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Old 04-15-15, 08:02 AM
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Hey guys was planning to wrap my roof with vinyl and instead of wrapping the shark fin, i want to just replace it with a black antenna. Does anyone know how this is done? Or a DIY maybe?
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From what I read, you'd have to take off the C-pillars and the headliner to access the antenna cover. I'm planning to do this somewhat this month. My roof is wrapped already and I tried taking off the pillar/headliner and I was afraid I was gonna break something.
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From what I read, you'd have to take off the C-pillars and the headliner to access the antenna cover. I'm planning to do this somewhat this month. My roof is wrapped already and I tried taking off the pillar/headliner and I was afraid I was gonna break something.
Did you wrap around your shark fin antenna with any problems? I know if is difficult with the antenna still there but are there any noticeable areas around the antenna that reveals the paint?
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We wrapped around the fin and push it in the gap with a squeegee as much as possible. Touch it up with little material if it's showing. Once I figured (or manned up) how to open the headliner myself, I'd probably re-wrap the roof. As of now, I'm happy with the look and might just consider keeping the antenna white.
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