aerial

[r3d]

just baught an arial for my saxo but when i took the original off there is nothing to screw it onto.. do i need to buy an adaptor?? what do i do

[MarkyG]

you should get a threaded bit with the aerial, i did when i bought my beesting aerial. half winds intot he aerial and the other half into the holder.

just tighten up and there ya go, although i still get much better radio reception from my standard VTS aerial.

[r3d]

its a bee sting nd i baught it off here... it needs to screw onto something

[riggsy]

So you didnt get the little bit with the thread on?

[r3d]

no can i get these seprate

[MarkyG]

no idea, i got mine with my one when i bought it

[Predator_R32]

usually get one with it mat you can always use a bolt screw it in then saw the end off :y:

if you have bought it new take it back as you should get a kind of grub screw with them

[r3d]

will a screw not nack the reception

[Predator_R32]

no mate, if you can get a brass bolt as there better conductors but any metal should be ok

[MarkyG]

no, its metal, shouldnt interfere at all. As Pred said, find a bolt that fits it, cut the end of as close to the thread as possible or rethread it using the correct tool, cant remembr the name of it.

i always find that holding it gives the best reception, but im not gonna drive about with my hand on it all the time!

[r3d]

lol k cheers all ill give it a go tmorrow

[Predator_R32]

the tool would be called a die ;)

[MarkyG]

thats it, tap and die set, using the die to rethread stuff, sorry i got one here at work with me, jsut didnt read the box!

[Predator_R32]

lol i used to work with them a lot, good pieces of kit, should really buy myself a set tbh

[MarkyG]

my boss bought me mine, said if i leave i can take the tools he bought me with me. good boss, thats what i like to hear. he is nice to me after calling him a spoon the other day

[Predator_R32]

very good boss indeed :y: