Hey guys I'm hoping someone can help me out on this.

I have a 2004 S40 and had just recently bent my antenna. I was looking in the trunk to see if I can fix it myself when I noticed that there is a silver braided grounding wire from the metal antenna mast in the trunk, to the metal of the car. The wire has been pulled apart and now I am trying to find a new one.

Has anyone of you guys seen this? I can't seem to find one on any of the parts website and am not finding a google search for it. I am hoping this isn't something I have to get from Volvo either. I have always had some electrical issues and am wondering if this might be the cause.

Also replacing the antenna myself looked complicated, is there a how-to on this somewhere?

Thanks for the help!

 

I replaced mine with a new OEM one and it's very simple. IIRC it even came with instructions. You unscrew the metal piece on the outside then remove the 2 10mm bolts on the inside plus the ground strap. My plastic drain pipe was crimped so I straightened that and reinstalled it through the rubber grommet underneath. Unhook the power cable and antenna cable and remove. You reuse any metal supports from the old one that don't come on the new one. It took maybe 45 minutes to an hour.