Pabs Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) Hey all, I know it has been a bit of a hot topic at times, but from all my reading and research it was not possible to purchase a stubby aerial as suppliers were not interested, so I decided to go about it myself to make my own PARTS REQUIRED Honda S2000/Type-R Aerial - from ebay Amplified Car Aerial - from ebay Bracket from previous group-buys - from Burna Custom aerial extension -custom made for me Small piece of wire to connect +12v power - I already had some of this. Total Cost: Approx £27 + extension This was actually quite easy to do in the end - I actually designed the extension piece to use the existing rubber grommet, therefore giving a perfect fit to the wing of the car. I might actually modify the extension bar top so that the aerial sits closer to the OEM grommet - the gap is perhaps a little too big at the moment. The reason I/we put a taper on the end was the aerial itself has a rubber overhang, which now produces a good seal with the extension piece. Review - well, reception is actually quite good! MUCH better than the windscreen antenna - I can pick up most, if not all channels in my local area. How to install (not that you need this - it's easy!) 1. Open boot, and remove the 5 plastic screw-head covers on the trim. 2. Using a philips screwdriver, remove the 4 screws from the side trim, and 1 from the rear. 3. Remove the trim section carefully - the 1 screw from the rear will enable this to be removed without breaking. 4. Undo the chome cap on the top of the aerial - a flat bladed pair of pliers in the grooves & turn anti- clockwise. Remove cap. 5. Undo 1 x 10mm screw (with hex head) holding the std aerial in position. 6. Disconnect motor connection from aerial 7. Move aerial unit around, and completely remove from wing of car 8. Disconnect aerial connection on side of mast. 9. Remove nut from base of aerial amp, and place the bracket over thread. Place the nut back on. Image taken from a previous how-to - hope the owner doesn't mind! 10. Push the extension bar down through the original rubber grommet. 11. Hold the aerial amp up to the hole from the inside, and screw in the extension bar. 12. Put the extension bar and grommet in situ, and rotate bar/amp as required. 13. Adjust bracket to align the screw hole, and attach bracket to existing mounting hole. 14. Plug aerial connection into OEM aerial socket 15. Connect +12v to either remote switch wire from HU (Usually rated at 300mA max - don't overload it!) or from the boot-light cables. (This is a constant 12v, so will drain battery) 17. Re-attach boot trim, screws and caps. 18. Screw in S2000 aerial from above, and test! If you wish, apply thread-lock - but beware, this acts as an insulator and so will probably affect signal strength. Edited August 1, 2008 by Pabs (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADL Mark Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 That looks really smart. Any plans to make a batch of the little extension bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wow! I'm very impressed You certainly don't give up do you, really glad you found a solution. I'll have a look how many brackets I have when I get home and I'll answer your PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 That looks really smart. Any plans to make a batch of the little extension bars? Thanks mate. I'm not going to breach any group-buy rules or anything here, so lets just say that I'm researching into the possibility of supplying either the lot as a kit, or maybe just the custom bits as required. If something possibly comes of it, then I'll go through the club and put up the info. BIG thanks go to Burna of course - for supplying the bracket! Without him this wouldn't have even been a glimmer in my eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome man! I like that, definatly beats the flag pole! Hey burna if you have any of them brackets left please PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraShaun Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome man! I like that, definatly beats the flag pole! Lol it is rather large isnt it!! Nice work Pabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome man! I like that, definatly beats the flag pole! Hey burna if you have any of them brackets left please PM me As said above I'll try and find them again, only found a small amount on a shelf when I know I had a load cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick001 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Very smart and tidy that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Looks sweet mate, I need to sort mine out as I don't like having the stereo on while driving because the ariel looks so wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Looks pretty smart. I'm quite self conscious about my aerial, i'd more than likely be interested if you got a wee kit put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axle Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 i'd more than likely be interested if you got a wee kit put together. Same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice work that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks guys - it's great when a plan comes together after quite a lot of research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 how does it perform? whats the reception like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Found the brackets out last night that I had made last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Got your PM Burna - I've made some enquiries and had some replies, so now I'm going to approach the Mods on here to see if I am allowed to stick up a "feeler" for a group buy. IMI - reception is better than rear windscreen antenna - of course it's not as good as the flag pole, but it's hard to quantify exactly how good it is. I've not driven the car with this aerial yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 The aerial itself - what material is it made out of. Do you know what the construction is? does it have a winded coil etc to amplify the reception. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbeast Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thats damm good looking, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Tidy, beats looking like a life size radio controlled car with the electric aerial erect I also would be interested in a kit which had all the components you used and was ready to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 The aerial itself is a GENUINE Honda S2000 / Civic-Type R aerial. I don't know what the internal construction is - it is a rubber aerial so can bend/flex whatever. The base I used inside the wing of the car has an internal amplifier, so this improves the signal. Of course, you need a 12v connection for this to work - I've used my remote-switch cable from my HU that is capable of 300mA max - the subwoofer I have is quoted at I've PM'd Class-One ref. a "group-buy" type thing for this, so awaiting a reply before I do anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thats ace! Well done mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I enquired today about the price for a Mercedes SL55/SL500 aerial, just the little screw in part. They quoted me... wait for it... £54!!! + VAT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 ouch! that's a LOT of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I'd be interested in a group buy if you could sell it as a kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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