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March 08, 2004
Loopy Chris says .Not quite sure if I can get the ariel lead underneath
the car as I think( could be totally wrong though and
I've got the wrong end of the stick!) to be legal in
this country, it has to be a certain distance ( im
talking a fair space here , not a couple of inches)
from any fuel tank or line , in case it causes a spark
or something.
Chris,
Put some old jeans on and look under you car at the back. Look just in fron
t of the fuel tank and you will see a cylindrical object with couple of rub
ber hoses , one of which is attached to your fuel tank (via a short piece o
f steel bundy tube) the other tube goes up to the power plant at the front
. You will also see a couple of wires attached to this cylindrical object.
This is your electric fuel pump . Only a few inches away from your fuel tan
k and indeedy, surprisingly, is full of pressurised petrol.
(unless you have an American spec. car converted to run on gas, as most are
over there 8o) )
Also your ariel, unless you have made a serious wiring error, it will not c
arry any electrical current (well a maybe couple of microvolts (i.e. very
very small amount) at hardly any current. No problem.
Believe me , fitting a radio / CD player is easy, peasy - even a girlie cou
ld do it.
(oops blown it - I'm ducking already)
You can buy some dinky rubber ariels about a foot long from Halfords etc th
at can be mounted almost any where - keep away from engine bay if possible
as this is a great source of electrical interference. Also, sometimes ,stat
ic from disk brakes can cause a noise problem.
I have also seen (my dad fitted one in a mini) aluminium printed circuit t
ype one that will stick on your windscreen , about the size of a tax disc.
Worst part I would have thought would be the security. With an open top spo
rts car - quite easy for a tea leaf to lift it.
Alan
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"Jones, Alan" < alan.jones@... > 30574
Posted on March 8, 2004 02:12 PM
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