XKR aerial stuck
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Sorry if this comes across as seriously inept to many of you, but here goes...
First off, I have to confess I actually LIKE the old-fashioned retractible electric aerial on my 03 XKR convertible. My previous motor was a BMW 523 built way back in 1996 -- when hidden aerials were already coming in. There's something pig-headedly quirky about top Jags still being fitted with antiquated kit three quarters of a decade later.
The reluctance to move on does come at a cost tho -- I could have done with the sheer practicality of a cup-holder.
Anyhow, I was thirstily driving along in the Jag a fortnight ago thinking about the aerial and how unlike the modern hidden ones it makes kind of a statement when it occurred to me there was probably a big drawback.
One of these days, I figured, it was bound to go kaput. Needless to say, the very next day...
Suddenly it decided to start retracting only as far as the last tube, leaving a pathetic stump sticking out when parked up (apart from maybe one in 20 times when it will actually go all the way). I've cleaned it, greased it, oiled it, but to no avail.
Anyone got a remedy (other than, obviously, shelling out for a whole new one)?
Kind regards,
Hattoon
03 XKR Conv
First off, I have to confess I actually LIKE the old-fashioned retractible electric aerial on my 03 XKR convertible. My previous motor was a BMW 523 built way back in 1996 -- when hidden aerials were already coming in. There's something pig-headedly quirky about top Jags still being fitted with antiquated kit three quarters of a decade later.
The reluctance to move on does come at a cost tho -- I could have done with the sheer practicality of a cup-holder.
Anyhow, I was thirstily driving along in the Jag a fortnight ago thinking about the aerial and how unlike the modern hidden ones it makes kind of a statement when it occurred to me there was probably a big drawback.
One of these days, I figured, it was bound to go kaput. Needless to say, the very next day...
Suddenly it decided to start retracting only as far as the last tube, leaving a pathetic stump sticking out when parked up (apart from maybe one in 20 times when it will actually go all the way). I've cleaned it, greased it, oiled it, but to no avail.
Anyone got a remedy (other than, obviously, shelling out for a whole new one)?
Kind regards,
Hattoon
03 XKR Conv
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You probably need to replace the mast. There is a plastic, toothed line inside that brings the aerial up and down. Yours has probably broke at the end. Not to hard a job and there are lots of posts. Go to the below links.
Antenna Mast Replacement
or
Radio Antenna Repair
There is a trick to getting the nut loosened. From the inside loosen the two Torx screws holdin the antenna and push the whole aseembly up. This will expose more of the top nut so you can get a wrench (spanner) on it without damaging anything.
Antenna Mast Replacement
or
Radio Antenna Repair
There is a trick to getting the nut loosened. From the inside loosen the two Torx screws holdin the antenna and push the whole aseembly up. This will expose more of the top nut so you can get a wrench (spanner) on it without damaging anything.
Last edited by DaveC; 04-11-2013 at 12:20 PM.
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Two additional hints:
1. aftermarket Aerials are available from many sources in the UK at a fraction of the Jaguar OE cost.
2. if you do have to replace the Aerial, put masking tape around the wing at the base first. Otherwise, if the spanner slips, you may discover why so many Jaguars have strange scratches on the wing top.........
Graham
1. aftermarket Aerials are available from many sources in the UK at a fraction of the Jaguar OE cost.
2. if you do have to replace the Aerial, put masking tape around the wing at the base first. Otherwise, if the spanner slips, you may discover why so many Jaguars have strange scratches on the wing top.........
Graham
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