electric aerial, how do you remove it??

hi

my haynes manual doesn't mention it.

i'm trying to wire my stereo in but my wiring is like spaghetti junction, soi i want to remove the aerial to see what wires are coming off it top see if i can work it out  

TG

Do you want to remove the aerial or wire it up? There should be 4 wires for an electric aerial, one is obviously the RF signal.

Then there are 3 wires, one is a permanent +12V, one is earth, the other is +12V when the stereo is on. Normally they are red, blue, black.

i want to do both m8, there are that many wires around my fusebox area i can't be sure what is what, so i want to expose the back of the aerial so i can do a con check from both ends to ensure i have the right ones :?

unless theres another easier way of course??

TG

The easiest way would be to look at the wires coming from the power aerial and trace them to wherever they go. The problem is, that the location in the wing is very prone to having mud flung up, etc and will no doubt be corroded. If you remove it, you might do more damage than good!

paul_c said

The easiest way would be to look at the wires coming from the power aerial and trace them to wherever they go.

thats exactly what i want to do m8, how can i though unless i remove the aerial to see whats connected to the bottom??

can you see the bottom of it if you remove the inner wheel arch plastic cover??

TG

Should be able to see the bottom of the aerial within the wheelarch, there is no other wiring in the area.

ok cool, will take a look tomorrow, cheers for the help dude

TG

I am about to change my electric aerial tomorrow!! So if you want any tips, drop me a PM.

To do it;

1. Jack the car up and take off wheel. Pull back guard and you will see aerial there. Make sure battery is disconnected!
2. If you are sure you old one is kaput, cut the wires and take out the old one.
3. Fit the new one to car. Keep the old bits that screw to top of aerial (on wing) from old unit just in case.
4. To make the wiring easier and in particular the main HF cable. tape the old wires to the new ones - that way you can gently pull them through from inside the car - otherwise trying to get them through the small hole in bulkhead is a pain.

What model is your electric aerial - I have wiring diagrams for both a Beru unit and Hirschmann unit.

Note: On some models the relay that switches the up/down action is built into the aerial and on others it is separate and will be located in the car.

Good luck - if stuck drop me a mail

Cheers
Dave

nice one dave , will do

TG