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MB300GD
Posts: 15 Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:03 pmLocation: New Hampshire
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by MB300GD Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:57 pm
How do I remove my radio antenna base that is part of my canvas top? Then do I need to repair the canvas top after removal?
ka
Posts: 445 Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:34 pmLocation: slc,scruz,chico,bldr,kalalau,flag,sb
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by ka Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:40 pm
it just unscrews but often the inserts spin if the bolt is rusty. and yeah, holes in the top are left, but easily patched.
1973 710m
Jim LaGuardia
Posts: 1704 Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:42 pmLocation: San Bernardino Ca
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by Jim LaGuardia Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:12 pm
Most guys make a metal plate and use black silicone sealant to put over the hole
ka
Posts: 445 Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:34 pmLocation: slc,scruz,chico,bldr,kalalau,flag,sb
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by ka Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:43 pm
one thing i learned about silicone adhesive is that it out-gasses in the sun, so it shrinks, so the bond line breaks and h20 gets thru. latex house calk (sealant) or "geo-cell" work gr8.
1973 710m
MB300GD
Posts: 15 Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:03 pmLocation: New Hampshire
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by MB300GD Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:19 am
thanks - the Pinz won't fit in the garage with the base on
NC_Mog
Posts: 82 Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:35 pmLocation: North Carolina
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by NC_Mog Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:59 pm
Sure it will. You'll just knock the garage door off its track, rip the arm off the door that the opener attachs to, and damage the door trim.
Not that I would know anything about it; I just heard about it from a "friend".
Kimball
ka
Posts: 445 Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:34 pmLocation: slc,scruz,chico,bldr,kalalau,flag,sb
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by ka Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:09 pm
HMMM. PINZ AIR.
1973 710m
norcal pinz
Posts: 396 Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 11:41 pmLocation: northern california
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by norcal pinz Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:29 am
my hardtop has a homemade piece of metal with silicone covering the antenna hole and it leaks i want to order the original cap and gasket for mine
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Lightningpinz
Posts: 218 Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:32 pmLocation: Lakewood, Co
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by Lightningpinz Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:04 pm
After I took the antennea base off, I now only have to add 12 bags of sand to the rear and let the tire pressure down to 15psi. Viola It only rubs on the weatherstripping on the door frame.
M Wehrman
Posts: 847 Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:46 pmLocation: Gilbert, Az.
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by M Wehrman Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:06 pm
******After I took the antennea base off, I now only have to add 12 bags of sand to the rear and let the tire pressure down to 15psi. Viola It only rubs on the weatherstripping on the door frame.*****
Unless you are into body building and to go anywhere you will need to air up.....how about 5lbs ,and 5 bags
Stock means no imagination!
LibTimothy
Posts: 123 Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:14 pmLocation: Salado, TX
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by LibTimothy Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:23 am
I think you all are missing the most important point here.
When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.
