FredFlintstone

Thank you Rich1068 , Old Trout & Scud for your feedback . @Rich1068 , the aerial def stayed down ( at the risk of sounding super-anal, I never really liked the sight of the aerial up , spoiled the lines of the car - personal pref) so this suited me . @ Old Trout , yes I toyed with the idea of disconnecting the white power plug but I am very hamfisted , if something is remotely breakable , I find a way to break it . I was just very wary about upsetting roof clearance sensors / mechanicals which all said and done is the essence of the car . And @Scudney , that TA button suggestion is starting to ring bells in the dark recesses of this old fools mind ..... So thank you one and all for your input . Plenty of possibles to toy with . As Mr Jagger once said / sang "Time Is On My Side " - now more than usual ! 

Stay Well chaps ! 

Yabbers , Andy/FF

Hello Everyone ! 

I'm new to the site , looking forward to getting to know you all .  😋

My first question is regarding my 2004 SC430 .

I've had it almost four years and it's fully lived up to (& surpassed ) all expectations .

My question is with regard to the electric aerial - ever since I have had the car, the aerial 

only comes up when the RADIO is switched ON . I NEVER use the radio , preferring either

my own choice of CD or no sound whatsoever .  In the last few weeks, however, I have 

noticed that the aerial has started to come up when I am listening to CD's . This is a concern

because I have noticed 'ORRIBLES ( those nasty little things that swerve out in the road

on their bikes directly in front of you pulling wheelies  / slowing down ) snapping off

protruding car aerials and then disappearing down side roads  .....

As I say, the aerial thing has never been a concern before because , basically , it was 

NEVER up , so my question is : is there something I can do to suppress the aerial action ?

(short cut ?) ; have I inadvertently hit the wrong button / a sequence of buttons ? Removal of fuse 

will stop the ML system from working and cut out interior lights , so that isn'n really an option .

And I think fitting a n army surrplus machine gun / flame thrower to the bonnet might be deemed to be a tad anti-

social ? Someone, somewhere along the line has managed to set up the car so the aerial ONLY works

when the radio is on - I am just trying to get back to that stage . 

Wow ......

My daughter says to me " Dad, you've only been talking for a minute and I'm bored already ! "    😵

As you can see , I have developed a very bad habit of saying 5 hundred words where I could just as easily

say just 5 .   Should have been a preacher / politician ....

Any help would be very greatly appreciated as I am having premonitions of getting out of the car to find a

snapped off aerial !  .....

Regards 

Andy / Fred Flintstone 

Yabber Dabber Doo .....