 | Home > Maintenance & Modifications > Radio aerial swap? how do you remove it? |
 
|
|
|
| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376  
|
Need to replace the whole thing.
You can eithe swap like for like or consider a flexible one? I never ever use mine, not a radio fan so never been bothered. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
||
23rd Oct 2016 7:30pm |
|
| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3750
|
It there are how to anywhere?
I have the radio on more than anything else 
It works fine just looks naff |
||
|
23rd Oct 2016 7:45pm |
|
| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
|
Not much too it. Unscrew from the top, then push in through the hole in the wing. There is a "C" clamp which holds it in place but you can just pop it out of the clamp. The cable is soldered to the antenna. Unplug from the stereo end and tie a cable to the end so you have something you can pull back through the bulkhead for the new antenna's cable
|
||
|
23rd Oct 2016 7:53pm |
|
| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376
|
If I remember rightly you remove the top nut and the whole unit can the removed from beneath.
It can be tricky to pull though the aerial cable through the bulkhead into the dash rear. I'd recomend attaching a wire or similar to the old one when you remove to use it as a puller to bring the new cable and plug back through. This would save you a lot of fiddling around. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
||
|
23rd Oct 2016 7:57pm |
|
| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2102 
|
The removal should be straight forward, albeit a bit fiddly, if you follow the above good advice
Definitely attach a draw wire when removing the cable, otherwise it'll be a PITA. You will probably be thinking about DAB etc., however come the time when my aerial gives up the ghost, I'll be either going for a genuine LR replacement of something like this: http://www.4x4overlander.com/product/hirsc...-defender/ Not cheap, but a good product. I'd avoid buying something cheap and cheerful, unless you're not too fussed. Best of luck |
||
|
23rd Oct 2016 10:31pm |
|
| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20376
|
^^^^ From what I have heard they are very good, yes, not cheap but quality cones at a price if that is your direction you'd like to follow. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
||
|
23rd Oct 2016 10:55pm |
|
| NMBRPL8 Member Since: 07 Jul 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 146 
|
What is the best replacement option for increasing AM reception over distances. Wiĺl an amplifier help increase current range of around 200km?
|
||
|
24th Oct 2016 11:32am |
|
| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
|
Expensive is not always better.
This ebay one was well reviewed on this forum It is amplified http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amplified-Replac...3a5685bdb5 I have the Bosch Autoflex which is amplified (unlike the Hierschmann one linked to above) and is excellent |
||
|
24th Oct 2016 5:53pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
