A car radio aerial can be replaced in as little as 30 minutes and is a car repair that you can complete in only 9 easy steps!
1) Take notice of how the old wiring/cable is routed through the body panels. This is the first step in ensuring the job is a quick one. If you start pulling at wiring without knowing how it runs through the car, your job could turn from 30 mins to a couple of hours.
2) Unplug the old cable from the radio jack located at the back of the cd/cassette/radio head unit.
3) Mark the cable by taping a length of string to the cable plug. This enables you to compare the length of the old cable to the new, so when you go to install the new cable it will be long enough to be routed through the car and reach the radio jack.
4) Free the cable from any clips or brackets.
5) Remove the nut at the aerial and slide other parts off (see illustration).
6) With a screwdriver, push through the hole down one side of the clamp and pull the aerial and old cable out. Carefully pull the cable & string through, tugging them gently as they clear through any tight spots.
7) Tape the new aerial cable to the string and simply pull it through.
8) Plus the new cable into the radio jack.
9) Attach the new aerial
1) Take notice of how the old wiring/cable is routed through the body panels. This is the first step in ensuring the job is a quick one. If you start pulling at wiring without knowing how it runs through the car, your job could turn from 30 mins to a couple of hours.
2) Unplug the old cable from the radio jack located at the back of the cd/cassette/radio head unit.
3) Mark the cable by taping a length of string to the cable plug. This enables you to compare the length of the old cable to the new, so when you go to install the new cable it will be long enough to be routed through the car and reach the radio jack.
4) Free the cable from any clips or brackets.
5) Remove the nut at the aerial and slide other parts off (see illustration).
6) With a screwdriver, push through the hole down one side of the clamp and pull the aerial and old cable out. Carefully pull the cable & string through, tugging them gently as they clear through any tight spots.
7) Tape the new aerial cable to the string and simply pull it through.
8) Plus the new cable into the radio jack.
9) Attach the new aerial
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