hey all, on my '83 300D i'm having some antenna issues.

it started off easy enough. my antenna was stuck, i ordered a new one, i replaced it. things were fine until i screwed it in and tightened it too far. i heard a snap, and the top part of the "screw" broke off. the part that has the two divots on the side to fit a 13mm wrench is now free floating on my antenna and the bottom half of it is stuck down inside, screwed in tightly where it belongs .

and now, for the life of me, i can't figure out how to take apart the bottom of the antenna that holds the antenna in and holds the rubber grommet to the body of the car. i think that if i could get that apart, i could get the bottom of my mast out and put in another new one. can someone help me with that?

the other twist to this story is that my original antenna was "toothed." the replacement that allpartsexpress sent me was smooth. it went in fine and worked great. as stated, the base was threaded and it screwed in. i ordered another antenna, same place, same page, and they sent me a "toothed" antenna that does NOT screw it, it is smooth and appears as though it might snap into place. should i be concerned? is this the wrong part?

i got a new rubber grommet too because i figured if it was all coming apart, i might as well replace it. so it can get thrashed in the removal process, won't hurt a thing.

thanks!!!

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)