Other/Misc: HOW TO: Antenna Mod
11-30-2010, 04:57 PM
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apparently i have one of the difficult ones. when im twisting the antenna base to remove it, the end in the trunk is slightly turning too. So I tried to hold that in place while i turned the base on top with pliers and no luck. damn. It's also 33 degrees here today, but i wouldnt think warmer weather would help something like that a whole lot. any tips? im going to try one more time at home with some big guns out in the garage. I ordered an ARK stubby but i picked up the vacuum caps (assorted pack) from autozone. the girl looked at me like an alien when i asked for them. go figure.
11-30-2010, 05:46 PM
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apparently i have one of the difficult ones. when im twisting the antenna base to remove it, the end in the trunk is slightly turning too. So I tried to hold that in place while i turned the base on top with pliers and no luck. damn. It's also 33 degrees here today, but i wouldnt think warmer weather would help something like that a whole lot. any tips? im going to try one more time at home with some big guns out in the garage. I ordered an ARK stubby but i picked up the vacuum caps (assorted pack) from autozone. the girl looked at me like an alien when i asked for them. go figure.
12-01-2010, 01:46 AM
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and to think this whole time ive just been turning it the wrong way. silly me.
several bad words and a few beers later, got the antenna out with the vacuum cap on, still trying to upload pics from my android. went with the 1/4 vacuum cap. now that its all said and done, im kind of anxious to get my ARK in the mail, it looks a little silly with the xm radio on the roof. plus, i barely get loveline with dr. drew now. when i went to go test out the antenna mod a chick called in saying she just learned how to squirt and i could barely catch the call. Vice Grip WIN. Antenna mod FAIL.
several bad words and a few beers later, got the antenna out with the vacuum cap on, still trying to upload pics from my android. went with the 1/4 vacuum cap. now that its all said and done, im kind of anxious to get my ARK in the mail, it looks a little silly with the xm radio on the roof. plus, i barely get loveline with dr. drew now. when i went to go test out the antenna mod a chick called in saying she just learned how to squirt and i could barely catch the call. Vice Grip WIN. Antenna mod FAIL.
12-02-2010, 01:23 PM
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it didnt work for me, so i just shoved the ENTIRE antenna into the trunk, and i am now thinking of a solution to plug up the hole... so far its been household scotch tape. but i still get an ok signal... but ihave an ipod and the aux jack anyway. perhaps ill try the pliers again, i even wd-40'd the hell out of it, and it still wont budge.
12-06-2010, 12:27 AM
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that sucks dude. i was having problems with my 08 too. ended up putting my antenna through the trunk too. from there i took a vice grip on the bottom and pliers on the antenna. after deciding to do that, it came of in like 30 seconds and then i just poked the antenna mount back up through the trunk and capped it off. boooyaah
12-06-2010, 06:38 AM
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that was my next idea, since its already away from the outside surface of the car, to prevent anymore scratches, so i can just have at it with some tools and hopefully get it off. the hole is still scotch taped up, and its snowing outside...
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