roof which is the original arial and this works fine, i cant understand why there has been a need to add a wing ariel fitted.

keith

KRO

hi keith,
thanks for the reply, and i agree i cant understand why someone would fit this thing on the wing (which really doesn't look very nice) when surely there would be far better reception from an aerial higher up on the roof .....................

swoody

We've got an 05 Tribute with the roof mounted arial, but the Fiat manual says the arial is mounted inside the nearside mirror????

chopper

Hi all

the more I see of Trigano Tributes the more I realise that i don't think there are two identical units out there. All those that i have seen have been different in some way.

Take care all

and keep triganoing

would be great if we could get a rally organised of just tributes now that would be something. many years ago i had a Bambi made by autohomes and 36 units went to the IOW. the looks we got when we all drove off the ferry and headed to the orchards caravan park site.

chopper

haggler

HI,
I think a Tribute owners rally is a great idea.
Cheers
Haggler

chopper

mine was fitted at the dealers and comes in somewhere just obver the wardrobe but i have the full height wardrobe where as on the new ones i see they have a reduced wardrobe is known as the vertically challenged wardrobe

hope this helps

keith

dexta

i bought a second hand tribute and it too had a short stubby rubber aerial mounted on the near side wing and radio reception was abysmal. i started looking for the lead from the original roof mounted aerial and ended up with half the dashboard in bits only to find that if i had pulled out the radio/cd player the original lead was neatly tucked away behind it, but it had a strange 2 pin (presumably italian) plug on the end of it which doesn't fit normal radio/cd aerial socket, so i assume that whoever fitted the radio/cd took the easy option and fitted a cheapo aerial on the wing. i cut off the offending plug from the original aerial cable and fitted the plug off the end of the rubber aerial (needs a bit of dexterity with a soldering iron) and the radio works fine now. i also removed the rubber aerial from the wing and covered the hole with a small rubber grommet which looks quite acceptable.

grumpyman

Hi took delivery of a new Tribute in October ariel on the roof in the middle. Would be interested in aTribute meeting

Motorhomersimpson · Moderator

Hi kro,

Unscrew the 3 screws on the pillar cover on the left side as you're seated. If you're roof aerial socket is connected you will see a black lead, it is covered with felt like material and that goes to the back of the radio/CD.

MHS...Rob Very Happy