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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2108   
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Hi Tony,
this seems to be a regular problem.... I have had the same issue on all the defenders I've owned! The issue is not with the arial but with the body.. the arial needs a better earth I put a bonding cable from the bottom of the arial to an earthing point in the engine bay with good results.. cheap and saves all the hastle of removing the arial & cable etc... Try this before forking out on a new arial. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126  |
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20th Jul 2010 7:34pm |
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| tony2 Member Since: 01 Apr 2010 Location: Taunton, Somerset Posts: 26 
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Thanks Wyvern, sounds like a plan to me.
Will give it a try at the weekend. Chers........TC.  Its easy to smile and be happy when the world rolls along like a song.
But a mans got style if he can smile when his Land rovers going wrong. |
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20th Jul 2010 7:36pm |
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| Markh Member Since: 24 Jul 2010 Location: Grantham Posts: 33  
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Wyvern, I've got the same problem and keen to take up your advice, can you give me any tips on what type of cable to use, where to connect etc? Bit of a novice at this so any help would be appreciated....Mark "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did..." |
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3rd Aug 2010 3:30pm |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
standard speaker cable is fine, its just to earth it.
Pom |
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3rd Aug 2010 5:26pm |
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| Markh Member Since: 24 Jul 2010 Location: Grantham Posts: 33
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Thanks Pom, I'll give it a try "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did..."
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3rd Aug 2010 5:42pm |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2108
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Hi Mark H - have you had any luck..? (been away - sorry!) Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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17th Aug 2010 6:53pm |
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| Markh Member Since: 24 Jul 2010 Location: Grantham Posts: 33
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Thanks for the followup Wyvern, to be honest not yet! Having investigated under my bonnet due to break cylinder, air conditioning unit gubbins (I think!) can't even get a hand in to the base of the aerial! Wasn't sure how to proceed ....
Any advice? "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did..." |
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17th Aug 2010 7:21pm |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2108
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from memory (and sitting out in the middle of the north sea with no landy to hand for referance! ) I seemed to remember that I was able to loosen the arial from the outside of the wing with spanner, then clean up the surface with a bit of emmery paper to make a good connenction.
Then feed some earthing cable through the hole to a sutable earth point on the bulkhead which was a screw fitting that I lossend off and then attaced the cable to, I then stripped back the other end of the cable and lay it arround the bottom of the arieal mount where it was mounted against the body work and re-tighted finger tight first and tested the radio .. tightenting fully when happy that I had a good connection Caultion - dont undo the arieal completely as it may drop the bottom off .. (if my memory serves me right  !)
So give it a go and see.. it cant be any worse  !
Wyvern Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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17th Aug 2010 8:30pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Just a thought but can't you gain access through the wingtop grill/blank by removing the seven screws and getting in there to the aerial? 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!! |
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17th Aug 2010 8:37pm |
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| Markh Member Since: 24 Jul 2010 Location: Grantham Posts: 33
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Middle of the North sea?! Not ideal landrover territory...
Thanks for the advice tho, going on hols to Cornwall for a couple of weeks (with the landy of course) but will give it a try when I'm back Thanks again! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did..." |
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17th Aug 2010 8:43pm |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2108
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Ahh - well I'm not as techincal as some of you on here - that takes 2 tools for the job and I can only drop one in the engine bay at a time ! Tee hee! (your dead right and I'm having a Craft Moment ...!) Enjoy Cornwall Mark ...it was lovely on Monday when I left home ! Shame I'm out here as we could have met up!! (Yep - I do have a bit of a long commute to work and back) Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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17th Aug 2010 9:08pm |
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| Markh Member Since: 24 Jul 2010 Location: Grantham Posts: 33
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A wet commute by the sounds of it as well! Yes I will
Enjoy thanks, two weeks under canvas, can't beat it... "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did..." |
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17th Aug 2010 9:19pm |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573 
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well i have done this and it has made a big difference once i made the connection to the chassie, at first i went straight to the buld head and it was worse, this may be because i have a wireless reversing camera? but once it went on to the chassie big difference, big thanks wyvern.
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18th Aug 2010 8:41am |
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