Will do. Busy with work for a little bit, but I'll get it installed and pix posted.

 

Well, got the black telescoping antennae installed and it looks GREAT !

I'll get pix 2mrw ~ I promise !

 

post where you got it as well.

 

Hey All;

 

Good or Bad ?

 

Neither good nor bad--now you have a black thing sticking up instead of a shiny thing sticking up

Doug

 

I used the write up to splice a push button switch into the wire that signals the antenna motor to actuate. It was a pretty quick and easy mod once the console bin was removed to provide access to the wiring. Now I control the antenna motor. That is real power.

 

Gordo, where have you been?

 

Hi Gus, I have been under my 300zx Twinturbo changing springs, suspension components, and adding some bling. All summer the Jag has been running flawlessly (in spite of using machine oil, WD-40, and other dust attractors on my antenna) so I kind of drifted off to Nissanland.

 

Gordo is so used to having a project to do on the jag...when there wasn't anything left to fix, I suppose he just moved over in the garage (to the Z) and kept working. Glad to hear the car is running well Gordo.

Robert, I'm still considering if the black is a plus or a minus. I'm gonna have to say its a wash for me also. For your car, however, I do think it is a nice change, and I think it has to do with your xK8 having chrome rims. Now the full bling is directed to your wheels, not shared with the chrome antenna.

 

Hi Matt. Yes I am pleasantly surprised the Jag has been so dependable over the summer months. Once in a while I get an error msg, but it ends up being an anomaly. I guess once you address the known predisposed failure points and/or maintain periodic inspection of those systems likely to fail, the rest of the car is pretty dependable. BUT I am ever vigilant knowing these cars are Jaguars... Cats that like to sneak up on their prey. gordo

 

My buddy has a Colbolt with 2 black antennas!

 

"Clean Antenna" - That's just what I was looking for. I was wondering if the message showed up after a number of hours raised or time elapsed. Now, I know. I use rubbing alcohol and then 24D.

 

I want a tin of that!!!!

 

The 'Aerial' message (as Jag calls it) can be enabled/disabled by pressing and holding the #3 preset button until the message appears/disappears.

 

Eh. WD-40 is great for penetrating and ok for cleaning. It's horrible for lubricating. It leaves a gummy film that will dry out. It also attracts dirt. There are plenty of better products out there.

 

Yes you are correct the market has many products that will do the job but the key to the success is cleaning it and removing the excess residue so that it does not collect additional junk. I use WD40 because it is a great cleaner and it does what it was developed to do and that is to displace water. The choice is yours but it works for me.

 

My mast would not fully retract when I first got the cat I used alcohol to wipe down the mast and used a dry lubricant spray that I got at "Walmart" and available at some RV Parts Dealers, it is not sticky for dirt to attach. Also use this on the gears on the slides on my RV and works great vs other spray lubricants I tried.

 

And you're using WD40 for the purposes you should. I wouldn't use WD40 on my guns, my knives or my bicycles. All I'm saying is that there are better specific use products out there for many different things. WD40 is great for cleaning and displacing water and I don't question that.