Aeriel chop!!

[phantombantam]

I want a shorter aeriel can anyone tell me what looks best and how to get the original one out (anti theft)

 

[danielbarnett]

unscrew it then pull it very hard! It kind of snaps in to place so it needs a good yank.

What looks good to replace it is a matter of opinion.

 

[phantombantam]

Do you know if any from other cars fit on that are shorter m8?

 

[Paul TDI]

theres a guide on Pabs site with the Civic aerial http://leoncupra.co.uk/

 

[Leeboy22001]

Half of mine snapped off in a car wash yup...silly man! and guess what it works a treat still, and looks much better

 

[Arctic]

Most people go for the Honda S2000 ariel

 

[Empi5]

Agree, ive got the S2000 on mine, at it looks much better.

 

[Pabs]

Civic aerial (same as S2000 i think) on mine - and guide on my site very nicely supplied in the link above!

 

[mrcoyote]

I think I've still got my Civic aerial at home if anyone's interested...

 

[paul h]

i have the us spec S2000 on mine it has a smaller base so doesn't overhang the base like the uk ones.

 

[CHR15B]

I had the Honda one but the fit was rotten, I picked up this one on eBay for £4 its for a Freelander... but fits perfectly.

And it isn't one of those barry alluminium ones either.

Paul, mines looked a lot worse than that, it overlaped as you stated, looked proper shoddy I went back to the standard!

 

[paul h]

yeah you find the uk spec s2000 has a bigger base than the ones in usa.mine came from the states £20 delivered

 

[bruceR]

I bought a Civic aerial from ebay (how dumb of me!!) and the thread was too short to fit, so the original went straight back on. By the way the aerial needs a hefty tug to remove it - follow the guide in Pabs web site, very good

 

[Pabs]

not sure why everyone keeps going on about the overhanging - i have std UK civic stubby aerial and don't see anything wrong with it.
Reception is good, considering the fact its about a 1/3rd of the length of the original.

 

[phantombantam]

Checked your site pabs and i couldn't see any overhang. What was price of civic one cos don't want to fork out £20 for s2000 one, and did you just get it from honda dealers?

 

[RikH]

just depends really
i got a uk spec s2000 aerial after finding pabs fantastic site with guides

yes the US ones have a thinner base, but is it worth the difference in price

i paid £4 for my s2000 aerial as opposed to £20 for a US one???

 

[Empi5]

Got mine off ebay for £4, no problems at all.

 

[BeezerDiesel]

A Vauxhall bee-sting ariel fits fine and is a good 4-5 inches shorter than the VAG version, but otherwise looks identical. I found mine needed a little bit of circumcision of the rubber next to the srew-in thread.
Just ask your Vauxhall dealer for a VX220 or Meriva ariel. Costs under a tenner too.

 

[Sniff_Diesel]

got a civic/s2000 one off ebay for under a £5 inc P&P and used pabs guide (cheers mate!) to fit on my Arctic LC TDi. looks fantastic - is a bit wide at the base like people have pointed out already but doesnt look out of place. Huge improvement on the original.

Reception is every bit as good as the original. Try one from ebay, if you dont like it, you can prob sell it on here or ebay again & lose all of about 50p...

Just make sure you hold on tight to the old aerial base when you pull the old one out. Gently squeezing the 2 apart applying more pressure until it gives was a bit less scary than the "give it a good tug " approach....

 

[CHR15B]

I used a claw hammer to get mines off first time round.