a different antenna issue

Nothing? i am the only one to have this happen to?

peter

Nothing? i am the only one to have this happen to?

peter

You might be the only person who's seen your post my friend ;-) Patience, patience lol.

Chris

this ng used to be much more active...ahh the good ol days

peter, are you talking about a na or nb? power or manual antenna? the manual antenna in the na/nb have something called an antenna body that is mounted under the fender (by the battery) and pokes up through through the rear passenger where a rubber weather seal and chrome hold down screws on top to hold it in place. this provides a threaded stud for you to attach an antenna. in other words, unlike most cars, the miata manual antenna is not mounted directly to the fender but instead uses this complicated antenna body to mount it. i have cracked off the threaded stud on mine when trying to replace the antenna and the old solution is to replace the antenna body. the antenna body part differs from the na and nb. i have found that the nb one is for sale on ebay and that

it is an na. it is not the mast/plastic teeth, it is the plastic part of the power unit which pokes thru the fender and is retained via the chrome screw. the threads are munged up and the chrome screw wont "bite"... i think i need an entire power unit :(

peter

Sorry Peter, I did see your post but couldn't help as I had no knowledge of the antenna unit. (haven't got my MX5 yet). I assume that the connecting contact is sprung so in the absence of threads it pushes the antenna out. Are the threads broken on the stick bit or inside the bit that's attached to the wing? Don

perhaps the part can be cannibalized from someones broken power antenna unit.

me thinks superglue and a prayer it never needs to be removed, (famous last words, eh?)

this ng used to be much more active...ahh the good ol days

I'll second that emotion!

I'm gonna take the antenna out completely. and weld shut that hole.

"Gordon Murray doesn't listen to the radio."

Why is there no discussion of fuel economy?

I DO listen to the radio so I'm not going to get one of those!

Without the antenna, you can always resort to: Putting a satellite radio adapter in. Or, using the old commuters ghetto solution, hang a pocket radio from the mirror.

By the way, with a little ingenuity, a radio antenna can be integrated into the soft top above the rear window. If you have a heated rear glass window, it's even possible to use the heating element as an antenna. GM did this on a heck of a lot of cars.

LOL! That was great stuff Domago! Long live Gordon Brown's vision! Chris

that's still alot of wires (dead weight).

I'm gonna put the antenna along the vertical pillar (passenger side) of the front window

I'd trash that f1 up and down the streets all day long :)

Buy a new antenna. Time is money.

THRASH, not trash! ;-) I'm with you man! I just love the idea of the center mounted seat and everything. Thoroughly thought out car!

Later, cd

thanks but, ahh no if i did that a "fart can" could not be too far away :)

now this is a thought i will remeber

i got pissy and used jb weld. the mast is a bit wobbly but......