chizz99
I first removed all the original antenna hardware.
I cut the wire to the antenna rite at the antenna.
I removed the mount from the bike.
If you look up from the bottom of the mount you will see a washer was welded in and 2 tabs were bent down to prevent the original antenna hardware from spinning when tightened. I used a punch to flatten these tabs also using a deepwell socket on the other side to back it up while Ii hammered.
I then stripped the outer sheathing and braided sheild about 2 inches back from the end of wire. I stripped about a 1/4 inch from the center conductor.
I went to my local truck stop and bought a CB antenna stud mount and a fold down. I mounted the CB antenna mount inside the original antenna mount.
I remounted the antenna mount to the bike and pushed the cable back through the mount. I crimped and soldered the end of the wire to the center of the CB antenna mount. I stripped about a 1/4 inch of the outer sheathing from the antenna wire were it comes out the back of the antenna mount. I soldered a wire to the braided shielding and grounded the other end to the antenna mount mounting bolt. Its recieving as good or better than original. I,m using a 4' Firestik II antenna
I hope this made sense.
