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Author:  turbofiat124 [ September 6th, 2016, 3:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Radio and aerial location
I'm wanting to keep my 2CV as original as possible but I have to have a radio. I tried using a Ghetto Blaster in the back seat temporarily. I think you guys called them a Brixton Briefcase? But didn't pan out to well. The reception kept fading in and out. It's illegal in the US to drive around with headphones on.

Where is a good location to mount an aerial? Or where does everybody usually mount one? Any photos?

Where radios ever installed on these cars from the factory? Where were they located?

I bought this box to house the radio to place under the dash but it's too long to fit. But I think I can cut the rear section off and use radios without the CD player which is not as deep.

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This guy in the US is selling a system but I think I can build my own. Of course I realize he has put allot of work into this system.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Citroen-2cv-Rad ... PA&vxp=mtr

Here is my speaker box I built for my Trabant out of cardboard soaked in fiberglass resin and coated with felt. I don't really like it and plan on mounting some speakers in the parcel tray in the rear. Maybe in the doors as well as soon as I can get some gray vinyl material. And of course a better radio than the Toyota radio I currently have.

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Author:  Nelsthebass [ September 6th, 2016, 8:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
The factory fit radio went in a similar pod to the one you have on the passenger side - the aerial went up the passenger side A panel - I think you will see it on my handle picture
Author:  turbofiat124 [ September 6th, 2016, 8:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
Nelsthebass wrote:
The factory fit radio went in a similar pod to the one you have on the passenger side - the aerial went up the passenger side A panel - I think you will see it on my handle picture


I did some Googling and found some photos. It looks like the same antenna used on older Nissans mounted in the same location. The same antenna I used on my 94 Jeep Wrangler. It did not come with a radio either!
Author:  Jonathan [ September 6th, 2016, 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
If you have a cell phone with all your music on it, then how about buying a bluetooth speaker and just sit it on the front parcel-shelf? http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/por ... rs-1069079
Author:  Jonathan [ September 6th, 2016, 9:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
I have an electronic aerial in my 2CV. It's quite compact and is hidden behind the plastic 'dash' that covers the wiper motor. Not perfect, but mostly does the job.
Author:  turbofiat124 [ September 6th, 2016, 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
I tried one of those in my Trabant but it didn't work all that great.

I live where there are allot of valleys, hills and mountains so the reception can be dodgy at times.
Author:  chevrons2 [ September 6th, 2016, 11:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
turbofiat124 wrote:
.......speaker box I built for my Trabant out of cardboard soaked in fiberglass resin.......

Recycled cotton would have been more in keeping with the rest of the car but cardboard is good!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant:"The Trabant had a steel unibody frame with the roof, trunk lid, hood, fenders, and doors made of hard plastic called Duroplast, which was made from recycled materials: cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry".
Author:  turbofiat124 [ September 7th, 2016, 11:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
chevrons2 wrote:
turbofiat124 wrote:
.......speaker box I built for my Trabant out of cardboard soaked in fiberglass resin.......

Recycled cotton would have been more in keeping with the rest of the car but cardboard is good!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant:"The Trabant had a steel unibody frame with the roof, trunk lid, hood, fenders, and doors made of hard plastic called Duroplast, which was made from recycled materials: cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry".


There was some rumor that these cars were made of cardboard! There is a German Trabant forum called "Pappen Forums" which translates to "paper board". I guess that's the same thing as cardboard.

I have considered using the waste material from the lint trap of my dryer instead of polyester when making things out of fiberglass just to keep the car entirely made of the same material!
Author:  AZL57 [ September 9th, 2016, 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
pappe was the east german nickname for plastic... a fast trabant was called rennpappe. (race-plastic) ;-)
Author:  turbofiat124 [ September 10th, 2016, 4:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Radio and aerial location
I found an antenna here in the US for a classic Beetle on Ebay for $17 + free shipping which is similar to the one Citroen 2CV vendors are selling.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NMAAAOSwa ... -l1600.jpg

It lacks the secondary support piece like the Datsun antenna I used on my Jeep Wrangler 20 years ago. But I don't want to be drilling holes into the windscreen surround anyway. If I did use it, I'd use that 3M sticky tape. I'm not a big fan of drilling holes in cars!
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