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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: scottee on May 10, 2004, 12:53

Title: aerial replacement
Post by: scottee on May 10, 2004, 12:53
Stupid question, but how does the aerial come off? someone bent mine while i was in asda and the misses was the in car, and now it just jams as it get to the top, and it wont come back down unless i give it a push. Going to goto a breakers and find a replacement one
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Post by: markiii on May 10, 2004, 13:27
I beleive you have to removed the rear wheel arch liner and wheel, to access it.

if you have to replace it anyway I'd consider an s2000 style instead.
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Post by: scottee on May 10, 2004, 13:56
s2000 'style'... where can I get one from?
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Post by: markiii on May 10, 2004, 14:39
in the US you can buy from an SC meber a modified s2000 antenna to fit an mr2 base. however this requires the non powwered mr2 base only found on pre-03 spyders.

personally if I was doing this I'd get the whole thing from Honda.

base and mast. however Honda wil be as silly on price as Toyota would be for yours. Of course a breaker should equally likely be able to help you.

there are 2 parts, teh mast, and the base which includes an amplifier (thats why Honda are so expensive for it)
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Post by: Anonymous on May 10, 2004, 14:47
On the Arial, my friend has just had her Puma arial point smothed over and it looks the nuts, she came to me to fit a surface mount arial.

So the point of this story is if you have £100 spare and a day spare withou the 2 go down to your local body shop, before you get there remove the arial so nothing is there, get them to smoth the hole over and spray it !

Then all i done was to mount a surface mount arial under the wheel arch and there you have it a no arial make over, and no loss in FM quailty
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Post by: heathstimpson on May 12, 2004, 20:10
Quote from: "Buster"On the Arial, my friend has just had her Puma arial point smothed over and it looks the nuts, she came to me to fit a surface mount arial.

So the point of this story is if you have £100 spare and a day spare withou the 2 go down to your local body shop, before you get there remove the arial so nothing is there, get them to smoth the hole over and spray it !

Then all i done was to mount a surface mount arial under the wheel arch and there you have it a no arial make over, and no loss in FM quailty
I can never understand why car manufacturers spoil a lovely car with a big electric aerial  s:? :? s:?
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Post by: Anonymous on May 12, 2004, 21:45
Quote from: "markiii"in the US you can buy from an SC meber a modified s2000 antenna to fit an mr2 base. however this requires the non powwered mr2 base only found on pre-03 spyders.

personally if I was doing this I'd get the whole thing from Honda.

base and mast. however Honda wil be as silly on price as Toyota would be for yours. Of course a breaker should equally likely be able to help you.

there are 2 parts, the mast, and the base which includes an amplifier (thats why Honda are so expensive for it)

So do you (or anyone) know how much they would charge you for the complete S2000 antenna?

This is an appearence mod I have to make as I think the stock one makes it look like a remote controlled car.   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:    can't understand why toyota didn't put an s2000 'style' antenna on from the begining...
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Post by: markiii on May 12, 2004, 22:27
IIRC somehwere near £120

but I'd try a breakers first.
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Post by: GSB on May 12, 2004, 22:31
The MR2 antenna also comes as 2 seperate parts. A new telepsopic mast section for your existing motor unit is available seperately for not to much money.
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Post by: Anonymous on May 13, 2004, 10:44
Quote from: "markiii"but I'd try a breakers first.

sorry, not familiar with this term   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  

thanks btw
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Post by: Peter Laborne on May 13, 2004, 10:47
Quote from: "RedRaceR"
Quote from: "markiii"but I'd try a breakers first.

sorry, not familiar with this term   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  

breakers = scrapheap = junkjard = place cars go to die
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Post by: Peter Laborne on May 13, 2004, 10:49
Quote from: "Buster"On the Arial, my friend has just had her Puma arial point smothed over and it looks the nuts, she came to me to fit a surface mount arial.

Any pics? I would be a bit dubious as to the finish, but would love to do this.
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Post by: Anonymous on May 13, 2004, 17:03
Quote from: "Peter Laborne"
Quote from: "RedRaceR"
Quote from: "markiii"but I'd try a breakers first.

sorry, not familiar with this term   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  

breakers = scrapheap = junkjard = place cars go to die


ok that cleared it up   s:) :) s:)  

thanks
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Post by: Anonymous on May 17, 2004, 08:29
Quote from: "Peter Laborne"
Quote from: "Buster"On the Arial, my friend has just had her Puma arial point smothed over and it looks the nuts, she came to me to fit a surface mount arial.

Any pics? I would be a bit dubious as to the finish, but would love to do this.

shall try and get some pics this week for you the colour tho is matalic purple so it's not any roadster colour   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
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