aerial base 01 hdi estate

[martinez]

had enough of the dodgy radio reception so decided to investigate. found that the aerial at the rear was well rusted up and snapped off leaving a metal stud sticking out of the base unit. Do these aerials have a male or female thread ? ie. does it screw in or on.
anyway, without the aerial the reception seems the same. i was thinking of dumping it and buying one of these shark fin units
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHARK-FIN-AER ... 2eb89c2e07
are they any good, and if so where does the cable run to inside the car ? hope it doesn't go all the way back to the cd payer, or do I have to cut it ?

[Gary406]

ive heard those shark fins are crap . never tried one to be honest but loads say so..

can the original earial not be fixed ? get a replacement from a scrap yard car ??

[martinez]

well, I can't get the last bit of the aerial out as it's rusted in and if you try and unscrew it it just goes round and round. so basically the base is scrap too.
I need the whole thing really that's why I was thinking of the shark thingy.
I took the base off and the wires are quite long, but do they go all the way back to the cd player ? don't fancy that job, I'd rather cut it and join it up
any ideas ?
I've got a watch on ebay unless someone here knows of one

[omega]

ive got a d9 estate aerial if you want it its still n the car at the moment

[martinez]

thanks for reply but this is what I need, and it may well answer the question of how long the leads are
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-CITRO ... 4a93bee97c
so with the price of the aerial as well, there goes my xmas box

[omega]

no proplem you could have had mine for £12

[martinez]

Big thanks to Omega for the aerial unit, now reception is brilliant and clear

[martinez]

well, looks like I spoke too soon ! a new gremlin has emerged.
Radio works fine for around 30 minutes, then it all turns to mush and I have to either put the CD player on, or turn it off for 5 minutes. If I turn it back on again, it works fine for another 30 minutes. It only does this if I turn it off though, if I just use the CD player it remains mush when I change back.
Any ideas ?

[omega]

just a thought it might be a power issue
eg for some reason after a certain time the power to the aeriel lead fails and switching it back on restarts it again
maybe when it happens again check to see if you have power at the aeriel end
but i could be wrong

[martinez]

well mate, looking at others on this forum these radios don't seem the best, I may just junk it and put something reliable in. Don't you just love cars eh !