MyNameIsJon Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) I received my Honda RDX aerial in the post, went out to fit it and have run into an issue. I'm not the most mechanical of chaps but I figured even I should be able to unscrew the old mast and screw on a new one but here I am! As you can see from the photos the aerial base has a male connection and the old mast a female connection to accept it. Yet my new Honda aerial has a male connector so cannot attach to the base. I assume I have been sent the wrong part? Or am I doing something wrong? Any help would be appreciated. Edited October 7, 2015 by Ebized Quote
SHEZZA Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Looks like you just need to take the thread out of the base. Quote
ZeppoJeff Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 That is just a piece of threaded rod and should screw from the base and let u screw new aerial on Quote
GMballistic Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Your pictures aren't working. I'm wondering though if your old aerial has left its connection piece in your aerial base as from what I remember the aerial base on the 350 should be a female connector. Quote
veeg33 Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Get a plier, cover the threaded bit on the base with a rug or cloth, unscrew the threaded bit. The rug/cloth should protect the threaded bit if it wasn't removable (but doubt it won't come out) Edit: Looking at the pics again, your old antenna looks shorter than OEM, and I suspect it's an aftermarket antenna. I'm pretty sure it's an adapter thread which you should be able to remove with plier + rug/cloth Edited October 5, 2015 by veeg33 Quote
GMballistic Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Did you sort it then Jon? What Veeg suggested above should have been all you needed to do to get it free imo. Quote
Stutopia Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Did the plier cloth solution work? I'm sure it's a female on the zed. Quote
MyNameIsJon Posted October 7, 2015 Author Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks for all the replies. Yesterday's monsoon prevented me from trying last night, however I am very glad to report that the pliers method has just done the trick. I did think about trying to take the thread out at first but didn't want to go ahead for fear of damaging the base. First mod done; 2 Quote
Ebized Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Edited title for you Good pics & feedback BTW Quote
MyNameIsJon Posted October 7, 2015 Author Posted October 7, 2015 Edited title for you Good pics & feedback BTW Thank you sir. The responses posted were awesome. I have been on other car forums were if I had asked a similar question all I would have received in reply would have been comments such as stupid noob and the like. 1 Quote
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