so i went to do a simple short antenna mod,consists of unscrewing the antenna, cutting it and putting it back on. When i went to unscrew it i realized the whole antenna assembly was spinning in my car. so i get in the trunk, pull some panels back and realize that my antenna holding plate is mangled to the point that holding the antenna was a impossibility. after some mild bending and hammering i got the ANT to fit back into it and im now waiting to put it back in my car, the other half of this catastrophe is that i chowed the hell out of the bottom of my antenna and the boot/scussion thingy around the bottom of it, i have silicone drying on it right now to fill in the plier marks then im gonna paint it. im pretty sure i should have just left the antenna alone after all this, and i hope this doesnt happen to anyone else. just wanted to give a heads up

 

already did that to mine, my ant just flops around when you touch it

 

why didnt you just take some snips and hack it when its on the car? worked perfectly for me. took like seriously 2 seconds.

 

the biggest set of snips i have wont cut that.... had to make due with what i had

 

This EXACT same thing happened when I went to chop my antenna. I wasn't even yanking on it or being rough, and the whole thing just popped out and loosened.

I am under warranty, so when I took the car in I just told them the truth. I tried loosening my antenna, it spun, and somehow it got messed up. They warrantied it and put a new antenna assembly and antenna on my car. If it's wobbling, and your going in for any warranty work - give it a shot. They fixed my free of charge, no questions asked.

 

I hacked mine off the car while attached. looks better.

 

Bolt cutters are the best tool for this job, just fyi.