Im having vinyl on my roof and it would make a nicer job if i could remove the aerial how easy is it?? Were can i get a shark fin aerial from the vw range??

Hi mate. I've done this job although not with the vinyl.

I bought my sharkfin from Mike B.

I believe it's meant for a mark 5 Golf. Changing the aerial itself wasn't too tricky,

ultimately its one big nut... Which I'd guess was about 20-22mm.

Used an adjustable spanner so I am not certain of the actual size.

The connection for the aerial cable coming from the front of the car was

not a direct fit. I had to remove the plug sleeve thingy from the VW part.

There's a littele tab you pull out and it just comes apart. I then plugged the wires together

as they now could without aforementioned plug sleeve thingy. It was pink or purple IIRC.

Then I taped the bejeezus out of it to hold it together. Bodgy but effective.

What really knackered me was taking the plastic trim at the very rear of the roof lining off. :yes:

I broke mine completely and had to order another from main agent. It was only about

£7 to replace so not a massively expensive balls up.

Golden rule of removing this part is to pull it STRAIGHT downwards toward the chassis.

I tried to pry mine off and broke all of the plastic housing the metal clips on it.

They all stayed in their holes... LOL I just couldn't see how else it came off until I broke it.

Once you've got the impossitrim off. Gently pull down the roof lining to reveal the fixture for the

aerial. Try to keep the creasing to a minimum but there will be a little so don't panic if

you do crease the roof lining a bit.

When I put mine back together the creases sorted themselves out after I parked it in

the sun and the handy water stored in my rear footwells combined with the suns heat did the rest

Edited 25 March, 201016 yr by grr666

Aeriel's looking good Garry!

To the OP a MKV shark fin will cost you about £30-£35. Failing that have a quick scout about on ebay!