Can I Replace Antenna on 1993 240 Wagon?

Hi! I have a 1993 240 wagon, which I cherish. This wagon has a
stationary antenna, the kind that screws on and off the mount. A few
weeks ago I discovered that not only had someone stolen the antenna,
but, in addition, instead of simply unscrewing it, they had wrenched
it off, which also took off half the mount as well as the antenna.

I know these antennas are hard to come by, so I was extremely
fortunate that same week to find someone selling one of them on eBay,
complete with mount. I just recieved the antenna set this week, and
it looks great. I took just a cursory look at the existing, damaged
mount, and it wasn't obvious to me, in that brief look, how the
apparatus is removed.


Keeping in mind that I'm a person who's certainly competent, but not
automotively or technically gifted, is this something that I can
replace myself? Or am I better off paying a qualified mechanic to do
it for me? Suggestions? Thoughts?


Thanks!


Patricia

 

do it yourself...get one from IPD and follow the
enclosed instructions........

 

As I said, I bought one on eBay, so no printed instructions. As far
as I can tell, these antennas aren't available through IPD.

 

Experiment with the one you bought.

Look at the mount; think about how it "should" work.

Try to take it apart.

Heck, it's a challenge, sort of like a Swedish Rubik's Cube.

 

what is this antenna like? i'm familiar with the ones on the sedans,
but i can't picture the ones on the wagons.

 

There's a mount on the back, and the antenna part simply screws in and
out of it. So whenever I was going to go through the car wash, I'd
just unscrew the antenna and stash it in the car until I was finished
(inevitably leading to a lot of swishing it around and shouting Harry
Potter incantations). It's just a black metal antenna, maybe 18-24"
long.

 

The hardest part will be getting the interior panel off so you can
access the large threaded nut that clamps the assembly to the inside
of the body. The domed nut goes on the outside of the body and
everything is held on the hollow threaded bolt that has the antenna
wire protruding. Chances are you will not need to replace the antenna
wire, just use the old one as long as it isn't damaged.

Question: When the old antenna was wrenched off was the body metal
bent or distorted in any way? If so youu need to get that
straightened or the unit won't seal.