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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:04 pm

Hi, I have just recently fitted my electic aerial, and now i have broken it. :cry: It was restricted and tried to go down, and ground to a halt as it was rubbing something, then it cut out. Now its stuck half way. :mad: I am guessing its blown a fuse, but i have wired it to run off the hazzard lights button power lead, so it doesnt go to the fuse box!? The hazard lights still work fine. The reason i was 'playing' with it is because the radio was cutting in and out, anybody know what that could be, i wiggled the connectiones etc. The relay on it seemed to make it cut in and out when i moved it a bit. Recon the relays gone?!

Any help would be great, Thanks very much, :D

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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:09 pm

It does!

I would have had it in bits by now.
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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:11 pm

smithy318i wrote:It does!

I would have had it in bits by now.
What does? (sorry if im being stupid :oops: !)
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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:18 pm

It sounds like a faulty relay connection.
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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:19 pm

Ahh. I see! :D Do you have one lying arround off one of your cars you broke by any chance?

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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:24 pm

No sorry. I assume any old relay will work.

(dont worry about it, ill just laugh to myself in secret):lol:
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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:28 pm

:lol: Thanks. I will need to find a new relay then. It seems to have a lot of wires going into it, so quite specific i think. Might try the stealers. :?


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Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:31 pm

if you take a pic, i will probably be able to help. (when it gets light of course)
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