Electric Aerial Replacement
Discussion
Anybody know what the electric aerial on the later wedge cars were off??. Anybody got a replacement one for sale??.
it's the least of my worries at the moment but mine is broke and won't retract peoperly and has poked a hole in my car cover
I would like to replace it with a leccy one just for the novelty factor!
MikeB
it's the least of my worries at the moment but mine is broke and won't retract peoperly and has poked a hole in my car cover
I would like to replace it with a leccy one just for the novelty factor!
MikeB
Mike:
They're just a generic thing, you can get them from most motor factors. On my car the wiring loom already has a blue wire down to the left rear wing to control the aerial. Older designs used a rocker switch to control the aerial, but by the time the late wedges were out, the industry had standardised on a negative-going control signal from the head unit. You may still need to find a 12v supply for it though.
Ian
They're just a generic thing, you can get them from most motor factors. On my car the wiring loom already has a blue wire down to the left rear wing to control the aerial. Older designs used a rocker switch to control the aerial, but by the time the late wedges were out, the industry had standardised on a negative-going control signal from the head unit. You may still need to find a 12v supply for it though.
Ian
Mike
I bought an electric one to upgrade my rubber one on the 400 as 350 had electric.
However it did not fit as the original aerial was at the hinge end of the boot and there was not enough depth to fit all the gubbins.
So only way to get the room is to drill another hole further to the back of the boot which I have not yet done !
I bought an electric one to upgrade my rubber one on the 400 as 350 had electric.
However it did not fit as the original aerial was at the hinge end of the boot and there was not enough depth to fit all the gubbins.
So only way to get the room is to drill another hole further to the back of the boot which I have not yet done !
My one is mounted just shy of the boot spoiler. looks like it has plendy of room around it inside the boot.
It does look like it has quite a big oblong base mounting plate on the outside of the car and not your usual round / domed jobbie.
The wires have been pulled out to stop it firing up but I noticed that the aerial elements themselves are all jammed up and falling to bits so I guess that the aerial broke half way up or down and the guy just pulled the wires.
I have never had a car with an electric aerial and I just wanted to replace it with a working version just for the crack!
I was also trying to get the CD multichanger working in the boot but as yet have had no joy. Mind you I haven't been able to get the instrument lights (petrol, oil, clock etc) on the big control panel working either. Ho Hum.
MikeB
It does look like it has quite a big oblong base mounting plate on the outside of the car and not your usual round / domed jobbie.
The wires have been pulled out to stop it firing up but I noticed that the aerial elements themselves are all jammed up and falling to bits so I guess that the aerial broke half way up or down and the guy just pulled the wires.
I have never had a car with an electric aerial and I just wanted to replace it with a working version just for the crack!
I was also trying to get the CD multichanger working in the boot but as yet have had no joy. Mind you I haven't been able to get the instrument lights (petrol, oil, clock etc) on the big control panel working either. Ho Hum.
MikeB
) I took the old aerial apart and it just fell to bits!. The motor looked like it had been in water (probably running down the broken aerial elements) for years and had seized.
The rest of the components inside just sort of exploaded all over the place when I opened the case
springs etc all over the place! I think it was a case of I should have just left it all well alone.
Anyhow, I wanted to replace the unit with a direct replacement and didn't fancy the Halfrauds route. looking at the insides of the unit i noticed the word Zendar / Zender everywhere and did a search on Ebay and picked up a new (still in the box) one for £27.
I particularly wanted a direct replacement as the one previously fitted to the car had a sort of oblong base that over the years had worn an indentation in the outer boot paintwork of the shape.
The one I bought off ebay should be a direct replacement and slot straight in. Will see when it turns up.
MikeB
>> Edited by mikeb on Monday 25th October 18:08
The rest of the components inside just sort of exploaded all over the place when I opened the case
springs etc all over the place! I think it was a case of I should have just left it all well alone. Anyhow, I wanted to replace the unit with a direct replacement and didn't fancy the Halfrauds route. looking at the insides of the unit i noticed the word Zendar / Zender everywhere and did a search on Ebay and picked up a new (still in the box) one for £27.
I particularly wanted a direct replacement as the one previously fitted to the car had a sort of oblong base that over the years had worn an indentation in the outer boot paintwork of the shape.
The one I bought off ebay should be a direct replacement and slot straight in. Will see when it turns up.
MikeB
>> Edited by mikeb on Monday 25th October 18:08
Well I've just spent yesterday afternoon and a couple of hours this evening fitting a replacement electric aerial to my 83 Tasmin. The one that was on the car was an after market 40 quid jobbie but as I've now fitted 3 of these over the last few years I thought I would try and fit something of a slightly better quality. I drive a 96 Honda Accord as an every day car and the aerial on this car looked to me as though it should fit. I can now confirm that with a few slight modifications it does fit very well. It needs a bracket making to support the motor, which I made out of a piece of aluminium. No problem with the wiring as it just has a 12v supply, earth and 12v signal.
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll take some pics.
Just need to get to the breakers now and find another one to fit to the Accord, but you've got to get your priorities right!!
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll take some pics.
Just need to get to the breakers now and find another one to fit to the Accord, but you've got to get your priorities right!!
I bought one from ebay for £11. It went up and then started smoking. Another lesson. Cheep does not do it. My 280 had a relay in the boot it did not work so i wired into the stereo and that did not work. I manually pulled it up and disconected the wires.
Unfortunatly I had to sell my dream car last month to make way for a kiddy carier (260bhp jap car) But I will return to TVR
Unfortunatly I had to sell my dream car last month to make way for a kiddy carier (260bhp jap car) But I will return to TVR
Hi, I found out, much to my annoyance that if you are working on the car with the boot open, turn on the radio for music as you work, then shut the boot (with the radio still on) a disaster happens with the arerial and the 390/400 type spoiler I have. It doesn't make much noise as the aerial is bent beyond use by the end of the spolier 
Anyway local motor factor 40 quid later and the radio works again!! looks pretty poor quailty for 40 quid right enough.
Anyway local motor factor 40 quid later and the radio works again!! looks pretty poor quailty for 40 quid right enough.
PAULMARSHALL said:
Went for the electric Aerial option cause my broken fixed one was no good on AM. Still have the problem with interference. Any ideas how I can reduce the interference. The mast goes up and down wonderfully.
Can't remember who and when but on here some where. Would appear that TVR have a very good ground plane in the form of the chassis? Wasn't there a tread on a loose bit of braided wire near the rear suspension and this was hooked up to the aerial for the ground plane?
Personally I have a BBQ grate in the boot behind the trim and that is connected for the ground plane.
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