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Offline Mr Blue

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flushed antenna and no more signal
« on: 13 June 2005, 14:46 »
when i had my car sprayed i got the naff wing ariel flushed off. Now i havnt got a ignal at all.

Can i just earth the signal wire to the car ground or will this short out something :laugh:


prefer a hidden ariel and something very powerfull


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Offline Dizzie

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Re: flushed antenna and no more signal
« Reply #1 on: 13 June 2005, 22:30 »
mount it in one of the rear quarters ;)
or point it down inside the wing
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: flushed antenna and no more signal
« Reply #2 on: 13 June 2005, 22:48 »
its just a cut wire now. do i need to attach it to something or just point it down ?

rear quater sounds good but i cant be arsed to lengthen the wire. is there any booster in shops?
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Offline ...joe

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Re: flushed antenna and no more signal
« Reply #3 on: 14 June 2005, 19:57 »
not sure if they are any good but you can  get the ones that run up your a-pillar and mount along the top of your windscreen, my sister has one because some sh!thead kept snapping everybody's aerials off. she seems happy with it.... :undecided:
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