Sharkfin Aerial

[SO16_Saint]

ANyone replaced an existing aerial with a shark fin aerial?

 

Bought a new (second hand) car yesterday, but it has no aerial attached - so rather than buying a standard one was thinking of replacing it with a shark fin one.

 

Anyone know whether this process is easy?

[Colinjb]

Looks to be a reasonably common thing:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app#hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&sclient=psy-ab&q=shark+fin+aerial+fitting&oq=sharkfin+aerial+&gs_l=hp.1.1.0i13l4.1952.4589.0.6805.16.16.0.0.0.0.203.1992.1j14j1.16.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.cPM2CePx9xw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=f80844f1c93b97ab&bpcl=37189454

 

Out of interest, what did you get? The Insignia?

[SO16_Saint]

Looks to be a reasonably common thing:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app#hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&sclient=psy-ab&q=shark+fin+aerial+fitting&oq=sharkfin+aerial+&gs_l=hp.1.1.0i13l4.1952.4589.0.6805.16.16.0.0.0.0.203.1992.1j14j1.16.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.cPM2CePx9xw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=f80844f1c93b97ab&bpcl=37189454

 

Out of interest, what did you get? The Insignia?

 

Thanks... i've seen some vids, but not sure how doctored they were! I'm not that handy, so wanted some real life advice.

 

I bought this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201241488270101/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/price-from/7000/transmission/manual/engine-size-cars/1-7l_to_1-9l/price-to/8000/maximum-age/up_to_2_years_old/model/insignia/make/vauxhall/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/tw148ha/page/2/radius/1500?logcode=p or rather one VERY similar from the same place. 42000 miles, and got it for £7500.

[Colinjb]

Fair play, would be interested to see how you get on with it, particularly as it's the petrol model.

[SO16_Saint]

Fair play, would be interested to see how you get on with it, particularly as it's the petrol model.

 

will let you know in a month or so.

 

So far, 1 day, it's going great guns. Runs very well (youd expect no less, it's 2 years old!). The insurance is cheap - £200 fully comp, and tax is cheap - £215 for the year - that's less than the Beetle we had previously - for both tax and ins.

 

only thing is it had no dust caps or aerial - so using ebay for both - and hope to fit aerial over the weekend. Still have signal, but not great.

 

The 6 gears should make it economical, i'd have thought?

 

The boot is MASSIVE - or a lot bigger than we're used to, anyhow (Beetle and Suzuki SX4).

[Glasgow_Saint]

Sweet ass car dude

[RonManager]

Sweet ass car dude

Are you implying that Bridgey is a car enthusiast with an attractive rear end?

 

Well really, how very dare you.

[SO16_Saint]

Sweet ass car dude

 

 

cant work out whether youre taking the ****** or being serious

[Colinjb]

cant work out whether youre taking the ****** or being serious

 

If he thinks you have a nice arse just take the compliment and move on......

[SO16_Saint]

If he thinks you have a nice arse just take the compliment and move on......

 

I DO have a nice arse, just unsure how he knows. Am a little worried now.

[RonManager]

I had all the early Sharkfin Aerial albums , you know, the good stuff, the REAL stuff, before they sold out to the Maaaaaaaaaaan.

 

Bastards.

[Glasgow_Saint]

cant work out whether youre taking the ****** or being serious

 

I like the car dude