forfordsake Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I have the 09 titanium tdci. My aerial had snapped off before purchase. Bought another but can't screw on, checked YouTube videos who explain to remove inside lights (underneath aerial mount) but no video has 09 and removing lights area seems very hard. Any advice very welcome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 if the interior light is in place correctly you pull the front (nearest the screen) down they almost fall out..... pull the back and you be there the rest of your life as once u get it part way they get stuck and then don't go either back in or out.... then you break it is a mental design even once the front pops half way it then gets stuck... stop fighting and wiggle a bit then it magically falls out 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfordsake Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 How do, thanks for responding. Can't seem to pull the front down, would need a screwdriver for that. Can only take the reflector off On 8/27/2019 at 6:44 PM, Botus said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 you don't touch the bit you have removed the whole bit with the switches and alarm sensors is one piece, there is a sprung metal clip in the centre at the front, you might need to tease it off but you should be able to do by hand 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfordsake Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Sorry, I've no idea what you mean. The entire rectangula outline is very secure, are you suggesting I force it away, push up and it springs out, what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 the big grey rectangular bit is screwed on to the car.... the "light lens" stays on the lamp unit, the "lamp unit" unclips from the grey rectangle, as shown in the pictures top picture is the "Front" of the light unit, the "only" retaining clip you need to overcome is shown in stainless one third of the way up the picture, in the middle of front face of the light unit the other picture shows the two grey plastic locating points for the Rear of the lamp unit, one each end (one close in the picture, the other end blurred) the smaller white bit is an anomaly in this photo - nothing sticks out - its just the retaining point for an element of the light unit and has NOTHING to do with its removal please don't tell us you ever want to enable cruise control.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 13 hours ago, forfordsake said: Sorry, I've no idea what you mean. The entire rectangula outline is very secure, are you suggesting I force it away, push up and it springs out, what? After a few jobs on the car you'll get over the "i'm going to break something" mentality. I was the same with my Focus when I first got it, trying to get the ***** pillar trims off to route a dash cam cable. Ford clips have nothing on VW/Skodas... took me 30 minutes to get the ***** pillar off and a number of lacerations from sharp plastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfordsake Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks for your patience. So I got it off. I've had a look inside and I'm not sure how to adjust/unscrew the aerial mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 that's slightly different (but I can imagine same issue), on the antenna how many wires ? on the single wire cars with a shinier casing for the shield of the antenna wire, it shorts against the bolt and cuts out the antenna - there's another thread going on mine I removed the bolt - torx headed - (antenna will likely fall off) and ground off the head slightly, magically (now without shorting) for first time since manufacture the Ariel worked and where I live picks up good signals for all channels. Before it only had intermittent reception on two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfordsake Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 So that little square thing has 2 wires and requires an Allen key but I can't get near it to unscrew it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 its NOT a caphead / uses an allen key, its a later fastening the motor industry use called "Torx", a stupid idea, each time you go to your tool box its almost impossible to get the right size first time. They can be damaged use the right tools.... quarter drive socket set with the right torx bit …. this is the easiest job on a car, beside filling with petrol or pumping up the tyres... maybe you need someone to do it for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfordsake Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 I have no idea what you just said, it's like a foreign language 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_bound Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Hi all, after many years of crap radio reception I decided to have a go at this job today. I got as far as removing the light console and undoing the bolt that holds the aerial down but my setup looks different to that shown in the photos above. It started to rain so I quickly redid the bolt to stop water getting in though the hole in the roof and will take another look later. My first thought is to put a piece of rubber gasket around the bolt so the head is isolated from the metal piece leading t the wire - do you think that will to the job? I don't really want to end up with water pouring in through the roof so also plan to seal up where the aerial sits on the outside of the roof using grease. I might change the aerial sometime as well as it is starting to look worse for wear, with some of the foam bits crumbling off. I don't think that is affecting the reception, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 that's the standard setup.... the other picture is one with more toys, the idea is exactly the same... the silly torx headed bolt is the issue, grind a bit off so the outer casing (20mm round bit with the wire) isn't shorting (making a