Just baught a car which has a mobile aerial screwed to the roof.
Suggestions for a cheap and cosmetically acceptable way of
sealing the hole that's left if I remove it.
I'm thinking of a tight fitting plastic plug. One with a very
shallow head, and a sharp edge.
Obviously the same metallic silver colour as the car,so it would
just show as a small bump.
Does anyone know any better ways, without spending too much ?
Mike.

Mike G <mgibbs (AT) clara (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Bwahahaha!

You just bought an ex-plod hack. Good luck.


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Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:

Good point - but silver seems to be the colour of choice for the plod
these days.
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SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote

That's what I thought. I'd leave it there and drive around with a white
shirt on and a hi vis jacket in the back. Epaulettes would be an optional
extra.

Steve Firth <usenet-urcm (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

We had a retired car parked outside the shop for a while in a spate of
drive-offs. Not _that_ old (P-reg), but it was an absolute shed.

Mind, that's what you get for buying a Rover 200, I suppose.
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"SteveH" <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Nope.
I know what I baught. I have it's history. It certainly isn't an
ex taxi or plod car. 2 private owners only.
Simply one which once had an auto mobile phone installed.

The car itself is not a problem. IMO it was a good buy.
Serious suggestions about the hole would be more helpful. :-)

Maybe something like those thin round self adhesive plastic
labels, that stick to surfaces like the proverbial.
Mike.

Mike G <mgibbs (AT) clara (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

What?!

I've knot known of mobiles being installed like that for many years -
most use a self-adhesive aeriel stuck to the rear glass.

I can't see many people drilling holes in the roof of their car, other
than plod or minicab drivers.

It might have been a privately owned car, but it doesn't mean it hasn't
spent it's life as a minicab...... personally, no matter how cheap, I
wouldn't go anywhere near a car that had holes drilled in it's shell.

Best option would be to splash out for a bodyshop to fill it and spray
the area. It's the only way you'll really hide the damage - and worth it
when you come to sell, as otherwise it'll have 'minicab' written all
over it to any prospective buyer.


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"SteveH" <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote


Well the car is 9 years old.

Maybe the 1st owner wasn't concerned.

You might just be right. I know cars for business, often are
registered to individuals.
Possibly to enhance their resale value..
But based on it's condition, and it's mileage at it's first MOT,
I think it's highly unlikely to have been a minicab.
Maybe a Co directors car originally though. I can't be
absolutely certain the first owner only used it privately, but
the second owner, the guy I baught it from certainly did. He'd
had it since it was 2 years old.
Im any case, a fairly good spec 525i SE BMW, is not a common
choice for a minicab. :-)

Again you could be right. Maybe I'll get a quote, but chances
are that by the time I sell it it wouldn't make a lot of
difference.
It wasn't particularly expensive, but given it's virtually
unmarked exterior and interior, as well as it's excellent
mechanical condition, I think I got a bargain.

Still don't like the hole in the roof though. :-)
Mike.

In article <1074481040.30766.0 (AT) damia (DOT) uk.clara.net>, mgibbs (AT) clara (DOT) co.uk
says...
Stupid suggestion I know : Fit _another_ aerial?

Pete.

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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:11:35 +0000, steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk (SteveH)
wrote:

Just buy ones where the holes appear on their own Steve? ;-)

Mark S.