Lost my GPS antenna in the car wash!

[rcairflr]

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[AzScorpion]

So just lie to Ma Ford? I thought we hated it when they did that to us! Ha!

A taste of their own medicine! ? Besides it should've never come off if it were attached right. I never bring my Ranger through any car washes (always hand wash) but I did with my Tacoma. Never had one come off or even loose.

 

[JaysOnTheEDGE]

So just lie to Ma Ford? I thought we hated it when they did that to us! Ha!

Ford is all about broken promises and shattered dreams these days so why not ?

 

[Augie81]

If you noticed it right after the car wash then talk to them. Looks like it ripped the thing clear off. I don't normally go to car washes so I wonder how much force the brushes had to rip that thing clear out. I also wonder if the long factory antenna got caught in something.

As for Ford and a warranty claim. If you go that route you should be totally honest. Tell them it happened in a car wash and give them the name and address of the place you went to. Then see what they say. I get the point even in a car wash things should not be getting torn off the vehicle.

Oh and when you get it replaced get a Stubby JR antenna if you plan to go through car washes again or in low clearance areas. That way maybe you don't end up like that again and what happened to this person:

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...led-out-of-your-roof-pictures-included.15034/

 

[DanaBovender]

A taste of their own medicine! ? Besides it should've never come off if it were attached right. I never bring my Ranger through any car washes (always hand wash) but I did with my Tacoma. Never had one come off or even loose.

in the words of Michael Anthony…
“come on Dave; gimme a break”

attached properly? I bet I can pry mine off the roof too, but that’s not the intended use… lol

 

[AdamHarris]

A taste of their own medicine! ? Besides it should've never come off if it were attached right. I never bring my Ranger through any car washes (always hand wash) but I did with my Tacoma. Never had one come off or even loose.

Yea I bet if I had to remove mine for paint work or something, it would be stuck on that roof like the sword Excalibur stuck in stone, but his falls off in the car wash lol.

 

[AzScorpion]

in the words of Michael Anthony…
“come on Dave; gimme a break”

attached properly? I bet I can pry mine off the roof too, but that’s not the intended use… lol

I'm just a little sour towards Ford lately so don't mind my Ford bashing posts.

 

[DanaBovender]

I'm just a little sour towards Ford lately so don't mind my Ford bashing posts.

No worries…..
I never pass off on an opportunity to quote Van Halen!

 

[Chris M]

See, now we all have to go out and check our antennas to be sure they're not coming loose...or possibly already gone.

 

[halligan1201]

in the words of Michael Anthony…
“come on Dave; gimme a break”

attached properly? I bet I can pry mine off the roof too, but that’s not the intended use… lol

I ran my VW shark fin into the bottom of a concrete beam and it just snapped the fin off. Everything else stayed up. Still there, covered in a 2x2 piece of Gorilla tape.

 

[Msfitoy]

Hi all,
I went through the car wash this weekend and ended up losing the antenna. The car wash doesn't have it, do you think this could be a warranty claim? ?

I only do touchless, for obvious reasons...?

 

[WolfgangVTS]

I only do touchless, for obvious reasons...?

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Hi all,
I went through the car wash this weekend and ended up losing the antenna. The car wash doesn't have it, do you think this could be a warranty claim? ?

Hi Mathew,

We actually do a carwash test as part of the development of a new vehicle. The Ranger passed the carwash testing. There are many car washes in the Detroit area and the prototypes are run through these car washes time and time again, including video if there is a problem and there is a redesign and retest until the antenna passes undamaged over a half dozen times or more depending on the program requirements.

To have something like this happen indicates a malfunction of the car wash equipment more that the design of the antenna.

This is not a case of "yeah...that looks good". There is an actual rigorous test procedure...we usually give this to Engineering Trainees as you likely will get quite wet at times during the testing process....

I have had my Ranger through several brush type car washes in several cities and never had a hint of a problem...

Best,
Phil

 

[Kyp317]

I’ve been going to only touchless washes since I got my Ranger but mostly because it’s the only kind along my normal drive but now I’ll make sure to never go through ones with brushes.

The really tall antenna in the ranger was a concern of mine so I also went to a stubby.

I can’t believe it ripped not only your antenna off but the wires also. Next car through the was is lucky it wasn’t tangled up in the brushes and get their vehicle whipped up good by it.

 

[Joeiconic]

Most drive thru car washes that use brushes have a sign advising to remove the antenna before proceeding. Not having one usually voids their insurance for antenna related damage.

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