connection) to the bolt that holds it to the roof (as the short is what stops the Ariel functioning more of the same here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_bound Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thanks, that's the discussion thread I remember seeing but couldn't find it again yesterday. So now it has finally stopped raining I had another go - I made up a rubber gasket using old bicycle inner tube but that made the bolt too short so had to rig up a longer one with some washers to fit into the aerial base. I will add a photo to the other thread as it makes more sense there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForTim Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I have a small leak somewhere from the roof, just a few drops, I think when car is tilted backwards. I was thinking it might be through the aerial (not sure about that), so I thought to take of inside lights to tighten it from below. These instructions helped (somewhat easier than Haynes at 12-11). Interesting that Haynes says "Removal and refitting of the aerial requires the headlining to be removed. This is an involved task, requiring patience and dexterity. Consequently, we recommend you entrust this task to a Ford dealer or upholstery specialist.". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 well done for using search.... although as per another recent post, its a nasty feature this forum ought to get to work properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForTim Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nice video on aerial replacement - looks easy without removing headlining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpRr536g2l4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I have done this, and no matter how many times I have seen it done by others, for me, it is a 2 man job! Unless you have arms that are 6ft long LOL I have never managed to hold mount in place whilst simultaneously fastening up the mounting bolt... 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0CUE Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Sorted lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jul_41 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi All, Very poor radio reception experienced recently on my Fiesta Mk7. I am trying to replace the aerial to fit a new one, accessing the base from behind the interior lights. Lights removed, so far so good. But a bit of a mystery for the next step: unlike the dozen of videos I have seen online, my aerial base does not seem to be retained by a fixing with a T25 head but by some kind of hollow hex tube with a female thread in it.. Please see picture attached.. Seems irremovable, even by using a tube wrench. Anyone with such a configuration in their car? Any tip on how to remove the base? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Jul_41 said: Hi All, Very poor radio reception experienced recently on my Fiesta Mk7. I am trying to replace the aerial to fit a new one, accessing the base from behind the interior lights. Lights removed, so far so good. But a bit of a mystery for the next step: unlike the dozen of videos I have seen online, my aerial base does not seem to be retained by a fixing with a T25 head but by some kind of hollow hex tube with a female thread in it.. Please see picture attached.. Seems irremovable, even by using a tube wrench. Anyone with such a configuration in their car? Any tip on how to remove the base? Thanks! Have you tried a 8mm or 10mm socket? Looks as though It is shaped on the outside for a socket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jul_41 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hi, thanks for your reply. I have. It will make the whole assembly (ie the black plastic wiring sleeve included) rotate circa 90 degrees before it feels completely stuck again. At that point, it really feels like excessive force has to be applied and I am worried it is going to snap / break or cause damage to the wire which is badly pulled at that stage. I checked if this was not some kind of 90 degrees lock / unlock system, ie at 90 deg rotation it would unlock the base on the roof, but it does not seem to be the case... I don't get it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Now, if it were me, I would grab hold of that black plastic tab whilst turning the 'nut', instinctively, I feel it is turning just because of the friction between it and that odd looking socket thing you appear to have. I can see no reason why it has an internal thread, apart from attaching something else inside it like an additional connection for the aerial, perhaps multi purpose like a GPS signal?? I wonder if your aerial is a standard 'radio' aerial or something more fancy? Hey, in addition, if it was my car, I would take it to my local guy who knows stuff, rather than me eventually bodging it, which as sure as a virus second spike, would happen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botus Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Jul_41 said: Hi All, Very poor radio reception experienced recently on my Fiesta Mk7. that looks remarkably like mine..... has he replaced the OLD antenna with the later part, one that supposed to use a different loom and a different fixing ? the small stainless torx screw is for the early design female antenna mount the later DAB compatible mount has a male thread sticking down in to the car... YOU can (as I have) however retain the original antenna lead and use the later male mount, BUT you must make up a special "nut" that doesn't short it out, stopping it working like your appears to in the picture... I used a modified brake bleed screw (with a hole I threaded) with the tapered end upwards fitting inside the antenna shield but IT MUST NOT TOUCH ANYTHING other than the inner plastic/ mylar part of the original antenna lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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