Removing or replacing shark fin antenna

I have a front runner rack roof rack with slide out table, which I can't use because the sharkfin antenna gets in the way of inserting/removing the table.

I don't want to slide the table from the front because I have a wind damper.

Does anyone know of a slim antenna that will work and seal against the elements? Or even a delete for the antenna that does not look too horrible?

 

Nobody has run into the issue?

 

There is nothing in the fin. Folks have lopped it off, sealed it, and put it back together to reduce the height. There was a pic and some details in this thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hondo-garages-new-thing.516490/

 

I started to look, then I saw 252 pages.... fuck that.

 

Here you go.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...shark-fin-with-a-oem-satellite-stubby.552228/

 

What a boss! Thanks man

 

Search "antenna"?

 

I'm on leave. Minimum effort has been my goal.

 

I know I'm here 3 years after the fact but this link is just what I needed. Some heavy winds caught my tonneau cover and banged the roof which dislodged my shark fin. I guess it's a good excuse to switch to a stubby since the shark fin is so oversized.

 

Im looking to with to swap my antenna for an almost nothing antenna, without having to change wires and what not.

 

So strange I just came across your post . The same exact thing happened to my antenna this weekend. Nothing broken, its just really loose. Going in for 5k service next week so hopefully dealer handles it.

 

Here are some details on the shark fin removed

 

I was just up there drying the roof after a spring wash, and noticed the shark fin was quite loose and I could see that water was under the rubber gasket. I am not aware of anything ever hitting it and the truck isn't even a year old yet. I don't know how hard it is to tighten it. Hopefully the dealer will do something for me as well as I'm going for my 2nd service in a few weeks. It's just been through it's first winter, maybe water got in there and froze?

 

anyone know the size of the nut that holds the oem sharkfin in place?

 

22mm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FH3c8ndMWK4

 

thanks... that's close enough to 7/8" i was able to remove it