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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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looking to put a car cover on my c3 in the garage and not sure how to remove the antenna. any help would be appreciated

newbie so forgive the stupid question
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:05 PM
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Car covers usually come with a small patch to re-enforce a hole you can cut to put your antenna through.....no need to remove it. If, however, you want to remove the antenna, you get to it by removing the muffler first.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:19 PM
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ok thanks.....I figured I could just cut a hole for the antenna but wasn't sure.

thank you
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:28 PM
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Loosen the top nut. Unscrew the antenna mast. Retighten the nut. Put your cover on.

At that point, mark the location for the hole if you want to slit the cover and iron on the reinforcements.

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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy Mike
Loosen the top nut. Unscrew the antenna mast. Retighten the nut. Put your cover on.

At that point, mark the location for the hole if you want to slit the cover and iron on the reinforcements.
Nice tip
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:54 PM
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Hi,
I'm pretty sure just the nut needs to be unscrewed, then the mast pulls straight up.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi,
I'm pretty sure just the nut needs to be unscrewed, then the mast pulls straight up.
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You are correct. I was thinking of entire antenna removal, including cable.
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Old Aug 2, 2014 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by C3 Stroker
...I was thinking of entire antenna removal, including cable...
You're working too hard, Stroker.
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I installed a power antenna and works perfectly with car covers.
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 12:01 AM
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I cut a hole in my cover !!!
Prob solved.
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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Alan
I've seen magicians levitate pretty girls, but I've never seen an antenna mast levitate!
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Hi jnb,
I think there's almost always a hidden wire of some sort!
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