Cut a hole in the cover for the antenna.
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Umm, no, not an option nor my vehicle..
Maybe see if you can get a mini antenna converter or something? Then it won't be a problem?
Edit: like this one.
That's not the problem, that's his temporary solution.
You know how modern vehicles won't let the rear windows down below ~33%? Child Safety, and rightly so..
Someone rode rear driver side and forced the window down, like a fucking idiot.
Wat only like some cars have that. And it's not for kid saftey. It's bad design. If your kid is going to fall out of the car why the fuck are they not buckled in lol.
Yeah, it's usually because something like the rear wheel well obstructs the window from being able to roll down any further.
Someone rode rear driver side and forced the window down, like a fucking idiot.
Probably just fucked the regulator. They aren't hard to change.
This one is unfortunately hard to change. To start, gotta get the window up to start unbolting shit. Well shit don't work, can't get the window up.
So, with no way to get the window up without breaking it, I'm hands-off on this situation..
Door panel should pop off easy enough so you can access the window scissor
That doesn't matter when the glass is blocking access to the bolt for proper disassembly.
What do, break glass?
Any door trim bolts won't be going in the glass zone. Once the trim is off you'll have some access points to try to bring window back into position.
Oh, to be clear, the main bolt in question is not a door panel trim bolt or screw. It's a main bolt for the window regulator, which sits behind the fallen window...
That's not the problem, the problem is I have to lift the glass to access the bolts...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2IO1attnFQ
How do lift the glass out of the door?
Nobody ever covers fun shit like that..
Is there a long tool with a hook you can slid down from the glass opening and pull window up? Like the tools for unlocking the door through the glass seal?
I would try to jimmy the window up first. Stick a couple pieces of duck tape to it and give it a yank up while hitting the window up button. If that fails, you'll probably have to remove enough of that inner panel to reach in with some dykes and nip the cable (you're replacing it anyways). But most likely they just broke the plastic retainer and it can be pulled up.
These ideas are a bit out of reach, though I get ya..
He's paralyzed on his right side for almost a year now, he doesn't drive anymore ☹️
I see people put like a mini storage tote over the sharkfin to keep it from puncturing a car cover. Seems to work well although I'm guessing you have to put a towel down or something to keep it from scratching paint
Its not a sharkfin antenna, its like ~9-10 inches long.
Had to be removed, but it was almost pretty easy. Anyone else woulda done it, they would have broken the windshield or the sunroof, if not perhaps more..
Ohh misunderstood.
Yeah too many people don't realize windshields are very fragile...