[sirpatrickhall]

I finally got my car back from the shop (Ozark Import Specialists in Springdale, AR) and there is one perplexing thing. The antenna in the windshield has that 4 or 5 inch wire coming off of it. We (me and the guys at the shop) couldn't figure where the wire coming from the radio is!?! I can't find it!...I know it had to be there at one time. Could anyone shed a little light on this subject for me? I know there is a rubber tube up high in that corner - but I think its a drain tube. There is a plug that looks like it would be it directly behind the battery... is this it and the wire is just absent?



Also... The other 968 I had was a Cab so...this is going to be a dumb question but... What is the antenna for that is on the roof of my coupe? Is is for cell phone or something?

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[BruceWard]

Cabs have antennas in the window, coupes use the antenna on top. I would guess that you should not have wiring behind the battery as a cab does but I do not have any experience with coupes.



How is your radio reception?



Do you know Leonard with the yellow M030?



Are you coming to Porschepalooza http://www.porschepalooza.com ?

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[sirpatrickhall]

Yea...well I've been outside figuring that out. Its weird because I have a windshield with the antenna in it... My reception I would say is on the fair/poor side. I think it is better since I screwed in the antenna a bit tighter.



Don't know Leonard. Is he a fellow Arkansan?



Thinking about the deal in Eureka.....

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[Etnier]

You can assume that you have a windshield with an antenna in it because you have a 944 windshield: the 968 used the antenna you found on the roof.



Any other signs of a change? How true (free of bumps and irregularities) is the molding around the windshield, for example? Any signs of collision damage?

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[Dirk]

My '93 CS has a windshield with antenna wire build in.

The end of the wire is even nicely routed (with some rubber compound) to the place where it would go through the firewall on a cab.

From the bills I have with the car I cannot make out wether it ever had the windshield replaced or it is still original.

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[sirpatrickhall]

Everything looks true and good actually. I haven't seen any other signs of damange - especially in the windshield area. I can assume the windshield was replaced with a 944 windshield at some point - but a good replacement was done. I suppose there's no harm in it...

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[BruceWard]

Windshield replacements are common and the windshields with antennas are less expensive and easier to get that those without antennas. So I would not worry about the windshield.



Leonard lives in Springdale and recently purchased an immaculate Yellow M030. He has a 930 and 944 in his garage as well. He is the main organizer of Porschepalooza. We look forward to seeing you there!

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