Hi everyone,
I'm new here (first post) and I'm also pretty new to tinkering around with my car. Forewarning: I'm UK based!
So, I bought a second-hand car almost a year ago and the stereo didn't work, nor did it have an aerial mast. Apparently it fell off. Since I only paid £500 for a well-maintained decent car (Skoda Fabia 2002) I wasn't too fussed.
Fast-forward a year and the silence was driving me crazy! I eventually replaced the stereo with a Kenwood (KDC-361U, if anyone's interested), no problems there. However, I thought I may as well go the whole hog, treat myself and get an aerial mast so I can get my fix of The Archers. Not joking.
However, my question is this: since the aerial mast has been missing for over a year (maybe longer - I don't know) and there is just a hole in the rubber mount where it used to be, is it likely some damage to the wiring/connection will have occurred through weather damage? Or are there protections against this?
If that's the case I'll keep truckin' with just a CD player/aux. Anything more complicated than replacing the mast, such as fiddling with the wiring loom is out of my league.
Thanks in advance!
I'm new here (first post) and I'm also pretty new to tinkering around with my car. Forewarning: I'm UK based!
So, I bought a second-hand car almost a year ago and the stereo didn't work, nor did it have an aerial mast. Apparently it fell off. Since I only paid £500 for a well-maintained decent car (Skoda Fabia 2002) I wasn't too fussed.
Fast-forward a year and the silence was driving me crazy! I eventually replaced the stereo with a Kenwood (KDC-361U, if anyone's interested), no problems there. However, I thought I may as well go the whole hog, treat myself and get an aerial mast so I can get my fix of The Archers. Not joking.
However, my question is this: since the aerial mast has been missing for over a year (maybe longer - I don't know) and there is just a hole in the rubber mount where it used to be, is it likely some damage to the wiring/connection will have occurred through weather damage? Or are there protections against this?
If that's the case I'll keep truckin' with just a CD player/aux. Anything more complicated than replacing the mast, such as fiddling with the wiring loom is out of my league.
Thanks in advance!
