how to take off the shark fin antenna?
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Not sure why you'd want to
Probably to paint it I'd guess. I'd like to do mine - beats me why MB left it in the tacky black plastic instead of body colour or even hi-gloss black.
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Only help I can offer is that I was told the antenna can possibly be reached by removing the rear interior light cluster. I did that and it still didn't look very easy. My local approved MB bodyshop said that the headliner needs to be removed!
I've seen fake covers that could cover the antenna after your wrap job but don't know what this would do to the GPS / radio signals....
Good luck!
I've seen fake covers that could cover the antenna after your wrap job but don't know what this would do to the GPS / radio signals....
Good luck!
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The only way to remove the antenna is to remove the headliner. I know it's not what you want to hear but it's the only way.
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Remove the light in the rear with the MB specialty tool (MasterCard in this case) just push in up and in from the front. Move it left or right and pull down gently. Unplug it. Now the macguyver stuff starts. I forget if it's a torx head or an Allen. Either way, I had a socket with that on it. Held it in place with two fingers and a small vice grip plier on the base of the socket. About two turns (8th of a turn at a time with the vice grip) and it was finger loose. Once you get the bolt removed, it is still attached by the wires which you will not get removed with out removing the headliner. I imagine if you loosened it about 4 or 5 turns it would suffice for the installer. Just do it on site, don't drive down the road with it loose, it won't be there when you arrive!
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I'm confused, since when were the shark-fin covers just black plastic? I just checked my car a moment ago, and it's body-colored.
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Under the antenna there is a circuit board. You can remove that from the sharkfin. The leads connect under the head liner a couple of feet in.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
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I removed mine just fine to repair it after a high speed buffer incident.
Remove the light in the rear with the MB specialty tool (MasterCard in this case) just push in up and in from the front. Move it left or right and pull down gently. Unplug it. Now the macguyver stuff starts. I forget if it's a torx head or an Allen. Either way, I had a socket with that on it. Held it in place with two fingers and a small vice grip plier on the base of the socket. About two turns (8th of a turn at a time with the vice grip) and it was finger loose. Once you get the bolt removed, it is still attached by the wires which you will not get removed with out removing the headliner. I imagine if you loosened it about 4 or 5 turns it would suffice for the installer. Just do it on site, don't drive down the road with it loose, it won't be there when you arrive!
Remove the light in the rear with the MB specialty tool (MasterCard in this case) just push in up and in from the front. Move it left or right and pull down gently. Unplug it. Now the macguyver stuff starts. I forget if it's a torx head or an Allen. Either way, I had a socket with that on it. Held it in place with two fingers and a small vice grip plier on the base of the socket. About two turns (8th of a turn at a time with the vice grip) and it was finger loose. Once you get the bolt removed, it is still attached by the wires which you will not get removed with out removing the headliner. I imagine if you loosened it about 4 or 5 turns it would suffice for the installer. Just do it on site, don't drive down the road with it loose, it won't be there when you arrive!
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Under the antenna there is a circuit board. You can remove that from the sharkfin. The leads connect under the head liner a couple of feet in.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
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Good luck and have fun.
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Under the antenna there is a circuit board. You can remove that from the sharkfin. The leads connect under the head liner a couple of feet in.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
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Under the antenna there is a circuit board. You can remove that from the sharkfin. The leads connect under the head liner a couple of feet in.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
The color keyed fin comes with a certain package or something. However I don't think I've seen a C class that had the sharkfin match the body.
