OK, I win for the dumbest Z3 question

[shodnett]

You guys here that know me know I'm the least knowledgeable Z owner on the board. Tonight I sink to a new low. When I bought my car last September it was missing the antenna grommet so I finally got around to ordering one. Today it arrives and one side has a small opening and the other a larger one. I installed it with the small side up but then realized the small S2000 antenna does not fit. Is this antenna too large at the base or did I install the wrong side up? Since I've never seen this grommet I took a guess on how it goes but may have done it incorrectly and now it will not come off so I can try the other end. Just curious if it's the antenna or grommet before I go further.

[erbillingsley]

I am guessing you have it up side down. Did you install it from the top or inside?

[JWin]

Generally aftermarket antennas will come with a few different screw sizes to fit standard antenna bases. If yours did not, the easiest will be just finding a product that fits with or with out the size adapter.

[eScott]

This might help. Once you install the grommet you'll have to push the antenna wire up into the grommet so that you can screw in the antenna.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DG

[shodnett]

OK, I chose poorly. I installed from the top, just pushed really hard until it popped into place.



The one on the right is how it looks from the top.

[eScott]

You have it in right then. Try pushing the wire up into the grommet from underneath so that the antenna will be able to reach the threads.

[shodnett]

You have it in right then. Try pushing the wire up into the grommet from underneath so that the antenna will be able to reach the threads.

Sweet, thanks!

[ken_vs_ryu]

i thought you were asking if it was a girl's car.

[shodnett]

i thought you were asking if it was a girl's car.

Not this time, that's already been asked many times.

[tincan96]

You guys here that know me know I'm the least knowledgeable Z owner on the board.

I wouldn't say that - I think I got you beat

I didn't know anything about Zs until I bought mine about 6 weeks ago. And I still don't know what all these models these more knowledgeable members keep throwing out here - like S52, S54, etc.

[einzlr]

I wouldn't say that - I think I got you beat

I didn't know anything about Zs until I bought mine about 6 weeks ago. And I still don't know what all these models these more knowledgeable members keep throwing out here - like S52, S54, etc.

S52 and S54 are engines in M coupes and M roadsters. There. Now you're "more knowledgeable" too <smiley> (it won't let me use smilies :P)