I have had my windscreen replaced and they took my dab aerial off. It now needs
to go on the new windscreen but it won’t stick on. Any one any ideas how to restick
the thing back on with out buying a new one.
fingermissing:
I have had my windscreen replaced and they took my dab aerial off. It now needs
to go on the new windscreen but it won’t stick on. Any one any ideas how to restick
the thing back on with out buying a new one.
Gorilla glue
double sided tape ?
Get a glass drill bit. Drill a hole through the ariel and windscreen. A good bolt and locking screw. Seal it with clear silicone to stop rain seeping in and wind noise.
Or just use a small dab of glue. Whatever suits you better.
Another for double sided tape/gorilla tape.
cgscott:
Get a glass drill bit. Drill a hole through the ariel and windscreen. A good bolt and locking screw. Seal it with clear silicone to stop rain seeping in and wind noise.Or just use a small dab of glue. Whatever suits you better.
I think it would have to be a braver man than me that drills into a brand new truck windscreen 
Not saying you can’t do it, but…
While on the subject… do they work best vertical or horizontal mounted ?
Most windscreen fitters have sticky pads for just this sort of thing .
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Trukkertone:
While on the subject… do they work best vertical or horizontal mounted ?
All DAB transmissions are vertically polarised - so your aerial should also be mounted vertically (or close to).
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You should be able to buy decent stickers from craft and DIY shops. If you never want it to shift then Tiger Seal, but that’s a bit extreme and messy.
If Gorilla doesn’t work, there’s one called Pinflaire glue which sticks most stuff. Available from craft places.
It’s one of these
ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Pure … ect=mobile
Don’t think drilling holes in windscreen will work. I need a glue to stick the clear thing
to the windscreen.
Thanks for all suggestions.
My experience of this is, it will never be the same.
When this happened to me with my last truck, the radio specialists i took it to wired my dab radio to the bee sting antenna with an ampifier connected.
And it worked better than before the screen went.
ROADRANGER:
My experience of this is, it will never be the same.
When this happened to me with my last truck, the radio specialists i took it to wired my dab radio to the bee sting antenna with an ampifier connected.
And it worked better than before the screen went.
The stick-on film type windscreen antennas rarely work very well for DAB anyway - unless you are fortunate enough to spend all your time driving in really strong signal areas. A proper dipole aerial would be ideal, but a monopole (i.e. a single “aerial”) properly earthed to a decent ground plane (e.g. a metal cab roof) will run it a close second. Having said that, one reason many people get no success re-installing a stick-on film antenna is that they fail to properly bond the earth connection to the vehicle bodywork.
Had to replace mine for the same reason, got a magnetic aerial and put it through the sunroof running the wire up the door pillar. Works far better than the windscreen one.
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manski:
cgscott:
Get a glass drill bit. Drill a hole through the ariel and windscreen. A good bolt and locking screw. Seal it with clear silicone to stop rain seeping in and wind noise.Or just use a small dab of glue. Whatever suits you better.
I think it would have to be a braver man than me that drills into a brand new truck windscreen
I think a number plate sticky pad qlwoukd be the better option.
Roymondo:
Trukkertone:
While on the subject… do they work best vertical or horizontal mounted ?All DAB transmissions are vertically polarised - so your aerial should also be mounted vertically (or close to).
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Cheers for that