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(Message started by: Pianoman on Oct 11^th, 2010, 10:34pm)

Title: Buying Advice kindly required
Post by Pianoman on Oct 11^th, 2010, 10:34pm

Hi Everyone, Having owned a MK3 Granada, I now want to buy a Scorpio.
Thanks to all newbie info on this site I now know the things to look out for when buying.
At the moment I am looking at a 2.3 Ghia X or a 24V Cossie Ultima.
The guy selling the cossie says the auto dimming mirror does not work and the aerial got snapped off in the carwash. Now I read in the interior section of the site how to do a temp fix on the mirror or finding a 2nd hand one should be easy. It’s the aerial I am not sure about, how do you fit a new one? Does it simply screw into the roof or do you have to do something more complicated like removing half the interior section to fit a new one?
Thanks in advance
Tony

Title: Re: Buying Advice kindly required
Post by Tompion on Oct 12^th, 2010, 12:55am

Remove the interior light & you'll see the fixing, be careful not to short the lights as it's easy to blow the fuse that causes the warning buzzer to stay on.

Title: Re: Buying Advice kindly required
Post by lleewar on Oct 12^th, 2010, 7:44am

Hi Tony, The access to the aerial base is via the interior light and sunroof unit . IIRC the aerial lead is bolted on and the base clips in place so not too difficult. Just a case of finding the correct base. Make sure you seal the replacement well. Put up a new post in parts wanted and see if any one has a complete unit. You should be able to drill out the rod from the antenna if necessary.

Title: Re: Buying Advice kindly required
Post by Pianoman on Oct 12^th, 2010, 10:23am

Thanks for the info guys :)