Cleaning Auto-Antennas ?

[akeenan]

use something around the house! get some oil into it, and leave it.

[cooks44]

Ok, DON"T USE WD40!!!!!

WD40 is a silicone spray, it will insulate the individual parts of the aerial from each other and your aerial wont work properly anymore!

What you need to do is use Electrical Contact Cleaner (available at Jaycar, DSE, etc) to clean anything (including the WD40 you just put on) off.

Then use some sort of petroleum-based jelly (Vaseline) on it. KY wouldn't work, it's water-based...

[DJ_L3ThAL]

ok i have that PCB cleaner (i do mod chips ) so ill try that and lube her up

[cooks44]

Ooops... should have read your sig... Would've realised you'd have the stuff already! Give us a yell if you've got any probs, might be able to find a new one for you.

[DJ_L3ThAL]

i didnt put wd40 on it lol... i havent done it yet lol

[phorj]

the carbon-type cleaner and graphite stuff are good çoz they weigh less and won't deminish your power-to-weight ratio!

and the petrolium jelly will make your car more areodanamic and go faster!

Put it all on... that's all the mods you need!

for those of you that think I'm a retard... I'm special OK, SPECIAL!

and yes... I'm just being a tool!

[sniffy]

Originally posted by phorj

for those of you that think I'm a retard... I'm special OK, SPECIAL!

thats what i say:D

[Ronin 09]

If it doesn't work, get a new mast. I just installed one today and it is sweet. Aerpro model AP-12 or something... just a bit of effort to get the antenna out and change the mast/rope... $30 bucks from Autobarn.

[akeenan]

im going to use wd40, just to make a stand! actually ill do it when i need to. i actually cleaned my areial the other day with my tissue. still works fine.

[cooks44]

Did the AP12 fit your factory antenna?? Aerpro have a specific listing for Nissan's (AP252).

The AP12 is meant to fit the antennas manufactured by Aerpro, not any OEM vehicles (except Ford & Hondas... the Aerpro ones are OEM...)

Oh, what series R33 do you have?

[Ronin 09]

The guy at autobarn told me that it would be really difficult to find a mast for an import skyline, so i just went with a generic kind of mast and tried it out.

The mast fit fine - the little ball on the top sticks out about 5mm higher. My car is a '95 series 1 front, but as i understand it is right at the changeover to series 2. It shouldn't matter though. The hardest thing is getting the antenna locking ring off if you don't have the 2 pronged thingy (!), and when you open up the mechanism everything flies out.

[cooks44]

Beauty - I'll have the AP12 added to the application listing so no one will have trouble finding an antenna for a Skyline again.

Thanks Ronin09...

[Ronin 09]

Where can i find this application listing? Is it on the boards?

[Greg]

u just did mine today with vaseline it works well

[DJ_L3ThAL]

no i didnt... lol

[Greg]

hehe oops