Car Aerial Problem - Expert Needed!

[krishorton]

Bought a stubby aerial off fleebay thinking it would be a screw off screw on job.
Tried to screw mine off but it seems i have the aerials that screw loose and adjust to face flat on the roof, do these come off at all so i can replace with my stubby aerial? or am i wasting my time?

 

[vroomtshh]

They do come off. Its a safety feature. Unscrew it til its loose, then hold onto the roof around the aerial and give it a sharp tug.

 

[krishorton]

i'll let you know how it goes i'll have a try on my lunch. i can just see me stood on my roof tuggin away!

 

[krishorton]

no such look!
had two of us yanking at the aerial there must be a nack to this aerial removing?

 

[meltonlad]

i changed mine not long ago. all i did was one very hard pull on the ariel and it came off.. but i didnt hold the base of it.

 

[krishorton]

did it have an adjustable hinge on yours? so you can loosen it and lay it flat?

 

[meltonlad]

did it have an adjustable hinge on yours? so you can loosen it and lay it flat?

yep and i pulled on it when it was flat....

 

[krishorton]

aah that might be the key i was pulling it straight up

i'll have another bash later

 

[krishorton]

no such blummin look!
yanked and twisted and pulled just wont come off! every angle tried.

 

[krishorton]

would you just keep pulling until it comes off? wiggle or straight pull?

 

[krishorton]

success!
haha
got it off, lost a few local radio stations though

 

[Dommo]

cheers guys, just managed to get mine off!

 

[IFlip92]

Did your stubby aerial actually work after that? I got mine off flea bay as well and my radio couldnt lock on to anything after the replacement aerial. I think this is mainly due to it not having that little xtension on the end like the stock Leon aerial, it just has the thread that screws in and thats it. I'm gonna have to try and get a strand around the thread and going down further in the aerial locking bit, that way maybe it will finally connect to the antenna properly.