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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:52 pm 
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Hi, I managed to snap mine in half today (bloody trees :evil: ), and in trying to fix it managed to completley bugger it up, meaning i'm going to need a whole new unit (motor and antenna). Any idea how much these are from Ford? Or if i can get the same thing from an auto parts shop? (theres an Autonbahn, Burson and Repco in town, any of these places stock them?) And to change it I'm told you need to remove the plastic mudguard in the wheelarch, is this true?

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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:00 pm 
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Ive been told they are expensive $100+ i would try www.ftgautosalvage.com.au (Fordmods sponsor) and yes the plastic skin does have to be removed.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:04 pm 
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You can get some info also from http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=69 .

 

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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:09 pm 
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Thanks I just had a quick squiz at the doco and it gave me some idea. I guess Ill shop around the wreckers and see if I can get one second hand.

First the 6 stacker stopped working, now this, i think someone up there dosent want me listening to music when driving :lol:

 

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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:10 pm 
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[quote="joolz"]Ive been told they are expensive $100+ i would try www.ftgautosalvage.com.au (Fordmods sponsor) and yes the plastic skin does have to be removed.[/quote you can buy the one they were going to sell me...

 

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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:38 pm 
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you can buy just the antenna bit it just pulls out and you just put the new one in go to a stereo place and ask them we do it at work all the time
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:43 pm 
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i for got to say that you have to take out the gaurd liner and there is a grub screw on the antenna . undo it and it will come out .when putting the new one in turn on the power and put it into place and get some one to turn the power off so it will wind down . i hope this helps you out
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:01 am 
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Try and find genuine eh. The aftermarket ones don't look as good, chrome tip isn't as nice. :P

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:06 pm 
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Thanks for all the help!

I went to ford to see how much for a whole new unit (the whole motor and all was broken, long story...) anywho $300 for a whole new unit! :shock: Ended up getting an Aerpro replacement from Burson, made the mistake of getting a fully automatic instead of a semi automatic, but fixed all that up and installed it today for $114 :)

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:08 pm 
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What did you do to it that stopped you from just replacing the mast?

 

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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:36 pm 
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you can buy just the antenna bit it just pulls out and you just put the new one in go to a stereo place and ask them we do it at work all the time
Does anyone know if the Aerpro replacement antenna masts fit the ford motor units ?? - The Aerpro aftermarket power antenna units themselves look pretty similar to the genuine ford ones.

 

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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:24 pm 
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I bought a aftermarket antenna mast for mine some time back. Unfortunately I can't remember what brand it was. Could very well have been Aerpro. The shop matched it for me when I took the ford mast in.

 

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