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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jsp on 16 April 2016, 19:27:04

Title: Antennae broke off.
Post by: Jsp on 16 April 2016, 19:27:04
I was going to a car wash and the antennae was just spinning in place. The doors were opening and i panicked and ripped the whole thing off by the roots.
Now all i have is that plastic black rubber thing sticking out the roof and the antennae in my hand.

How do i put my antennae back? I want a easy simple 5 minute solution because i'm not motivated enough to start ripping off the roof lining and bolting off the whole thing because the car isn't even on the road atm.


It's a 2000 omega B wagon btw.
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: TheBoy on 16 April 2016, 20:06:04
Depends how much damage you've done...  ...a pic would be great ;)
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: Nick W on 16 April 2016, 20:15:30
You can reach the aerial mount without removing the headlining, you can get enough access by prying the back edge down a bit.
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: Jsp on 17 April 2016, 07:47:42
Depends how much damage you've done...  ...a pic would be great ;)

The aerial mount is intact. But the screw bore that's in the aerial mount came off with the antennae.
So instead of seeing threads, there is just a hole with wires inside.
The antennae had a kind of a nut that has a needle in it attached to it.


So my only option is to remove the aerial mount? damn..
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: aaronjb on 17 April 2016, 10:50:42
Ah that story sounds familiar. That's exactly how my aerial perished on the old Estate..  :-[ My solution was to listen to CDs.. ;D

But as Nick says - headlining drops down at the rear easy enough; IIRC I took out the central plastic piece, popped out the dome light and then pulled it down a bit. You can easily get to the nut on the underside of the base then and it's a 10 minute job to replace the lot once you've sourced the replacement.
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: zirk on 17 April 2016, 13:56:26
I was going to a car wash and the antennae was just spinning in place. The doors were opening and i panicked and ripped the whole thing off by the roots.
Now all i have is that plastic black rubber thing sticking out the roof and the antennae in my hand.

How do i put my antennae back? I want a easy simple 5 minute solution because i'm not motivated enough to start ripping off the roof lining and bolting off the whole thing because the car isn't even on the road atm.


It's a 2000 omega B wagon btw.
Did you rip the Doors off as well then.
Title: Re: Antennae broke off.
Post by: Jsp on 17 April 2016, 17:47:27
I was going to a car wash and the antennae was just spinning in place. The doors were opening and i panicked and ripped the whole thing off by the roots.
Now all i have is that plastic black rubber thing sticking out the roof and the antennae in my hand.

How do i put my antennae back? I want a easy simple 5 minute solution because i'm not motivated enough to start ripping off the roof lining and bolting off the whole thing because the car isn't even on the road atm.


It's a 2000 omega B wagon btw.
Did you rip the Doors off as well then.

In a car wash, when the doors open, you're supposed to drive in. When the doors close cause you wasted too much time fiddling with your antennae, you lose your money.