How easy is it to remove the bee sting aerial? Are there screws involved or does is simply 'turn' off? The reason why I'm asking is, I was browsing the website of the new sedan, and noticed a very interesting aerial fitted to it. It's like a combo between a fin and bee sting aerial. I don't know if it's the one fitted to cars that has the SAT/NAV option, anyways I'm including a pic.
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Bee Sting Aerial...
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Yeah, that ariel is Sat Nav only.
The ariel itself is actually bolted underneath the headling and its very hard to remove it without causing some sort of creasing/damage and apparently you never get the factory finish back
Much better than the bee-sting ariel is the new Shark-fin one now standard on the Touran. I might buy one in the future but I don't know whether to risk the headlining
The ariel itself is actually bolted underneath the headling and its very hard to remove it without causing some sort of creasing/damage and apparently you never get the factory finish back
Much better than the bee-sting ariel is the new Shark-fin one now standard on the Touran. I might buy one in the future but I don't know whether to risk the headlining
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removing an aierial is easy and ive done it on my polo a few times
all you need to do is drop the headlining enough to get your hand behind it which can usually be done by unclipping the side trims suporting it and then i might just flop down and then you can usually see the base which should have a cable going to it which you should remoce if there are aparebnt fixings and then usually a 10mm or 13mm nut to remove and pull it off
as for the creaces they can be caused by forcing the headlining (can be cured by cheating a humid atmosphere in the car with a kettle and then pulling against the crease) or if your tlking about in the metal then its due to over tightening and/or using the wrong washers
all you need to do is drop the headlining enough to get your hand behind it which can usually be done by unclipping the side trims suporting it and then i might just flop down and then you can usually see the base which should have a cable going to it which you should remoce if there are aparebnt fixings and then usually a 10mm or 13mm nut to remove and pull it off
as for the creaces they can be caused by forcing the headlining (can be cured by cheating a humid atmosphere in the car with a kettle and then pulling against the crease) or if your tlking about in the metal then its due to over tightening and/or using the wrong washers
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Don't worry about replacing the aerial, I needed a new aerial that supported my DAB stereo, the replacement aerial is a bosch one, has a slightly wider base similar to the original and has a painted black finish.
I have had no problems with the headlining, everything clips back into position - no rattles.
Des
I have had no problems with the headlining, everything clips back into position - no rattles.
Des