Aerial screws stuck

MrAbc

MrAbc

Hi all,
Hit a snag with what looked fairly simple...

The car is a relative's Nissan Almera '00 (N15 version it seems) and the aerial is the telescopic type that (manually) retracts into the driver's A-pillar, so there's the plastic aperture screwed into the roof through which the aerial passes. The original aerial got broken off a few months ago and they got the replacement one recently and asked me if I could fit it. Simple says I :-)

Couple of screws, plug out old cable, feed in new, etc, etc... eh, not so fast...

Basically, the two Philips-head screws holding the plastic aperture onto the roof have proved impossibly tight :-( They just turned a fraction (maybe a 1/16 of a turn) and won't budge any further. They do however tighten up again. [I rounded one slightly - can Dremel it into a slot-head later if needed... :roll: ]

Anyway, what I'm really wondering is, with the old aerial broken off for a while, might some moisture possibly get in and rust the free ends of the screws... (best solution?)
or...
might these actually be bolts with nuts that need to be loosened by accessing inside under the upholstery roof trim?!

Any advice would be really handy. Prob save me the cost of getting a Haynes manual or sending it to some garage :-D :-D
Seemed simple DIY and it does look as if a bit of patience with WD40 could shift them but I don't want to round the screws and make it messy.

Many thanks in advance.
 
There a nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!
You cant see anything from under neath and theres a fair chance if you do get it moving the thread insert will turn which is a square lock in the roof!
Best bet is to fit an internal ariel behind your mirror! A couple of quid from halfrauds!
 
Thanks for the heads up, smoggy.

But hell, that sounds like a real bummer :D And she paid something crazy for the replacement aerial from the main dealer!!!!

If it comes to it, are the internal aerials good? I'll have a look around the Halfords site... when you say behind the mirror, you mean the drivers wing mirror, I presume :) forgive the slowness :)


Jeez lads, this sounds worse than I thought :D
 
its just wo screws and somekind of sticky pad/glue. then cable under neath need disconnecting. simples. just drill the screws off. will post a pic of mine tomorrow mines snapped off too
 
I'm still kinda hopeful that penetrating oil & enough time would make the problem go away... but (sigh) the alternatives are looking more like the real reality at this stage.
Thanks for all the input, though. Can't beat an owner's club for proper info :)
If the weather plays fair, I'll have a bash at the aerial here (one way or another) during the next week if I can.

Fingers crossed then. Will post back anything interesting :-)
 
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