Aerial stolen from my car

pog it · 25-11-2011 1:53pm #1

Just a heads up. My car was parked overnight in what is considered a good area. Today I discovered that the aerial was actually pulled out of the holder on the roof.

Are people really so desperate these days?

MugMugs · 25-11-2011 2:00pm

Replaced a VAG bee sting a few years back. Bought it online and when I opened it it said to replace your nicked one.

Pretty common. Replace it with a fin.

pog it · 25-11-2011 2:16pm

MugMugs wrote: »

Replaced a VAG bee sting a few years back. Bought it online and when I opened it it said to replace your nicked one. Pretty common. Replace it with a fin.

Okay is the fin the shorter one? And the bee sting the long one? I had the long one before this.

I'm pretty annoyed though. I'm already squeezed to the limits of car expenses and other stresses without this. Pretty pathetic that there are people that do this kind of thing. I was mad enough earlier than I felt like if I'd caught them I'd have put them in a coma. ... well I wouldn't but I nearly felt like it.

langdang · 25-11-2011 2:18pm

Unscrewed and taken? Or ripped out and damaged the bit it screws into?
Bought two aerials recently, pretty much assuming one would be robbed.
They just caught it, snapped it off at the base (damaging the bit it screws into) and threw it on my bonnet. Possibly after raking it along some of the panels.
That's Limerick city.

pog it · 25-11-2011 2:38pm

It seems to have been pulled out. All that's left in the holder on the roof are springs of hairs/thin wires. So it was ripped out of it. Can that be replaced easily?

MugMugs · 25-11-2011 2:45pm

Bee Sting

Fin

If it was taken off just to cause damage and you're in dodgy area's an investment in an Anti Theft one could be a good idea.

Also, if they damaged the housing where the aerial sits then this would have to be repaired / replaced and can be a pain the back side to do.

pog it · 25-11-2011 2:49pm

The housing thing is in place. They just took the aerial out with might. So now we need security cameras for a feckking aerial? I suddenly can hate this country even more than before. Yes, it happens everywhere, but still. I was in a so-called good area. What more can one do? :mad:

MugMugs · 25-11-2011 2:53pm

pog it wrote: »

It seems to have been pulled out. All that's left in the holder on the roof are springs of hairs/thin wires. So it was ripped out of it. Can that be replaced easily?

pog it wrote: »

The housing thing is in place. They just took the aerial out with might. So now we need security cameras for a feckking aerial? I suddenly can hate this country even more than before. Yes, it happens everywhere, but still. I was in a so-called good area. What more can one do? :mad:

Sounds damaged.

Yup, Some right old a$$holes floating about alright.

Never been on the receiving end myself thank god

langdang · 25-11-2011 2:53pm

pog it wrote: »

It seems to have been pulled out. All that's left in the holder on the roof are springs of hairs/thin wires. So it was ripped out of it. Can that be replaced easily?

Well, my first thought was to bodge a connection from the ripped wires to one of those fin type yokes. Probably solder the damaged wires directly to the connector on the fin.

http://www.visualgarage.com/Product_Installation.html

Probably not the best reception, but at least it will stop water getting in through the broken antenna base and it will look better than a coat hanger hanging onto a wire. And it beats dropping the roof liner (maybe) to install a new antenna base properly.

pudzey101 · 25-11-2011 3:26pm

pog it wrote: »

So now we need security cameras for a feckking aerial? I suddenly can hate this country even more than before. Yes, it happens everywhere, but still. I was in a so-called good area. What more can one do? :mad:

Same here mate, every Friday & Saturday night im looking out my window trying to catch some drunk fool kicking off wing mirrors, puncturing tyres, keying them etc... its a pain theyv nothing better to be doing !! :mad:

richiebceltic · 25-11-2011 3:48pm

I had my windscreen wipers stolen one Wednesday night. Wtf like

Gumbo · 25-11-2011 5:54pm

pog it wrote: »

Just a heads up. My car was parked overnight in what is considered a good area. Today I discovered that the aerial was actually pulled out of the holder on the roof.

Are people really so desperate these days?

how can it be a heads up if you dont tell people where you were parked?

pog it · 28-11-2011 11:26am

kceire wrote: »

how can it be a heads up if you dont tell people where you were parked?

Obviously I'm not going to say here where I was parked. I'm just warning people to be careful. I didn't conceive of the idea that my aerial would ever be taken, so I thought others may not have either

listermint · 28-11-2011 11:33am

pog it wrote: »

Obviously I'm not going to say here where I was parked. I'm just warning people to be careful. I didn't conceive of the idea that my aerial would ever be taken, so I thought others may not have either

Why is it obvious here why you would say where you were parked???

Mind boggles!

langdang · 28-11-2011 11:55am

Aerials being taken is a fact of life, unfortunately, that's why I bought 2 when I was replacing the last one that was stolen.

Not that the second one is any good to me now that some toe rag has done me out of something to plug it into.. :mad::mad::mad:

Pog, have used one of these before also http://www.ringautomotive.co.uk/product_detail.asp?prod=915
fitted one a rear window. Not great in my experience..

Aerial stolen from my car

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