1984 Turbo aerial

[tonytransam]

My electric aerial is mounted in the drivers wing and does not work, what is the best way to access it? 
 

thanks in advance. 

[Bibs]

I seem to remember it's behind the carpet on the RH wall of the footwell. 

[CarBuff]

ISTR that it is a short unit also, and as a result they are difficult to source.

 

After repairing ours more than once we fitted a hidden DAB antenna into the A pillar. No retracting mechanism required. ☺️

[Gjk]

Ditto to @CarBuff. I mounted it to the body under the sun visor trim panel. I’ve not had any problems with interference, but remember to disconnect the power feed to the old Ariel.

[snowrx]

I recall having to peel back a bit of carpet to access the aerial, and it was a bear to get out of the confined space. Look for the smallest replacement unit if you need a new one. 

[TAR]

I'm not sure of the changeover point but early turbo cars needed te drivers door removing to get at the aerial.  

[Bazza 907]

14 hours ago, TAR said:

I'm not sure of the changeover point but early turbo cars needed te drivers door removing to get at the aerial.  

Not sure that that's 100% right - mine was replaced without the door being removed - thankfully!! 

[tonytransam]

On 16/06/2024 at 11:42, Bazza 907 said:

Not sure that that's 100% right - mine was replaced without the door being removed - thankfully!! 

How did you access yours? 

[Fridge]

I fitted a very nice automatic electric aerial into my S1 from the door cavity. It wasn't expensive. £25 in 2018 or something. Smallest I could find. It's very cool.

The Turbo Esprits and S3s aerials are accessed from the footwell as a poster stated above.

Edited June 22 by Fridge

[Chillidoggy]

Gone are the days of the multi-directional coat hanger aerial, the perfect replacement.