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Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« on: January 25, 2011, 09:36:17 pm »
I had my shark fin and beesting aerial colour coded about 6 months ago.

I noticed that the paint had started to come away from the beesting part, so I just peeled it all off.

The sprayer did tell me that this would prob happen because that part of the aerial was like a rubber material and so the paint might not take.



Is there a special paint or something you can use for these rubber surfaces without it peeling again? Or I thought about wrapping it but don't know if that's just a silly idea!

Looks kind of odd at the moment.  :confused:
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 10:06:39 pm »
with your car being silver Mandy id try a metal silver stubby aerial, but i think some can effect radio reception
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 09:33:46 pm »
^^^

Could be an option but like you said could mess up the signal.

Kind of getting used to it being black now...  :signLOL:
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 11:21:01 pm »
you`ll learn to live with it  :signLOL:     
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 11:43:02 pm »
Why not swap it for an OEM fin ariel?
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2011, 09:01:43 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on January 27, 2011, 11:43:02 pm
Why not swap it for an OEM fin ariel?

It is OEM.  :happy2:
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2011, 09:16:11 am »
Is it? Ive never seen one like that before.

This is the one i meant...


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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2011, 09:26:45 am »
Yes, it's def OEM.

I might be wrong, but I think all newer golfs that had the sat nav unit fitted from factory will have the 2 piece aerial like mine.  :smiley:
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2011, 09:58:10 am »
i think mandys right rich,  i have the older fin on mine and the radio antenna is the rear window, which was dropped on newer models for the bee sting aerial with fin if you have sat nav from the factory   :happy2:
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Re: Paint peeling on Beesting aerial.
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2011, 05:17:36 pm »
yeah thats right i also have the fin/beesting combo
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