what is this mk3 golf vw radio part?

[boyracer1973]

Anyone know what this part is and what it does?

I have a suspicion that its a factory amplifier kit for the radio reception but not sure. The coaxial wire coming out of the box goes to the aerial in the roof, the coaxial wire going into the box goes into the aerial connection of the original radio. there is a black wire that goes down behind the dash somewhere. my radio reception is very poor and i suspect that if this box is meant to help it is faulty, or has no power to it to work. can anyone help?

[VDUBD]

looks like somthing to do with the antenna, thats the antenna wire.

[Tim]

according to ETKA its "adapter for aerial connection for connecting radios without remote feed cable angled connector"

I have no idea what that means. But it sounds like its nothing exciting

[glidn]

its an aerial repeater as such,

[The_Hawk]

yeah, mine doesn't have that little box, just the little plug on the back of it, then it has a little adaptor to make it into the "standard" arial adaptor but has a little adaptor thing... in the end it looks like it does the same thing as yours, although yours seems to have an additional earth wire or something...

I also note that my antenna in the roof has a black wire coming from it which improves reception when hooked up (mine was busted when I got the car)...

[Johnnyk MkIII vr6]

Would anyone know where to get an adapter as such to fit an oz stlye antenna..??

The connection on my alpine differs from the one in the picture above