Removing Whippy For Stubby

Looney · Post by **Looney** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:45 pm

kis wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:41 pm Where are you based?

Essex

kis · Post by **kis** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:53 pm

Ahh bit far then. I might have been able to pick one up.
Not sure what you need exactly, but if you get something like this then you should have everything you need.

Looney · Post by **Looney** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:10 pm

Any guide as to how i can access from the inside, i can get my hand behind the inner lining but no idea how to undo it.

kis · Post by **kis** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:11 pm

No idea either I'm afraid. I'll take a look this weekend if that's any use to you... unless someone else chimes in that's done it before.

philbo909 · Post by **philbo909** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:24 pm

Not done it on the Coupe which has a load more plastic covering everything in the boot.
Once you get behind the plastic it's just one torx screw holding the Base to the car

You'll need to buy a new antenna Base now though

RustyZ4 · Post by **RustyZ4** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:41 pm

Looney wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:09 pm Well i tried and tried and this happened, anyone know the parts needed

Well I definitely call that a stubby,,,,

Must have been well locked in to snap like that, you can get a bolt extraction set from screwfix, where you drill a small hole in the bolt and thread in the removal tool

Z4 COUPSTER · Post by **Z4 COUPSTER** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:01 pm

Looney wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:09 pm Well i tried and tried and this happened, anyone know the parts needed

Spray thr hell out of it now with penetrating oil. Same in morning and then get a good mole grips on it. It should come out. There seems to be just enough left to grab hold off.
Worth a shot.
D

RickRob · Post by **RickRob** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:18 pm

May the power of the whippy remain!

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:29 pm

That will teach you for vandalising your Zed you now have a stumpy

Looney · Post by **Looney** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:01 pm

Stumpy is the new look, rugged and abit pissed

kis · Post by **kis** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:57 am

Z4 COUPSTER wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:01 pm Spray thr hell out of it now with penetrating oil. Same in morning and then get a good mole grips on it. It should come out. There seems to be just enough left to grab hold off.
Worth a shot.
D

You're right, were definitely related!

That's what I had to do on another car. Key is the oil. And don't rush, put some on in one day (morning, evening, etc), again the next morning and then give it a go in the afternoon. I also used a hammer to tap the screw section to try crack the seal. You're not hammering a dowel in or anything, just a light tap to try free it up. The one I had did protrude further but like above, you still may be able to get it off...

RustyZ4 · Post by **RustyZ4** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:44 am

You could now go down the Araldite/Coat Hanger route, be better reception than a stubby

philbo909 · Post by **philbo909** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:14 am

RustyZ4 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:44 am You could now go down the Araldite/Coat Hanger route, be better reception than a stubby

And you can dry your shirt on the way to work

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