So, I managed to bend my aerial pretty badly reversing into an overhanging bush outside my house while in a hurry leaving home.

Pretty cool.

Looking to replace it, there are other telescopic ones on halfords

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... =IOV4PLPZ1 )

that I believe should work, but is it possible to fit a non electric bog standard black rubber aerial? Will save me breaking it again...

(something like http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... =IOV4PLPZ1)


Also, has anyone got experience changing the rear wing aerial? Either to a new electric one or to a different type, easy/hard?

Cheers

removing the boot plastics are 90% of the battle! I have a preford one for sale in the for sale section.

It'll be hard for most owners on here to put up with the embarrassment of fitting one of those black rubber aerials lol

maybe i'm delusional, but the silver extendable aerial is probably even worse.

I had one of those black rubber ones :P it was alright... but in a rough area I could so see it being a grab handle for something to rip off and mangle up the body work. So off it went and on went a maplin eleccy one. May not last as long as a Mazda original, but I rarely have it going up anyway.

anyone thought of roof mounting a bee sting aerial? no harder routing the cable then for an amp

aye sloth, fair point.
fortunately i live in a rural area so it wouldnt be too much of a problem.


Halfords do a narrow mount version (17mm mounting hole diameter) and standard (22mm).

Do you know which of these it is, got a '96 BA, so i'd be assuming it was the same as yours.


Also, you say you rarely have it going up anyway, can you 'control' this as such, or do you just not have the radio on much. Mine goes up even if i only have my Ipod on through my HU =[

I'd considered just taking the aerial power out of the back of the HU, but if i ever did want to listen to the radio, it would be a pain in the a**e.

Sony head units only put the aerial up when you're in radio mode (or have traffic announcements turned on) - other head units have it up all the time.

Easy way is just cut the power cable from the head unit (the one that controls the aerial) and put a switch inline I did that with my Alpine, like with yours - I was usually only ever using the iPod, so having the aerial go up and down was a bit of a waste.

As for the size, I think its nearer 22mm, but I'm not entirely sure, didn't check when I got mine.

Ahh. Well i'll measure it up anyways.


Yeah, I think it might be something to do with the TP on my kenwood HU. But i cant seem to fully turn it off and not have the aerial going up =[ will probably get the inline switch on the go.


Which one is the aerial power cable? Or is it pretty clear (didn't really look when i put my HU in, had old adaptors attached from previous cars and i just chucked it in really.

Holmes my good man, why we're very nearly nabours!

These two topices may be helpfull for you:-

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... php?t=5283

http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... hp?t=12178

Errm if you've got the user manual for your head unit it will say which colour wire is the antenna remote (not the 'amp remote', which is for a sub or other external amp). It may even have a sticker on the top showing which colour it is. I've no idea what colour it is in the Mazda wiring though (which has white plugs that should go into a short adapter cable to convert it to the ISO standard).

ah right, yeah got all the docs for it so i'll check that out too. cheers sloth.


And awesome nick, should come in handy when i get round to it. Noice little motor by the way! where abouts in somerset are you (if you don't mind me asking )

I be painfully close to Chard m good man. thanks for the compliment

Mine's a 1997 BA and PINK is the answer to the cable color that goes to the aerial. give it a try.

I first read it as " Mine's a PINK 1997 BA"

[quote="Cypher"]I first read it as " Mine's a PINK 1997 BA" [/quote]
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