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chrali

Hi Guys

Only a little twisty road from were we keep our horses both me and an oncoming 4x4 had to hug the edge of the road as we went past each other. The trees and hedges bent my aerial a bit. I twisted the segments aound so it looks straighter but it doesnt fully retract. If I push it the rest of the way manually it you can feel the motor pulling it. It raises perfectly. Does it need to relearn when to stop, or is it stuffed. If so I'll try to get an windscreen aerial.

It nearly happened again the other day, but I tried to lower the aerial instead of focusing on the oncoming car......not recommended. Embarassed

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DYLAN · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 13:35 Post subject:

I got one from a local car spares, it was the same kind with live earth and the 2 switch wires, It was priced at 45 quid when i told him i wasn't paying that much he came back telling me it was old stock so could do it for 25, Needless to say i snapped his arm off, I needed to bend the fixing bracket a bit to accomadate it but i honestly think the top screw on thread would hold it anyway. so it might be worth a look in your local spares shops. got to be same wiring if you want an easy fix.
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scouse_exile · * Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Sunny Dorset

Same thing happened to me. For the life of me I can't understand why they put the aerial on the nearside! Anyway I have just ordered a stick on windscreen aerial, so that'll be this weekend's little project.
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Ian

1995 3.1L Lotus Bighorn

chrali · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 14:15 Post subject:

Topvaux · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 14:37 Post subject:

I agree - whoever decided to put the aerial on the nearside must have been off on one at the time. You can quite simply change the mast, you don't need the whole thing. About £25 I think - I bought one quite recently - and they are cheaper from Isuzu than Vauxhall in this instance. Just undo the chrome annular nut, raise the aerial and it will spit the old one out, swtch aerial to "down" and feed the new one in and replace the annular nut again. About 5 minutes.

Philp · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 17:46 Post subject:

Ahh yes, but in most countries it will be on the offside, theres only a few countires left like us and Japan that drive on the left.
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Topvaux · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 17:50 Post subject:

Aaah no! On LHD models it's on the other side, so it always gets dragged through the hedgerows! (Except we are one of the few countries that have hedgerows, too!)

Philp · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 17:56 Post subject:

so the answer is to swap front wings with a LHD model LOL
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Topvaux · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 18:08 Post subject:

Now, there's a plan! LOL!

siweb · ******* Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 1590

That happened to me twice (thought would have learned the 1st time Laughing

) so now fitted a rubber one.
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scouse_exile · * Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Sunny Dorset

chrali · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:09 Post subject:

I expected a neat little box and a wire , what window are you putting it on?

It doesnt make sense putting the aerial on the ns wing, given that the Japan also drives on the left... I also cant imaging that they put it there coz they planned to take over the US market !

I'll probably replace the mast - I dont like the idea of have an electric aerial that doesnt work, or a button that mustn't be used.

Sad but true Very Happy

Peej · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:14 Post subject:

scouse_exile · * Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Sunny Dorset

chrali · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 16:39 Post subject: