Replacing Radio, Aerial on 04 Corolla Saloon

chrislynch8

Hi,

My Radio is not working and my aerial was snapped off at the roof mount, so I am going to replace the radio and the aerial. Just a couple of questions.

1: Can I use this to replace the roof mount and aerial - its similar to the one tht was snapped off http://www.ebay.com/itm/11Roof-Mast-Whip-Aerial-Antenna-Base-Kit-Set-For-VW-BMW-Toyota-New-/141076739708?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20d8d4367c&vxp=mtr or do i need a toyota original part, someone told me that the antenna might be amplified and that could be expensive????

2: I'm going to need some sort of facia to take a new aftermarket radio, any suggestions on the best place to pick these up that would match the colour of the current trim.

Anything I need to be aware of, that maybe I should have asked.

Rgds
Chris

colm_mcm

Can you post a pic of the broken aerial?

What's up with the radio? Unless you need features like mp3 playback or aux-in, I'd be for repairing the existing stereo. It has your trip computer, clock, and temperature display built in.

chrislynch8

colm_mcm wrote: »

Can you post a pic of the broken aerial?

What's up with the radio? Unless you need features like mp3 playback or aux-in, I'd be for repairing the existing stereo. It has your trip computer, clock, and temperature display built in.

I'll get a picture up shortly - but the radio itself is not working correctly, the temp is always -30 and it hasn't been able to receive reception, unless in cities for a while now - this reception issue was happening before the aerial was snapped.

Chris