Ball below antenna broke off

[Dave Bacharach]

I was installing a new grommet below the antenna, and when I screwed the antenna back on and tugged on it a bit to help get the grommet's shoulder up out of the hole (into which it had slid), the receiver ball broke off. It looks like it was soldered onto a copper base. Anyone have any idea what is involved in replacing it? Can I use the old one (it's got a nut embedded inside the plastic 'ball').

 

[hard top]

@spurs fan in a coupe

 

[spurs fan in a coupe]

@spurs fan in a coupe

Cheers HT, I can certainly provide a working used one, but no idea about how to solder it back on, I know others have done it

 

[Eddie Zedder]

Common problem, here is a recent thread that will help.

https://zroadster.org/threads/anyone-know-how-to-tighten-aerial-base-please.19639/#post-329817

 

[Dave Bacharach]

Common problem, here is a recent thread that will help.

https://zroadster.org/threads/anyone-know-how-to-tighten-aerial-base-please.19639/#post-329817

Thanks, Eddie. Mine broke right below the ball. I imagine I could perform a similar fix, then glue the ball back onto the plastic cone. What kind of glue would hold best?

 

[Eddie Zedder]

Thanks, Eddie. Mine broke right below the ball. I imagine I could perform a similar fix, then glue the ball back onto the plastic cone. What kind of glue would hold best?

I used bog standard Loctite Super Glue on mine Dave, been ok for 2 years.

 

[Dave Bacharach]

Thanks Eddie.

 

[hard top]

@Dave Bacharach, @Davyhoogy is selling this.

Antenna receiver - £35

 

[Dave Bacharach]

@Dave Bacharach, @Davyhoogy is selling this.

Antenna receiver - £35

They're about $125 over here. I'm going to try to repair it first.