Aerial - Male or Female

[ihadablackdog]

I have bought a new stubby aerial to replace the one that came with the car.

Unscrewing the old one, it has female threads and the new one has male threads.

The car has male threads.....is my new aerial wrong, or do I need to somehow remove the thread on the car.

 

[ARCS]

The male end should be on the aerial.

 

[enuff_zed]

Replacement aerials come with a few different threaded adaptors to fit different cars. I suspect that it may just be the adaptor stuck in the base. Try turning it with pliers, or two nuts put on and locked together, then turn the lower one.

 

[ihadablackdog]

Replacement aerials come with a few different threaded adaptors to fit different cars. I suspect that it may just be the adaptor stuck in the base. Try turning it with pliers, or two nuts put on and locked together, then turn the lower one.

To clarify, you think the bit stuck in the base on the car, in my picture, is the one I should try removing?

This is what I was planning, just needed to check.

 

[enuff_zed]

To clarify, you think the bit stuck in the base on the car, in my picture, is the one I should try removing?

This is what I was planning, just needed to check.

I think so yes. though my knowledge is based primarily on E85

 

[ARCS]

For reference, here's my e89 with the aerial removed.

 

[ihadablackdog]

For reference, here's my e89 with the aerial removed.
View attachment 286456

Thankyou

 

[ihadablackdog]

So the thread that was sticking out of the car came out really easily with pliers turning it.

Thanks for the help everyone.

 

[enuff_zed]

So the thread that was sticking out of the car came out really easily with pliers turning it.

Thanks for the help everyone.

So that's the end of this thread then.

 

[Zedebee]

Not quite - I did this too, this afternoon. Finally got a whippy back on!

 

[B21]

Not quite - I did this too, this afternoon. Finally got a whippy back on!

Hurrah..whippy for ever !🏎