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Post by big'nuf Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:32 pm

Oh dear, just snapped off the roof aerial while wiping the top over...hardly touched it...it snapped off at the mount, breaking the plastic body the mast screws in to.
Anyone know if replacement would be an easy task? Guessing the roof lining has to come down?
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Post by burlingtonboaby Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:59 am

big'nuf wrote:Oh dear, just snapped off the roof aerial while wiping the top over...hardly touched it...it snapped off at the mount, breaking the plastic body the mast screws in to.
Anyone know if replacement would be an easy task? Guessing the roof lining has to come down?
A call to Mark at Willersey might help you find a replacement ? 01386853511
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Post by big'nuf Tue May 02, 2017 9:14 pm

Thank you Boaby, but looking at the job entailed, it appears a massive job so may just forget it....
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Post by Peter Brown Mon May 08, 2017 5:15 pm

The power and RF leads to the aerial pass across the top of the cab interior light, there will be a joint in the RF cable. You can get an aerial designed to stick on the windscreen and get it in over the cab interior light.

It wont be as good as the original aerial but a lot better than ripping the van apart.

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Post by Liam Mon May 08, 2017 5:56 pm

To do the job properly there is a lot of furniture and fittings that has to be undone - it will cost you circa £250+ to have it done at the A/S service center - but at least you will know it's been done properly. 
We had the A/S SC replace the MB whip aerial with a dedicated shark fin DAB antenna which has much improved the radio reception!
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Post by big'nuf Sat May 13, 2017 8:07 pm

Thanks gents, Im going to take Peter's advice and look behind the light for a join and Liam's advice to fit a shark-fin one...job for a sunny day...
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