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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668  
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Ooh err am I a daffy? Does the long rod sit in the wing 😁😁
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17th Feb 2017 8:29am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6603  
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The black tube bit goes inside the wing, it houses the telescopic aerial when it's pushed down
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17th Feb 2017 8:34am |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668
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Flipping Ecc, thanks for that feel like a right plonker
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17th Feb 2017 8:38am |
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| Balvaig Member Since: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 729 
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Getting the cable through to the radio is tricky. Don't just pull the old one out. You are best securely taping the new to the old and slowly pulling through. I think there are posts explaining the detail on the forum.
Didn't want you rushing in and then struggling to feed the new wire through. |
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17th Feb 2017 8:47am |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Bramhall Posts: 1094 
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I just removed cleaned and refitted my aerial. Dead easy job, and the cause of the poor reception was the cable. Mine had an extension cable, which had rusty connections. I don't know why the extension was fitted, because the lead from the aerial is easily long enough to reach the radio. So I just removed the rusty extension and plugged the aerial directly to the radio. It must have been fitted at the factory as it had Land Rover badges printed on it.
Maybe it was used to ease the assembly process, allowing the bulkhead to be fitted, with a cable already routed?  2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
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17th Feb 2017 9:04am |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668
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Great stuff, getting sprayed tomorrow so will be fitting sometime the week after next. Do you know if it will fit through both the wing and the wing top checker plate.
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17th Feb 2017 5:59pm |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668
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Or will I have to cut a large hole in the checker plate for it fit
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17th Feb 2017 6:00pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20291
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From the inner wing / under engine bay, I think you can get at it through there from underneath.
The nut, you can tighten with needle nose pliers tips from the top. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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17th Feb 2017 6:41pm |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Bramhall Posts: 1094
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Yes access is dead easy via the inside of the right hand wing top. There should be enough thread to fit through chequer plate. Clean the underside of the hole with a bit of sandpaper first to ensure a good earth. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy 1968 S2a 88 aka Bob 2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged. |
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17th Feb 2017 7:08pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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I was never a fan of those retractable ones, so easily broken because eventually you're going to forget to retract it.
I think LR do a Rubber one, but i went for the Hirschman one, fantastic quality, even came with an early lead to run back to a good earth point. But yes the hardest part is getting the cable through the bulkead gromet. |
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17th Feb 2017 7:39pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5034 
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I only put the radio up if i want to check the height of an entrance - other than that its always down and i get perfect radio reception
(even after the dealer bent the aerial and replaced it!) Mike |
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18th Feb 2017 9:18am |
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