Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:33:03 GMT From: johannes <johsnospamfitter.com> Subject: Re: Replacing antenna - 90000
Andrew Sinclair wrote: > > In message <1e52bea44e.Richardnospamard.ss.clear.net.nz>, Richard > Sutherland-Smith <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> writes > >> I am thinking of replacing the whole antenna incl motor, but to do this > >> I have to remove the lining in the boot (trunk). How difficult is this? > >> Do you need any special tools? > >On my CS Aero, you pull off the rubber trunk seal which also holds the > >lining in. From what I remember it is fairly obvious once you are in > >there. When I was replacong the broken aerial, the old stub wouldn't > >come out and I had to dismantle the whole thing, so I could push it > >out from below. > > > Are you sure you need to replace the whole aerial assembly? If the mast > has been snapped then all you need buy is a new mast, a lot cheaper. > Undo the nut on the outside, remove the remains of the old mast (will > have a long white nylon 'tail' attached to it) then feed in the new mast > and tail then do up nut. OK it's worth a try. The mast was bent by reversing under some kind of air conditioning structure in parking basement, one of those big square pipework. Always reminds me of films where the actor escapes through such pipes. The mast no longer moves, but the motor sounds ok.