aerial replacement

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:35 pm

how easy is it to replace the aerial as mine has stopped working,it just makes a clicking noise while attempting to go up,ive had the panels off the boot but what i want to know is,do you have to cut any wires etc,or is it as simple as disconnect and replace? im gonna try for a mazda one from a scrappy as to avoid a universal one which may require more work.or is it possible to connect a manual aerial to the same wiring?any help would be great,cheers

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:14 pm

bazza. Have replaced my aerial with a Mazda unit from a scapper. Dead easy, just remove the trim panel un-plug the old unit remove from vehicle by undoing the 2 nuts on the body work and un-screwing the top of the aerial mast (chrome ring) from the out side body work. You can, just replace the aerial mast though. About £25+ from mazda. You take off the top of the mast from the body work and power the unit up it will push out. You then feed in the new mast as you power doen the unit. Not easy but can be done.

If buying a scrapper unit make sure it's got the same plug as yours as there are a couple of differnt ones about as I found out with mine.

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:43 pm

thanks for the info

,out of nterest how much did the scrappy charge you for the aerial stuart?

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:48 pm

Not cheap even at the scappy, I paid £40 but the guy took it off and tested it for me while I was there. Funny it came of the same model, in the same colour on the same year plate as mine. Exclusive 1.8, red, 1997

. New Mazda units are about £125 + vat for the whole thing and on E-bay they're like rocking horse s**t but the last one I saw on E-bay went for £45 plus P+P toal £51.

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:09 pm

It is very easy to fit a replacement electric aerial.... wiring is not too much of a problem as theres only 2 important live connectors and an earth to worry about. If you want to fit a manual one then wiring isnt a problem

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:58 pm

Found this on e-bay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 27034&rd=1

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:05 pm

[quote="Tiswas"]Found this on e-bay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 27034&rd=1[/quote]

Yeah that'll fit .......... its a maystar aerial.. i bought one last week from a local motor store for my mums mitsi

**Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:06 pm

It was 30 quid so cheaper than e-bay if you count the postage

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:36 am

Mate at work bought the same for his Alfa V6 GTV. Took about 50 mins to fit, he had to make up anew mounting frame to fit. He's happy as larry now.

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:15 am

you do get a mounting kit with the aerial

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:37 pm

Yeah, you get some pressed out bits of alloy that you can bend or cut into shape. My mates Alfa just neded to make the unit a little higher to fit.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:51 pm

Just posting this here as its the first topic i found related

:D:D:D

This....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 74329&rd=1

is a POST 96 aerial, check the block connector

:D:D

**Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:16 pm

Cheers for the info,but i already emailed him for part number and checked with mazda but its no use,mazda said the difference between the aerials is to do with the car having a sunroof or not,apparently to do with wiring,for those interested,the ebay part no is 97-04003782,if you have a 97 gxi with sunroof you will need part no-bc5v66930a from mazda,but at £205.21 +vat,ill be quite content with my cds

**Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:52 pm

Can second that info. The plugs for power etc are different for some reason. Go figure.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:01 pm

Bazza, I honestly think our cars are bloody clones of each other!!

My dad pulled my aerial up, and now I aint strong enough to shove it back down!! lol

**Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:32 pm

yeah julie our motors are,even the reg is very close,you get a wee bowl of porridge down ya lass and youll be strong enough to have that aerial down in jig time,or just try some wd40 on the aerial,dont eat it!:lol:

**Posted:** Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:16 pm

my aerial is busted now... it goes up and down alrite but when it goes all the way down completely it makes a really loud grinding noise which sounds like a chain saw... i mean really loud.

any ideas what it is? as i say its working fine , just makes a huge noise when its all tucked away.

**Posted:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:34 pm

mine cost £15 from a local scrapper, from an old 626. took 20 mins to replace, including putting all the panels back on. it just plugs straight in. i've heard it's a really common part, and is fitted to loads of cars, although another mazda is a safer bet
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**Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:28 pm

got the one from ebay,as when i emailed the guy back with the mazda part no i needed,i got a reply with minutes to go stating that the number he gave me was the another number under the correct part number,got it today and fitted it tonight,happy chappy again

and at £21 no complaints,hes no longer a registerd user now so well see how long it lasts

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