Lookin For a Shorter Antenna!!

just completed my chop. took 9" off and yah gttn the ball off was a bitch but doable. had to superglue it back on. well see if it holds.

 

i have the craven speed stubby, works pretty good, got tired my my antenna hitting the garage door.

 

I used a dab of Gorilla Glue on the ball and its rock solid after 2 years.

 

Any tips on how to get that little ball of the end of the stock antenna?

 

pliers. just dont scratch it. i had to use a sharpie on mine afterwords.

 

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I shortened mine this weekend. Read on here about a way to do it easier with pliers and hammer. That didn't work so I just grabbed the ball with a pliers (electrical tape on ends) and vise grips on the antenna about 4" down (which will be cut off anyways) and pulled and turned really hard. Came off pretty easily. Few scrapes in the paint on the ball but I didn't care. Cut the antenna with a grinder and found the new end to be too big to fit in the ball. Went back to the grinder and made it fit. Stuck the antenna end in some gorilla glue type stuff and hammer tapped the ball on. Waited a few min and rattlecanned the end black again. Looks pretty and doesn't hit my garage anymore!