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04-16-2010, 11:52 PM
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Ok, I got my shorty antenna thinking this was going to be a 10 second install. Now there are stupid complications.
I figured I would just untwist the stock antenna the put the new one on, but all the antenna does is spin...so I look under the trunk and the welds/rivets/whatever they are on the antenna bracket holding it in place are broke. I used pliers to try and hold the antenna assembly still while I untwist the antenna but no matter how hard I clamp it, it always spins.
any ideas?
I figured I would just untwist the stock antenna the put the new one on, but all the antenna does is spin...so I look under the trunk and the welds/rivets/whatever they are on the antenna bracket holding it in place are broke. I used pliers to try and hold the antenna assembly still while I untwist the antenna but no matter how hard I clamp it, it always spins.
any ideas?
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04-17-2010, 12:18 AM
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For being a douche I'll be a douche back.
no I am in the correct FORUM thanks, maybe in the wrong section. don't post unless your ganna help mr wanna be moderator.
no I am in the correct FORUM thanks, maybe in the wrong section. don't post unless your ganna help mr wanna be moderator.
04-17-2010, 12:46 AM
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gtfo. kthxbye
yeah I need something that the base wont slip through
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04-17-2010, 01:40 AM
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Um.... I dont have a trunk or antenna on my LSJ.
But the back end of my car does
.... Ok Smartassness aside, Ive heard/read of other people having similar problems with their antennas too. Search the forums, I think the solution is posted there somewhere. Ive never messed with mine so I dono.
Keep in mind these antennas are marconis... They need to be a spefici lengh to pick up certen frequancies (radio stations) If your going to shorten it, you need to add a coil to the antenna to compensate. (Might come with/inside new antenna)
But the back end of my car does
.... Ok Smartassness aside, Ive heard/read of other people having similar problems with their antennas too. Search the forums, I think the solution is posted there somewhere. Ive never messed with mine so I dono.
Keep in mind these antennas are marconis... They need to be a spefici lengh to pick up certen frequancies (radio stations) If your going to shorten it, you need to add a coil to the antenna to compensate. (Might come with/inside new antenna)
04-17-2010, 02:22 AM
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This forum is becoming a joke. People go into theads and talk only to be a *****, or call something rice.
If you know how to help, HELP. If you dont. Just keep it to yourself.
How many 14 year olds are on this forum.
If you know how to help, HELP. If you dont. Just keep it to yourself.
How many 14 year olds are on this forum.
04-17-2010, 02:26 AM
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Um.... I dont have a trunk or antenna on my LSJ.
But the back end of my car does
.... Ok Smartassness aside, Ive heard/read of other people having similar problems with their antennas too. Search the forums, I think the solution is posted there somewhere. Ive never messed with mine so I dono.
Keep in mind these antennas are marconis... They need to be a spefici lengh to pick up certen frequancies (radio stations) If your going to shorten it, you need to add a coil to the antenna to compensate. (Might come with/inside new antenna)
But the back end of my car does
.... Ok Smartassness aside, Ive heard/read of other people having similar problems with their antennas too. Search the forums, I think the solution is posted there somewhere. Ive never messed with mine so I dono.
Keep in mind these antennas are marconis... They need to be a spefici lengh to pick up certen frequancies (radio stations) If your going to shorten it, you need to add a coil to the antenna to compensate. (Might come with/inside new antenna)
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04-17-2010, 02:27 AM
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they just think their dicks are huge on the internet.
anyways if anyone knows of a better tool to grip the antenna base lemme know.
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but seriously. i had the same problem. i put a vice grip on the rubber boot at the bottom and one on the antenna. held the one on the boot and loosened the antenna. kinda scraped the boot a bit but it got the antenna off
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well guess what, the stud was completely corroded and rusted, so when I got a good twist on it the antenna snapped off....so now I either re drill it and put my own stud in or Find the whole assembly online somewhere.
I need the part number of the antenna assembly
anyone know it
I need the part number of the antenna assembly
anyone know it
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well guess what, the stud was completely corroded and rusted, so when I got a good twist on it the antenna snapped off....so now I either re drill it and put my own stud in or Find the whole assembly online somewhere.
I need the part number of the antenna assembly
anyone know it
I need the part number of the antenna assembly
anyone know it
06-02-2011, 09:54 PM
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Want to know how I fixed mine? I used CA glue to secure a magic hat $9 bottle cap onto the grommet in order to make a weather-tight seal, and then mounted the OEM antenna on top of the rear deck so that I can still get a significant radio signal.
The shorty sucks, I tried taking it off but it was welded to the bolt from oxidation. I have my reception back and no visual antenna on the outside to slow me down.
The shorty sucks, I tried taking it off but it was welded to the bolt from oxidation. I have my reception back and no visual antenna on the outside to slow me down.
