Broken aerial - Best replacement.

Militaris · Post by **Militaris** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:35 pm

My Toyota surf aerial recently broke off, due to be hit by to many branches. What would be the best thing to do with regards to replacing it. I often listen to the radio, but now it is mostly static. I would hate to put a new Toyota retractable aerial on just for it to get bent/broken again.

Any suggestions. Are there any aerial options which would prove to be longer lasting then the standard ones?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:40 pm

you could go to supercheap and buy one that has a spring at the
bottom or a rubber masted one.....

Militaris · Post by **Militaris** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:45 pm

Think I would check out the spring ones at supercheap next time I am in that area of town.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:22 pm

I've got one of those little stubby rubber ones on my truck, it seems to take the knocks from the vegetation ok. The only thing you have to watch is the vibration unscrews them from the base, a bit of loctite fixes that when you buy the replacement one for the one you lost

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:52 pm

You can get aftermarket replacement aeiral inserts, $40 ? try an auto electrician

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:50 pm

if you laazy like me, just by an electric aerial and put a switch inline from the wire coming out of the stereo( normally blue wire). this way when you go 4wding just flick the switch and the aerial will go down outa harms way and you can still listen to the radio.

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:54 pm

get a cd player.. :wink:

PR · Post by PR » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:28 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote:I've got one of those little stubby rubber ones on my truck, it seems to take the knocks from the vegetation ok. The only thing you have to watch is the vibration unscrews them from the base, a bit of loctite fixes that when you buy the replacement one for the one you lost

Brilliant stuff that LOLTITE the kids got a hold of it and put it on my metal tyre valve caps............end result riped the valves out of the rims...........so new valves and caps this time plastis ones to break off next time.