Hello all,

My aerial has stopped working and I will need to replace it, just makes a grinding noise now.

I have been searching through the forum but found some information but not all I need.

What is the best replacement electric aerial to buy?
(is it worth contacting Mazda or get one from ebay, parts store and so on)

I'm sorry if this has been asked 100 times or more, just was not having much luck with the search.

Hello!

Don't buy from Mazda, you'll need a mortgage - I recall someone on here said they'd been quoted £500 And if by "parts store" you mean FPS, regretfully I wouldn't advise using them, as they don't have a good rep for completing orders. The store's recently been rebooted, but unless it's changed hands, then [i]caveat emptor[/i], I'm afraid.

There are universal ones available, although I can't advise on the best of those, as I fitted a second hand one from another club member.

There are so many breakers around now, it's probably worth putting up a "wanted" thread and seeing if anyone's got one. HOWEVER! Pre-Ford and post-Ford had different aerial types/fittings, so be careful about that. If you find my thread on aerial replacement, the one in my photographs is a post-Ford.

S

Thanks for the information, I will try one from ebay to start with. I had quite good lucky a good few years back replacing one on a VW Golf Mk1

Just looking on ebay and i have seen this [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Aerial-Antenna-Car-Radio-Mast-Kit-Ford-Capri-Escort-Fiesta-Probe-Sierra-/222175055912?hash=item33baaa5028:g:ZWoAAOSw4DJYkXjO[/url]

From the pictures I have seen of the aerial it looks very similar?

If it's just the plastic leader that's broken, then you can simply replace the aerial mast + leader and keep the mechanism.

Serena wrote a good post on aerial replacement for a post-Ford model. The post is here:
[url=http://www.club323f.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=57923&start=90#p744594]Re: BA - Serena's GXi 1.5 'Sundance' - sprucing up, Summer 2[/url]


You can see my thread for an aftermarket aerial replacement that's [i]almost[/i] correct. Mine is a pre-Ford model. See here:
[url=http://www.club323f.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=59514]Aftermarket Aerial Mast- BA/Lantis[/url]

However the Aerpro aerial is not, it seems, directly available in the Uk so it may not be much help unless you can ship it in e.g. from Australia. If so, a company called WES Components in Australia is where I sourced it, they ship electronics and component supplies all over Australia to repairers (bit similar to Farnell/Element 13 or RS Components) , their prices are usually reasonable and they may be able to ship it to you at a reasonable price.

[b]Patrick[/b]