REPLACING ANTENNA

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Author Message   RAYMOND SANTOS (Mokie) New Member Username: Mokie Post Number: 36 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 04:04 pm:    I tried replacing my antenna by accessing the inside fender through removal of some plastic rivets (as some had suggested). I tried removing the center rivet and viola! the rivet broke. There's gotta be an easier way. Fishing? Seemed frustrating. Maybe sticking a gum on the end of a clothes hanger? I don't know. Any suggestions?   Matt Milbrandt (95discovery) Dweb Lounge Member Username: 95discovery Post Number: 168 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 12:51 pm:    I just replaced mine. I took the inner fender out, those little plastic fasteners suck. I would just do you best to get them out and then replace them with new ones when you are done if you have fucked them up. Going slow and taking your time seems to help get them out without mangling them so much. The biggest problem I had was the fucking nut holding the antenna. The pot metal casing inside the fender would just sheer apart when I tried to hold it to loosen the nut. I ended up drilling it out. Also, you don't have you route the wire all the way back to you radio. There is a connector behind the glove box towards the left. Matt   Jake Hartley (Jake) Member Username: Jake Post Number: 229 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 12:57 pm:    There is always the partial fender removal technique. Remove all the fasteners on the fender top, and rear (door jamb side). Fender can then be moved enough to allow you to R&R the antenna. Connector is behind the glove box, which is easy to remove. Whole job can be done in 30-45 minutes   laszlo nemeth (Laz) New Member Username: Laz Post Number: 10 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 02:39 pm:    what ever you do don't use a stock antenna. ANYTHING must be better. i'm due to replace mine again after 6 months of street driving.   Rich Peterson (Rpet) New Member Username: Rpet Post Number: 27 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 02:56 pm:    and whatever you do dont get lazy like I was and try to cut the old antenna wire, and try to connect to new one.. so that you dont have to rerun the wire behind the glove box... it dosent work.. i dont get like any reception thats after seperating the copper wire in the middle of the shielding and taping that seperatly .. still dont get reception!! Dosent work.. Good Luck!