Repair Broken Car Antenna 📶 That Snapped Off

If your car antenna 📡 is broken (or you just want to replace it) and you discovered a threaded bolt piece is stuck inside then don't be alarmed 😨 as you can replace it easily in about 10 mins ⏳. Please SUBSCRIBE 🔔 if this quick video helped you, and click on SHOW MORE to see details and tools. 👉👉👉

*You will need a left hand drill set, a power drill, and a new car antenna.*

This video is specifically on a Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep vehicle, but the process is similar to other manufacturers where a a piece of the car antenna gets stuck in its antenna mount box.

🧰 Tools needed:

Optional:
Air Can OR Vacuum
Small squirt of penetrating oil

*Part Needed:*

A Universal car antenna can be purchased around $10 and comes in various sizes. OR you could buy the original car antenna for your vehicle.

*Multiple antennas to choose from:*

📋 INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE AND INSTALL:

1) Remove remains of old car antenna if hanging or unscrew counter clockwise if still attached.

2) Put your power drill in reverse

3) Make a small pilot hole in the center using a 1/16" left hand drill bit or as close to this size as possible.

4) Switch to a bigger size such as a 3/32" left hand drill bit to extract the broken or snapped threaded antenna screw bolt out of its roof mounted base. AKA DRILL IT OUT!

5) Get the little shards or pieces of metal out with an air can or vacuum.

6) WATCH this video on how to clean the antenna and its base to provide a better ground connection before you put a replacement antenna in.

7) Grab the new compatible vehicle antenna stick and screw it in clockwise and into the roof base. Make sure it feels tight.

*A new antenna may fix your radio if it was not working properly or if your signal was weak.

If you ever can't get a screw out or the thread is stripped from the top like a Philips head screw. Then the same approach can be done using a reverse drill set. I even did this on a Caliper bolt that snapped during a brake pad change.

You can watch that helpful video here:

*AND THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE WATCHED BEFORE YOU YOU GET A NEW OR USED CAR ANTENNA.*
It's about cleaning the car antenna and its base.

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This video shows another way to remove a snapped off broken transmission screw head with a LH Drill or Extractor:

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Let me know in the *COMMENTS* below if I missed anything or if you have anything to add.

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[FixCarYourself]

Check out this helpful video of cleaning your car antenna before replacing it to improve radio signal strength:

[GBuck]

Thank you for this quick fix! Spent $8 for the bit set, $11 for the antenna, and 5 minutes on a Saturday morning.

Deciding on breakfast took longer.

[MamaLysaof]

Omg this actually worked!!! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to show people like me how to do simple fixes on our cars on a budget.

[CommanderCheapSkate]

This is the content we need! My man, you are a hero!

[ScottyfromCO]

3 years later and this video is still very helpful. Thank you again for making it! Easy to follow instructions that made my project so much easier. :)

[UniverseSinking]

Thanks for the video! Another solution I found was this: I used an awl and a hammer and lightly tapped the broken off part to turn it little by little (it could not be grasped by pliers or nudged by a screwdriver). I tapped it laterally with as little downward force as possible. That took about 5 minutes but it came out little by little until I could grasp it with my fingers and get it out the rest of the way. I got that tip from the service department at Klein Honda in Everett WA, BTW, so thanks to them. Had the piece refused to come out with the awl and hammer, my next step would have been your method (a body shop might cost you a couple hundred bucks, I learned).

[billc]

Exactly my issue and I fixed the same way today. I found that a center tap helped me keep the bit from wandering to get it started. I also used a couple of drops of oil to help the bit cut a little quicker. Thanks for a very useful how-to video!

[alexandertecle]

Worked exactly as you showed. Took five minutes. Thanks for the video!

[mikenajdowski]

Great video thanks for the help. No pilot hole needed. Used the 3/32 for the win! Drilled nice and slow, came out right away. Thanks again!

[steviebeckner]

This is exactly the problem I have with my antenna and am so glad I found your video! Thank you!

[smartchickgirl]

THANK YOU! My antenna snapped in half traveling on the interstate and this helped TREMENDOUSLY!

[adriancressy]

WOW that was simple...Just need a left hand drill bit thought I was going to have to buy the entire unit. Thanks

[KChereIcome]

I just broke my antenna off my Chevy Cruze. The wife is pissed and so am I. I'm glad I found this video. Fixing this asap. Thank you. 🇨🇦

[wildkat]

Thank you! This worked with a regular drill bit. Backed it out and came right out!

[NavyOph]

Very helpful. Thanks to you, I was able to repair my broken antenna and have reception again for the first time in many months.

[wildkat]

Thank you! I was able to remove the piece stuck in there with a small drill bit. I drilled a small hole and when I reversed it, I was skeptical, but it threaded itself out enough for me to finish by hand.

[cynthiajohnson]

My husband was able to do it, and he's not a fixer upper kind of guy. Thank you.

[dvroeg]

I purchased a left hand drill bit set at Harbor Frieght for $9 and following your steps did the job in 10 minutes. Thanks for you concise, well-done video!

[RockNJeep]

I had this exact problem, found this video and tried it out. Worked like a charm.

[dattdude]

Thanks man !!! I knew I was gonna have to use a drill at some point, but never knew about putting the drill in reverse 👍🏾👍🏾 ... great job on the video as a whole giving us a description of tools, etc