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mcledge
06-02-2011, 06:13 PM
My aerial snapped off the other day and now i get bugger all reception. How to i replace it

MadMax
06-02-2011, 06:26 PM
Is it a roof mounted one? I'm assuming it is as you are posting in the second gen section.

You need to get to the back of the radio to unplug it. Tie some string to the end, then undo the two philips head bolts on the aerial and withdraw carefully to pull the string through. Buy an aftermarket one, and reverse the process, using the string to pull the cable through.

Arielcream
17-02-2011, 11:52 PM
Is it a roof mounted one? I'm assuming it is as you are posting in the second gen section.

You need to get to the back of the radio to unplug it. Tie some string to the end, then undo the two philips head bolts on the aerial and withdraw carefully to pull the string through. Buy an aftermarket one, and reverse the process, using the string to pull the cable through.

is there any way you can replace just the steel part without replacing the cable? as mine has broken and i have a new one but it has no cable (cut short) so i was thinking about attatching the old cable to the new antenna and just hope it clicks back in, any chance this may work, or just give it a go?

GTVi
18-02-2011, 06:39 AM
is there any way you can replace just the steel part without replacing the cable? as mine has broken and i have a new one but it has no cable (cut short) so i was thinking about attatching the old cable to the new antenna and just hope it clicks back in, any chance this may work, or just give it a go?

It should just click in to the old if it has the plug.

BTW what do you use on your mast to make it go faster? Arielcream? :ninja:

TiMi
18-02-2011, 04:59 PM
It should just click in to the old if it has the plug.

BTW what do you use on your mast to make it go faster? Arielcream? :ninja:

Lol, I see what you did there =\

You could have a play at U-Pull-It, it costs $2 a day to break their cars and a bit extra to bring home working bits.