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2nd June 2025, 06:20 PM
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What adaptor is needed? Aerial kaput!
My aerial has gone to silicon heaven. Obviously new ones are unobtanium but a “generic” powered option can be squeezed in and a quick check works all dandy. BUT! What is the aerial connection fasten to the power aerial? It’s not a standard DIN plug and appears to be a screw in fitment. What do I need to connect a DIN cable into this unusual fitment? Anyone know?
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 PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound.  Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids 
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3rd June 2025, 11:16 AM
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Are you thinking of putting the aerial in the boot lid unit?
If so you're right, not a typical GPS aerial connector.  The thread is probably on here somewhere but ages ago I replaced the aerial on my old (long gone) PF S8 and didn't even try to get anything inside the old failed unit. My solution was an external puck mounted at the very base of the rear screen. Worked fine.  As for connecting it I looked at various options but in the end ran the thin cable along the boot gutter (behind the rubber seal IIRC) then up the boot strut (with other cables) and patched it behind the boot lid trim. That DID involve cutting into and reterminating the coax aerial cable. I "think" (it was long ago) I split the cable and fitted a M/F pair of "modern" copnnectors so that I could reinstate if necessary.
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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! 
Last edited by HPsauce; 3rd June 2025 at 11:21 AM.
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