Car Question

[Moshe Gariani]

Some toerag nicked the aerial of our car a couple of nights ago... (very thoughtfully they unscrewed the whole thing rather than snapping it off...)

Being the sort of bloke who gets the oil and water filled up at the MOT can someone advise the best way for me to replace the aerial...?

Do I need to take it into a garage or can one buy and fit an aerial fairly easily? (the car is an Astra - year 05) Best place to buy?

 

[clippedgull]

Halfords.

Or a local car audio shop.

Should just be a case of screwing it back on.

 

[dougdeep]

Easy to fit, should come with instructions. Halfords?

 

[maidstoneseagull]

Buy and fit easily - some one did the same to my car and it cost about £3 for like for like replacement from peugeot dealership

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Is this one likely to be any good...?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OPEL-CAR-AERIAL-CORSA-ASTRA-VECTRA-NEW_W0QQitemZ120142616483QQihZ002QQcategoryZ36676QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Everest]

it cost about £3 for like for like replacement from peugeot dealership

But about £500 from Vauxhall!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Buy and fit easily - some one did the same to my car and it cost about £3 for like for like replacement from peugeot dealership

thanks for that... "£24" cost referred to by e-bayer is a bit misleading then...?

 

[Gully]

The same thing has happened to me a couple of times, bought my replacements off e-bay, very cheap and only took a day or two to arrive.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The same thing has happened to me a couple of times, bought my replacements off e-bay, very cheap and only took a day or two to arrive.

Was it your aerial?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The same thing has happened to me a couple of times, bought my replacements off e-bay, very cheap and only took a day or two to arrive.

thanks... I think I'll try e-bay (thought it was going to cost more than a few quid when first realised it was missing...)

 

[Ned]

thanks for that... "£24" cost referred to by e-bayer is a bit misleading then...?

what that is saying is you would pay £24 if you bought the exact same item from a Vauxhall dealership.

You get it for £3 + p&p if you are prepared to buy it from ebay and wait a few days for delivery

 

[Moshe Gariani]

what that is saying is you would pay £24 if you bought the exact same item from a Vauxhall dealership.

You get it for £3 + p&p if you are prepared to buy it from ebay and wait a few days for delivery

thanks... just this minute paid £2.99 + £2.99 p&p, so am happy with that...

do you think the people who nick them sell them on e-bay? or is it just a prank and they throw them away?

 

[Ned]

thanks... just this minute paid £2.99 + £2.99 p&p, so am happy with that...

do you think the people who nick them sell them on e-bay? or is it just a prank and they throw them away?

More a prank or too tight to buy o new one for their car that some scrote has nicked the aerial off

 

[Moshe Gariani]

More a prank or too tight to buy o new one for their car that some scrote has nicked the aerial off

I should've gone out last night and found one to take myself... if everyone did that then no-one would have to buy a new one and we'd only be missing one for as long as it took to nick someone else's...