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Lorryman100

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27th Oct 2012 11:48am

Merlin

Member Since: 30 Oct 2010
Location: Newmarket
Posts: 981

Combine it with your CB, works fine:

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http://www.4x4cb.com/public/item.cfm?itemID=829

It's the little box by the CB.

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27th Oct 2012 11:51am

Thud

Member Since: 21 Jul 2012
Location: London
Posts: 667

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

Lorryman100 wrote:
leeds wrote:

Since we have a bent telescopic aerial have a couple on order so hopefully will be able to answer some of these questions more fully from a practical point of view.

Brendan

Excellent news Brendan I was going to order one from Entreq direct, but as you are getting a spare one can I have first dibs please?

Brian.

First dibs are most definitely mine. I asked first and it's my thread.
So there!
The rest of you are losers weepers.

27th Oct 2012 1:09pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Thud wrote:

First dibs are most definitely mine. I asked first and it's my thread.
So there!
The rest of you are losers weepers.

Naughty, naughty Thud junior, go and sit in the corner with the big pointy hat on!

Have just increased our order so hopefully everyone will be satisfied.

Some items we like to assess ourselves before placing orders so that we are happy with product quality (not an issue with Entreq gear

) and to assess if it will be suitable price/market place in the UK.

We regularly get offers of shall we say 'chinese copies' and yes the prices are very tempting, yes we would make more money selling copies then the genuine articles, however quality is sadly lacking and product backup non existent, therefore we are not interested in stocking such items.

Next week should get some new lines in from an existing supplier and also samples from a new foreign supplier.

Brendan

27th Oct 2012 1:24pm

Thud

Member Since: 21 Jul 2012
Location: London
Posts: 667

Yay! Well done Brendan.

27th Oct 2012 1:25pm

Thud

Member Since: 21 Jul 2012
Location: London
Posts: 667

Received my Entreq flexi aerial today from Leeds and got it fitted in about an hour. No need for taking out the full dash or slicing in with the old cable to avoid the woes of threading through the bulkhead.

My fitting instructions:
1. Cut off old aerial at base.
2.Get access by removing wing blanking plate.
3. Pull out old aerial housing from inside wing and pull out through top of wing port.
4. Cut off from cable.
5. Tape new cable to old. I did ten inches.
6. Remove radio and unplug aerial.
7. Pull cable though bulkhead slowly. Use a gob of Vaseline where the lumpy bit is to ease it though the big rubber grommet.
8. Voila! Untape, plug up and put the new aerial socket together.

I added a thick foam sleeve on the cable where it lies in the engine bay to help with interference.
It sounds much better and there is no sudden interference/shash when the AC goes on.

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22nd Nov 2012 3:43pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Close up picture of the base please Thud

22nd Nov 2012 3:49pm

Thud

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Location: London
Posts: 667

22nd Nov 2012 3:52pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Thank you

22nd Nov 2012 3:54pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

Did you need the picture to see if theres enough room to put some leather on there?

22nd Nov 2012 3:57pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Now there's a thought

22nd Nov 2012 3:59pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Thud,

Well done and thank you for the clear instructions! Not had the opportunity to fit mine yet as I've been down in Falmouth trying to get as much cider, pasties and rum down my 'clackers' as is humanly possible.

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

22nd Nov 2012 4:27pm

Thud

Member Since: 21 Jul 2012
Location: London
Posts: 667

Just remember the Vaseline. If the two leads separate bid-bulkhead your in for a world of pain!

22nd Nov 2012 4:29pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

Working predominantly with Ex-Navy and Merchant Navy individuals I'm sure there's plenty of vaseline to hand metaphorically speaking.

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

22nd Nov 2012 4:33pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

Replaced mine recently (OEM) without problem. I tried the "taping ends together thing" but they came apart. However, bit of olive oil (well we are in Europe) and pushing and shoving and the end went through the bulkhead seal easily. Torchlight inside the dash and some groping around and the job was done

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

22nd Nov 2012 7:36pm

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