Re: 1956 Packard 400 antenna fender angle black base replacement
Posted by Leeedy On 2022/1/19 19:26:04
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Ernie Baily wrote:
Thanks for the info! I'll order one, I hope the angel will work as my antenna is located on the right front fender.
By the way... back when we could not find good rubber grommets for factory antenna decades ago, I developed a quick fix.
Most grommets in places like Southern California deteriorated and even turned hard, globby gray. I simply loosened and removed the antenna mast retaining nut... then the Bakelite base, then removed the rubber grommet. Usually no matter how bad the exposed part of the grommet was outside of the fender, the underside was usually nice and even pliable. Reason? It had always been hidden from the sun. So? I flipped the grommet over and re-installed. presto! Usually looked like new.
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