Has anyone tried one of these or anything similar in place of the standard non-removable Octavia aerial?

It's one of my (very few) complaints about the car coz it means I can't stick it thru the car wash :(

Non removable?

Doesnt the whip itself unscrew from the base?

Steve

mine doesn't unscrew completely, only enough to lay it down against the back window, but the car wash brushes still want to rag it off - unless you're telling me that it DOES unscrew completely

I replaced the standard aerial tip on my Octavia with a OEM Honda S2000 one

Looks great, no reception issues and easy to remove when putting car through car wash.

Occasionally crop up on ebay, make sure it's a Genuine rubber Honda one not a cheap crappy metal copy though!

Just carefully prize off the so-called anti-theft tip from your car (may take a little bit of force, but hold the base down firm with your spare hand!) and screw the S2000 tip into your original base, job done

Hope this helps.

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mine doesn't unscrew completely, only enough to lay it down against the back window, but the car wash brushes still want to rag it off - unless you're telling me that it DOES unscrew completely

Mine does (MY07 Estate)

mine doesn't unscrew completely, unless you're telling me that it DOES unscrew completely

As has already been mentioned, once you unscrew it give the aerial a hard tug to break the anti theft retainer.

As has already been mentioned, once you unscrew it give the aerial a hard tug to break the anti theft retainer.

And best part is that you won't be breaking it completely as you can put the original whip back, it still will have the "anti-theft" thing working

I've used the OEM VW Sharan antenna. That was excellent. It's a direct replacement to original whip but it's only 6.5cm long. No loss in reception.

I never took it off when going to a machine wash. No problems.

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Has anyone tried one of these or anything similar in place of the standard non-removable Octavia aerial?

It's one of my (very few) complaints about the car coz it means I can't stick it thru the car wash :(

Personally no and I never would !! I do have my reasons and there are plenty, sorry but it's a :thumbdwn: from me.

All the changes to the original aerial will give a loss of reception.

But there is another (cheap) alternative:

Citroen/peugeot antenna, 6.5cm long and fits the original antennebase.

Serialnumber (citroen/peugeot) 6561.N3

This little thing costs about 7 euros and looks good.

To remove the old whip, you will have to push it down first untill you feel a "click" and then pull it out.

I will also enclose a little picture which explains the mechanism.

It's one of my (very few) complaints about the car coz it means I can't stick it thru the car wash :(

That's a plus point surely - mechanical car washes are evil...

haha, good point well put that man!!

But I so rarely get to wash my car these days, sometimes I NEED to clean it quick when the MD is visiting our office, lol

Has anyone got the part number for the genuine VW Sharan one??

All the changes to the original aerial will give a loss of reception.

But there is another (cheap) alternative:

Citroen/peugeot antenna, 6.5cm long and fits the original antennebase.

Serialnumber (citroen/peugeot) 6561.N3

This little thing costs about 7 euros and looks good.

To remove the old whip, you will have to push it down first untill you feel a "click" and then pull it out.

I will also enclose a little picture which explains the mechanism.

I got one of these off fleabay for about £6, looks great!...but reception is complete pants:(

Soooo..... will the original one DEFINATELY go back in back to normal if you push and then pull it out to defeat the anti-theft doo-dah?

Slightly OT, I saw something on Fifth Gear about car washes. Seemed to say it was the best option as the boys with the sponges can drop them and transfer you know what onto the paintwork, and the jet wash knackers the paintwork anyway by force.

I'm old skool: I use the two bucket method, a grit guard, seperate lambswool mitts for bodywork and microfibre mitts for wheels, and claybars and various polishes & waxes to build long lasting protective layers. The thought of the local eastern european running his 30-car dirty water and sponge over my paintwork is horrific! Unless you're happy with annoying paint swirls, sponges and the devils gonads!

I am pedantic about this though!

I'm old skool: I use the two bucket method, a grit guard, seperate lambswool mitts for bodywork and microfibre mitts for wheels, and claybars and various polishes & waxes to build long lasting protective layers. The thought of the local eastern european running his 30-car dirty water and sponge over my paintwork is horrific! Unless you're happy with annoying paint swirls, sponges and the devils gonads!

I am pedantic about this though!

I always clean my own cars but I couldn't be ar5ed with all that. Two buckets of soapy water and two sponges, one for wheels and one for the bodywork. I don't even dry it off now as you can't see the smears on white!

Thing is, I only need to polish and wax it two or three times a year then it makes it quick and easy to wash back to being immaculate, especially with regards to getting brake dust and tar off the alloys: wash it once a week afterwards and they come back brand new. Car polish is an abrasive, that's why it makes the car look good, so you only want to use it seldomly and then seal it in with a good wax. That way it looks super shiny and beads well without having to do it often.

Sponges just move the dirt around the paintwork, no matter how much you spend on it. Lambswool mitts draw the dirt into the fibre and lift it away from the top layer, that's why they don't give you any swirls which you can see on nearly all cars when the sun shines on them.

There's a logic to it all.

And if you don't want to dry the car and still avoid smears (as long as your car isn't white!), wash your car in the rain. It's either/or the dust in the air and/or calcium from tapwater that causes the white marks, so rain takes dust out of the equation and/or washes the calcium-y tapwater off.

Either way it's sorted.

And if you don't want to dry the car and still avoid smears (as long as your car isn't white!), wash your car in the rain. It's either/or the dust in the air and/or calcium from tapwater that causes the white marks, so rain takes dust out of the equation and/or washes the calcium-y tapwater off.

Either way it's sorted.

Or just get a white car.

You can't see the swirls or the smears. Simples.

Hmmm.... Sounds like a clear cut case for 48 hours observation that... Washing your car in the rain lol

My neighbours already have doubts after seeing me stood outside using a hairdrier on my plastics lol

Hmmm.... Sounds like a clear cut case for 48 hours observation that... Washing your car in the rain lol

My neighbours already have doubts after seeing me stood outside using a hairdrier on my plastics lol

I must admit I have cleaned mine in the rain before for that reason.

I've also got one of those devices that removes the calcium or whatever else in the water that leaves the white residue.