My rubber grommet is missing. Will probably just pull all that off another car and give it a go. Was not sure what all was supposed to be there or how to get it off.
Wilton Strickland wrote: > 'Just installed new grommets on my 124 last week. > > The rubber grommet is in two pieces held by friction/grooves. There's an > inner one that has a groove that the fender sheet metal goes in. After a > new inner grommet is in place with antenna pushed back up into it, you push > the outer grommet down into place to make a better water seal around the > inner one. The outer grommet has a flange on the inside that fits into a > groove on the outside of the inner one. 'Hafta remove the antenna from > underside to R&R the rubber grommets, but you don'r hafta remove the > grommets to remove the antenna. The antenna just pushes up into the inner > grommet. Are you wanting to just R&R the antenna and mechanism? If so, > remove it,etc, IAW instructions in previous post. Plus, of course, > mounting, etc., for grounding strap, power, etc., in the trunk. > > Changing the telescoping part of the antenna only, though, is quite > different, but you hafta have the antenna up. The telescope part is done > totally from outside/topside, and you don't hafta bother with the grommets > to do it, but, again, ya gotta have it up. I can do more detail on the > grommets if ya want. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] stupid yet simple question > > >> OK, what holds the rubber gromet thing on, on the outside of the car? I >> think I have something missing there. >> >> Wilton Strickland wrote: >>> Is the antenna switch on the upper center console in the up position and >>> radio on? It must go up to change the telescoping part, the nut, etc. > Fuse >>> OK? >>> >>> If you wanta remove entire antenna and mechanism, pull inner liner out > of >>> left rear quarter panel in the trunk. First pull left end of >>> carpet/upholstery behind fuel tank aside to free forward end of the > plastic >>> liner, pull trunk carpet at left front corner up to free the bottom of > the >>> liner, pull forward end of the liner around to the right into the trunk >>> (have to pull hard and not be shy with it), pull upper edge of the inner >>> liner down and inward from under the quarter panel, pull forward end of >>> liner on around into the trunk as you roll the back part of the liner up > and >>> out of the well behind the fender. After the inner liner is out of the > way, >>> remove a large Phillips screw on the vertical brace attached to top of > the >>> fender. This screw secures the antenna mechanism. With this screw > removed, >>> you can pull the mechanism downward, pulling the antenna out of the > rubber >>> grommet. >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "mercedes Mailing List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:44 PM >>> Subject: [MBZ] stupid yet simple question >>> >>> >>>> How do you remove the antenna on a 124? I guess what I need to know is >>>> how to get the top nut off? Does the antenna have to be up? What do >>>> you do if the antenna does not work and it wont go u p on its own? >>>> -- >>>> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >>>> 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, >>>> 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, >>>> 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, >>>> 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1546 - Release Date: > 7/11/2008 6:47 AM >>> >>> >> -- >> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >> 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, >> 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, >> 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, >> 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1546 - Release Date: 7/11/2008 > 6:47 AM > > > -- Kaleb C. 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