2005BlackGT

I’d like to replace my stock antenna with a smaller billet antenna but I have a problem. The last time I went to the car wash, the guy tried to remove my antenna with a pair of channel locks and stripped it bad. Now I don’t have enough grip on the antenna to remove it. Any ideas?

Chris07GT

Why the hell was someone at a car wash trying to take off your antenna with channel locks?

06LgndLimeGT

Bigger channel locks. j/k You could file 2 flats and used an adjustable wrench. I can't believe it would be that tight, its just an antenna.

2005BlackGT

Yeah, I'm not sure why they were using channel locks that day. Not the brightest idea.

06LgndLimeGT, using a file sounds like a great idea. Thanks man.

06LgndLimeGT

Working in a machine shop for 15 years causes you to learn to adapt a lot!!

tx_zstang

channel locks, lol...and probably was turning the wrong way
Worst case, vise grips, if you dont care about keeping the antenna. Just make sure the base is solid and doesn't move.
BTW, they are on there pretty tight (blue loctite?), but once you break it loose, it'll go.

americaniron

Like tx zstang said use vise grips since the old one is stripped on the outside. Coat the threaded area of the new one with an antisieze compound before installing it.

Chris07GT

When I got my short antenna, i was able to twist my factory antenna off by hand

06LgndLimeGT

Mine came off by hand also.

2005BlackGT

Yeah, its way too tight to twist by hand. I've tried. Its like someone glued it on.