Aerial Removal?

[sarrybaldy]

02 Reg C5 Estate.

Can anyone tell me how to remove the aerial??

Does it unscrew, if so mine is VERY tight, or does it pop out of the base in some way??

[iannez]

it unscrews m8. if it realy tight wrap some tape around it so you dont mark it an use grips.

[Randombloke]

02 Reg C5 Estate.

Can anyone tell me how to remove the aerial??

Does it unscrew, if so mine is VERY tight, or does it pop out of the base in some way??

 

Mine is the same age as yours. The aerial stem simply rusts into the base. I have ordered a new base and aerial and intend to fit it ASAP.

 

I'm wary of too much force as doing the same to my 406 simply had the top part of the aerial break off leaving the threaded part behind.

 

The aerial and base is not cheap but if carefully greased (non conductive grease I suspect) should then easily unscrew for those trips into car washes.

 

My local Citroen mender gave the same advice as iannez, but I can see myself breaking it.

 

If you intend to do any DIY it will be worth getting the French manual.

[fallingoverdrunk]

Have a '01 C5, on which the aerial seized solid....Don't try and twist it too hard or you may find that you will have a leak into the cabin from the base. From memory the base and aerial was approx EUR 120

[duden]

Clearly another issue which all new owners particularly should be aware. Our Renault (Rubbish) dealer covers all exposed nuts with grease as part of the pdi - must be rare. They say it saves them an immense amount of time later! (Old fashioned country garage - though official dealer)

We really need a collection of things documented which should be slackened off and greased when acquiring new or second hand C5s.

We all know from bitter experience that the front wheels rust on solid - seems an easily avoidable irritation which the dealers know about but never tell you. They could offer to do a handful of the key things like the former for a nominal extra cost which would save them hassle in the long run.

What do other think about this?

[Randombloke]

I have fitted a new aerial + base as the old one was rusted on tight. I did try unscrewing the old one but ended up breaking the aerial, although the base did survive. I had already bought and fitted a new aerial and base anyway, so only did it to see what would happen.

 

It has not cured the Trafficmaster lack of reception, or the sometimes poor GPS reception.

 

I will have to look through the book to see if there is an aerial amplifier.

 

I think one of the Senior Techs said that the Trafficmaster could be disabled, any idea how this would be achieved? Can anyone point me to a garage that would know how to re-enable it?

[paul.h]

I think it is about £30 a year subscription to use Traffic Master, so if this is not up to date then it will not work. There will be something in the handbook on this and there is info on the internet on traffic master.

[Randombloke]

I think it is about £30 a year subscription to use Traffic Master, so if this is not up to date then it will not work. There will be something in the handbook on this and there is info on the internet on traffic master.

 

When I got the car there was a message on Trafficmaster about the licence having expired. I already have a Trafficmaster Freeway so simply rang the number, paid the £30, got a licence renewal and punched it in. At the end of it, the unit said Trafficmaster, which it does to indicate that the new licence has renewed successfully. As expected, the renewal messages stopped, the unit when the button is pressed gives the usual "Trafficmaster" welcome, but does not ever acquire a "fix" and either beep, flash green/red or speak.

 

With the Freeway a lack of messages is usually low battery, but this unit is connected to the car. I suspect it is something on the RF side, and wondered if anyone knows much about the RF side of the car for mobile/sat nav/ radio etc, and if there is an aerial amplifier for either mobile phone/Sat nav/Trafficmaster.

 

they all work of the same ariel m8. there is a amplifier behind the trim on the left hand side of drivers footwell but not sure if that works with tm.

 

This is my next port of call.

 

After a long trip today it seems like the Sat Nav accuracy is improved, but to the see that benefit the GPS receiver needs to be fully acquired, and it seems best after 5+ minutes.