just some simple questions about the V6 astina

[tim]

hi guys, been a while since i've visited the site... the mazda has been a bit neglected of late, and now i'm paying the price...

just some (hopefully) easy questions:

1) does k&n (or similar) make a panel filter to suit the V6 - autobahn says there isn't one

2) anyone got a decent price on leads for V6 - was told $150 today (by autobahn)

3) anyone had problems with electric aerial not working? motor still drives, but it doesn't go up or down..

thanks, i think that is all for now...
-tim

[CityEnd]

1) yes they do, u will find the part number in this thread http://www.astinagt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=741

2) don't know

3) have you got an aftermarket headunit installed? prehaps you didn't wire up the aerial wire to remote.

[tim]

thanks for that link.. will go to a better shop and ask tomorrow..

its the factory head unit.. aerial worked up until last week.. now it mysteriously doesn't work... and nothing in that area has been touched between then and now...

[CRA23]

1: yes as cityend said

2: i think skippy got some made up by spitfire were is the region of 200-250 i think, ask him about it, i know ngk in japan did dunno if u can get them here and autoexe made some but there are like 400+ just for the leeds no shipping from japan

3: my aerial got taken out by a tree, the car was fine but the aerial(just the rod) got taken out, i bought a new one from mazda, the aerial goes up and down by gear pushing a white peice of plastic cable, this cable might of broken, easyest thing to do is next time u get a service ask them to have a look

[tim]

1) found some at a local place in newcastle (peps) about $150 to get one..

2) can get some for $135 (mates rates) or $225 from mazda

3) i think the plastic thing is broken.. new mazda antenna is $71.10


going to get the antenna and leads tomorrow.. and just for interests sake, new cam cover gaskets are $38 for rhs and $55 for the other side...

[Cosmo Dude]

Give Ford a call, the Telstar has the same gaskets, antenna and leads

[skippy]

I would advise you avoid the Mazda leads are they a reputably quite ****,
Paid like 150-200 or so for Splitfire leads, took em about a week to make up as they don't normally make them for the V6,

re the aerial have a similar problem been told to check some plastic thing inside that breaks quite easily, waiting for next service but.

[tim]

problems are solved..

the plastic thing in the aerial is a thing strip of ribbed (teeth) plastic that wraps around the motor.. the motor turns and the drives the teeth up or down..

after time the thin plastic snaps