Just to note that I've plugged in my antenna this morning, it was very easy to do.
I gained access by removing the drivers knee panel, which needs a trim tool, T25 torx and 8mm socket.
1. Prise off the curved plastic trim immediately below the steering cowl, just held by 2 clips.
2. This exposes a couple of screw heads (mine were T25) holding the knee panel, remove these.
3. Remove the 3 screws in recesses in the panel - bottom left and right and in the top right of the storage recess. Mix of T25 and 8mm on my car.
The panel drops down (OBD cable is connected!) and even my big arthritic hands could easily reach the socket on the back of the instruments to plug the receiver lead in.
It looks like this panel has been off before as the screw in the storage recess wasn't actually doing anything - just jammed into a clip that wasn't clipped anywhere and where it should go seemed to have been broken off. Probably removed incompetently before. 
So I'm going to have a more careful look and see how it can be fitted better, none of the fixings were actually done up properly. 
I'll get the laptop out later and do the coding then "await developments". 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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