Has anyone removed the electric aerial from the rear of the car and mounted one in the boot??? If so what did you use and where did you get it from? (or what
is used on the Mantaray etc...) Thanks Gary
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Posts: 1887 Tue, 7-Jul-2009 11:21 Guru mechanic |
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Posts: 4 Tue, 7-Jul-2009 18:07 |
Gary, I've got a Mantara, which has an aerial mounted in the boot, which looks like a car kit type mobile aerial, i.e. its about a foot long. Hope that
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Posts: 21 Tue, 7-Jul-2009 19:53 |
Gary.
Suitable aerial is available from Halfords. Electronic stick on aerial meant to be attached to the windscreen. It is a small black box with two thin strips sticking out, about a foot long. However it does need a power supply, I used the power aerial supply from the radio. Easy mount is to slide it into one of the ridges in the boot lid. Works perfectly. Richard |
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Posts: 1889 Tue, 7-Jul-2009 22:25 Guru mechanic |
Thanks for that, I have found the connector for the old aerial but I did not look for the power supply!
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Posts: 296 Wed, 8-Jul-2009 17:04 |
Should be a pink wire i think that has power when the radio is on.
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Posts: 1489 Wed, 8-Jul-2009 18:11 Guru mechanic |
Err... isn't there a dirty great battery sitting right next to it, can't pull much power!
Great thread, think I have just found a solution to my lack of aerial! |
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Posts: 1330 Wed, 8-Jul-2009 18:17 Chief mechanic |
mine's mounted in the rear wing where it gets covered with crap, a few inches further back into the boot would have been far better eh, who at Marcos
thought that one up then ?
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Posts: 1891 Wed, 8-Jul-2009 20:17 Guru mechanic |
Quote: Should be a pink wire i think that has power when the radio is on!
PINK, Marcos used PINK wire, well I bet it was a young lady who thought of that one! |
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Posts: 298 Wed, 8-Jul-2009 20:52 |
Err... isn't there a dirty great battery sitting right next to it, can't pull much power!
Yes but if there is an automatic way to turn the power off then best to use it! |
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Posts: 1 Tue, 14-Jul-2009 19:09 |
pink is the signal cable to the electric aerial. The loom should have a pink and a green/brown available, vehicle wiring products have an aerial for about £36
which includes co-ax. My mantula boot is lined so aerial not visible sited in rear wing.The pink wire should be locatable at the radio end, i put in a rocker
switch so i can stop the aerial going up when the cd's on. V.W.P."s advertize in the mags.Earth can be anywhere. My first post!!! Phew!! lost my
virg********** hello everybody
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Posts: 1895 Tue, 14-Jul-2009 19:17 Guru mechanic |
Thanks for that, welcome to the club, no vi*gins here...........well, I dont think so!
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Posts: 236 Sat, 18-Jul-2009 06:56 Apprentice mechanic |
Mine is a wire coat hangar that Kevin Ford wedged behind the petrol tank when he built it. It works well, but I NEVER play tapes or listen to the radio - why
would I, when I have that looovely sound coming from the back of the car!
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