• Had a day at home , so thought I would look at trying to get over the problem of a non retractable antenna that would not allow me to fit a car cover.

    Removed the antenna. On examining the alloy base part that is normaly under the fender I noticed a small black plastic dot sticking out of the side, looking at the base of the mast below the chrome cone I noticed this was also black plastic.

    Carefuly I drilled into the plastic dot just enough to get below the surface and then giving the mast a tug, Hey presto, the mast came out of the base.

    There is no wired in contact between mast and base they just fit together.

    I gently peened the top of the base to tighten up the grip on the base of the mast.

    So now I have an OEM antenna with a removeable mast and the car cover that I bought in February FITS !!!

    Dont you just luv it when a plan comes together.


    Please excuse my ramblings if you guys have been doing this for years

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