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Removal of cell phone antenna

April 03, 2019, 01:49:21 pm

See the attached.  I'm removing a number of items from our roof... things that don't work or needed to be replaced.  I believe this is the old cell phone antenna.  I removed the four screws in the base, but it is resisting my efforts to remove it.  Is it secured from below?    Thanks in advance for any advice.

George

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Reply #1 – April 03, 2019, 02:20:03 pm

George,
With the amount of caulk around it, wonder if that is what is holding it in place. 

Just speculating, I have not removed that antenna base on your model coach.

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Reply #2 – April 03, 2019, 02:53:43 pm

Its probably just screwed into the fiberglass, with lots of caulking add for good measure.

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Reply #3 – April 03, 2019, 03:20:44 pm

Well, I got it off, but some gel coat came off with the antenna.  Most of the caulk was probably silicon, be perhaps there was also a dab of 5200!  I'll repair the gel coat with white Marine-Tex before covering the holes with a plate. 

George

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Reply #4 – April 03, 2019, 03:23:48 pm

No need to repair the fiberglass.  Just use it as a template (making the new cover plate just a little wider and longer for added seal surface. Drill the 4 corner holes and make a cover from aluminum, painted white.  Bed in a polysulfide.  DONE.

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Reply #5 – April 03, 2019, 03:25:47 pm

I would try working a putty knife under it to free it up. If that does not work it does unscrew more. See the two flats? Put a wrench on them and unscrew it.

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Reply #6 – April 03, 2019, 04:31:48 pm

Heat gun and then putty knife. Easy then.

P

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