s13 fixed antenna removal

[andrave]

I need to sand some bondo on my quarter panel and need to remove the antenna but I can't seem to figure out how to get the base off the car. does anyone have any advice?
btw I did search.

[FRpilot]

the base on top of the whole antenna base? you have to remove your interior from your trunk and remove some bolts that hold the antenna in. i think there are 2 or so 10mm bolts.. there's also a black piece on top that you probably wanna phsically break off with metal pliers. there's probably a better way to take it out.. but when i did it i couldn't get it and i asked the forum but no clues.. so i eventually broke it with force.

[andrave]

"the base on top of the whole antenna base"
?????
no clue what you are talking about.

On my s13, there is the antenna, which threads into a base on the driver's side quarter panel. I took the trim out, and undid the bolts, but the whole thing isn't going anywhere. Its still held in, like the base outside is connected to this piece inside, and I can't figure out how to get them apart.

please advise.

[andrave]

ok I figured it out. unscrew the antenna part, and put some vice grips on that little washer right above the plastic piece. it unscrews like a nut and then the tube and bracket fall off the bottom and the whole thing can be removed.
that top washer/nut piece has two holes in it, I'm guessing there is probably a tool that fits in those holes that would make removal easier, but I don't have one. rubber jawed vice grips do the trick.