Good point, i honestly didnt think about that

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

Hey Joshie,
You wouldn’t know what type, where it came from or even what it looked like?

Think I’m sufficiently scared off a roof mount, so either front guard or better still a concealed one (that works)

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1970 Cooper'd K
by "Cooper Works"

i've got one like this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Secret-Conce ... 35b3cb089d

but i bought it local from an adelaide based ebay store which i can't find now.

works brilliantly in my daily magna wagon, got it inside the back side window, hardly even notice it's there. works great except in multi-level carparks and my carport which is like a cone of silence due to all the tin!

I don't know what all the fuss is about.
I've got a roof mounted aerial and don't have a problem.
If it ever did start to rust then I'd fix it. Same as when any other part of the van starts to rust.
I think it looks the ducks.

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'72 English Van...'72 Export Moke ...63' 850...KZ 750E1...'74 P76

Just a thought, what about all the Jap and cars with roof aerials. Do they all leak and rust???

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Dalmeny

But thats OEM: extra measures are taken to make sure it fits properly.
Problem with a mini roof is that none of it is flat, so some sides under a flat aerial base will always be a fraction higher than others, and water doesn't need much.

They sure look cool, I agree

I think if I ever did it, i'd make sweet love to it with a tube of sikaflex though..

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You're so square
Baby I don't care

Surely a good sealant would solve the problem under and around the edges. OK, I'm just trying to convince myself a roof aerial will work.

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Dalmeny

If you are puting new wires in the A pillar - run a length of string and leave it there for future use - make sure it is more then double the length and leave one end up in the roof lining and the other behind the dash lining - easier next time then

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I ran a small black roof aerial on my van for many years and it never leaked. There was already a 15mm hole in the roof for an aerial when I bought the car. II just ran a little windscreen sealer around the base before attaching it.

Unipart used to sell a roof aerial as an accessory and I like the look of the roof aerial.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

the glass mounted one i had was similar but a little different. it hand wing type things out of the left and right hand side about 20cm long each side. i got it from super cheap auto and off memory it was around the $30 mark..hope this helps

I had a window mount one in Barney, and it was crap.
I like my rubber one on the guard, reception is good- and if some tool tries to break it, it springs back. If they nick it I'll just stop at Jaycar and buy another, & screw the rubber bit on.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.