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external radio antenna
Posted by AKS0420
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Mar 31, 2015 06:49 PM
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I decided to install (or try) a flush-fit antenna on my '74 - in this case, Moss part no. 386-970 (page A29 of their spring/summer 2015 catalog)
My antenna hole is 1" diameter but the antenna has the cable mounted to the side of the shaft under a plastic piece which exceeds 1".
Called Moss and they suggested coming in from the bottom but the second hole in the fender is not any larger.
Am I missing something painfully simple or does this part cause issues for anyone else?
Thanks,
Ken
My antenna hole is 1" diameter but the antenna has the cable mounted to the side of the shaft under a plastic piece which exceeds 1".
Called Moss and they suggested coming in from the bottom but the second hole in the fender is not any larger.
Am I missing something painfully simple or does this part cause issues for anyone else?
Thanks,
Ken
1977 MGB
Doug Doherty
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Mar 31, 2015 07:09 PM
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Not missing a thing. I bought one also, but not from Moss. I only have a 3/4" hole in the fender and don't want to enlarge it.
The only way I can see getting this type of antenna in from the bottom is to remove the front wheel well splash guards, if you are putting it on the front..
I'm no expert, but it's my $0.02!
The only way I can see getting this type of antenna in from the bottom is to remove the front wheel well splash guards, if you are putting it on the front..
I'm no expert, but it's my $0.02!
Mar 31, 2015 07:25 PM
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Just 4 bolts to remove the splash guard. Then you have lots more access. The bottom bolt/screw on the panel can be a little tricky, but it doesn't have to be completely removed. The panel will just swivel out of the way.
I just finished installing 2 antennas in 2 weeks!
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I just finished installing 2 antennas in 2 weeks!
“Ideological certainty easily degenerates into an insistence upon ignorance". Daniel Patrick Moynihan
In any debate, the side which strays from civil discussion is usually the side that lacks confidence in its debate position or in the merit of their arguments. Making personal attacks on the opponents instead of staying on the subject is also a sign of weakness.
Anyone who feels compelled to respond in kind to any perceived slight is often suffering from narcissism.
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Serge Goudreau
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Mar 31, 2015 09:25 PM
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I replaced mine recently with exactly the same model as you have and I had the same problem! I measured the diameter of the chrome flange of the new antenna and filed a slot in the existing hole with a dremel only what was necessary for that part to fit. Now it is done and it looks great. There were small chalenges every step of the way; it would not take me so long this time now that I have done it once.
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Apr 1, 2015 01:19 PM
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Here's what I wrote in a PM to the OP:
The splash panel is directly behind the tire/wheel. If you will jack up the front of your car, place jack stands beneath the frame rails and remove the left front wheel, it will make access possible.
The panel has three bolts on the right or outside edge and one large screw at the bottom of the panel. Just remove those three bolts, loosen, but don't remove the bottom screw (I used small vice grips) and swivel the panel around and lean it on the brake rotor.
This gives you access to the inside of the fender where the antenna hole is and also facilitates threading the antenna cable through the panel on the left hand side, assuming that you don't use the current antenna cable.
“Ideological certainty easily degenerates into an insistence upon ignorance". Daniel Patrick Moynihan
In any debate, the side which strays from civil discussion is usually the side that lacks confidence in its debate position or in the merit of their arguments. Making personal attacks on the opponents instead of staying on the subject is also a sign of weakness.
Anyone who feels compelled to respond in kind to any perceived slight is often suffering from narcissism.
The splash panel is directly behind the tire/wheel. If you will jack up the front of your car, place jack stands beneath the frame rails and remove the left front wheel, it will make access possible.
The panel has three bolts on the right or outside edge and one large screw at the bottom of the panel. Just remove those three bolts, loosen, but don't remove the bottom screw (I used small vice grips) and swivel the panel around and lean it on the brake rotor.
This gives you access to the inside of the fender where the antenna hole is and also facilitates threading the antenna cable through the panel on the left hand side, assuming that you don't use the current antenna cable.
“Ideological certainty easily degenerates into an insistence upon ignorance". Daniel Patrick Moynihan
In any debate, the side which strays from civil discussion is usually the side that lacks confidence in its debate position or in the merit of their arguments. Making personal attacks on the opponents instead of staying on the subject is also a sign of weakness.
Anyone who feels compelled to respond in kind to any perceived slight is often suffering from narcissism.
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