sorry - electric aerial advice - can i chop it off??

[robz]

had a search - just touching on a conversation shady and wayne had -
i gone and bought a wing with no aerial hole in -
and wondering - can i just chop the  electric aerial stuff off and re route the aerial somwhere else??
will it cause me any problems if i chop it off - as long as i replace the earth strap and tape the chopped connections??
what are these windscreen aerials???
cheers for any help, im just gonna have an ebay search for this windscreen aerial business!!

[kevmorby]

hi
dont know about chopping it off !!! but I  rerouted my wing aerial after some scally snapped it off. Extended what was left and installed it under the windscreen scuttle. filled wing hole with a grommet.you wont need to do that of course. aerial works fine and reception is as good as ever. might be worth a try

[Wayne]

Yes no problems, reroute it and use a glass mount aeriel.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-SCREEN-GLASS-MOUNT-CAR-RADIO-AERIAL-ANTENNA_W0QQitemZ170427881823QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item27ae4b195f

[robz]

Defo ok to chop the wires off?

[Wayne]

Defo ok to chop the wires off?

Yes, but you need to remove the head unit and unplug it there and then sort the new one as required.

[robz]

thanks for the advice there chaps,
sorry to be short, was on my phone whilst working on the motor!
have chopped it off and will defo invest in one of them for that price!!
where did you put it??
top of the windscreen??

[Wayne]

thanks for the advice there chaps,
sorry to be short, was on my phone whilst working on the motor!
have chopped it off and will defo invest in one of them for that price!!
where did you put it??
top of the windscreen??

Yes on the pass side and ran the wiring down the piller trim.

[Shady Pioneer]

I have one of these aerial window mounted jobbies, but I hate it lol! It works and it doesn't. Must be my area but my reception is poor, everything is connected correctly etc but listening to the radio is a ballache. It defo works, but when I've got my iPod plugged in, that decreases signal, and again when turned up load it loses signal.

Might just sell it seeing as I'm getting rid of the car in August...robz....? 


P.S. Just checked the link, mine is nothing like that. haha!

[Wayne]

I have one of these aerial window mounted jobbies, but I hate it lol! It works and it doesn't. Must be my area but my reception is poor, everything is connected correctly etc but listening to the radio is a ballache. It defo works, but when I've got my iPod plugged in, that decreases signal, and again when turned up load it loses signal.

Might just sell it seeing as I'm getting rid of the car in August...robz....? 


P.S. Just checked the link, mine is nothing like that. haha!

I know I could not find the one we had, worked all ok for me.

[robz]

perfect!
thanks again!
better me thinks, lol!!

lol @ you shady... i would... but you didnt sell it very well did ya

will have a see what it looks like!
thinking i may put it on the rear top windscreen out of sight!