Your VG Shark Fin Antenna comes with the following items:
- VG Shark Fin Anteanna shell paint matched to the color code of your car
- Custom 3M double-sided adhesive gasket
- Fractal antenna with coiled cord attachment
- M5 & M6 attachment screws
You will the need following items for installation:
- Flat head screw driver
- Painters tape / masking tape
- Rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl)
- 3M™ General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner or 3M™ Prep Solvent 70 or Dawn (liquid dish soap) if your car is waxed
- Hair dryer (do not use a heat gun)
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES THOROUGHLY AND IN ENTIRETY BEFORE STARTING!
- Remove the existing antenna.
- Wipe your car around the antenna-base area with rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl). If your car is waxed, clean the area with 3M™ General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner or 3M™ Prep Solvent 70. As an alternative, you may also use a few drops of Dawn (liquid dish soap). Wipe the area again with rubbing alcohol and let it dry. Make sure there is no dirt, dust or any left over residue from your wash materials.
- Place the VG Shark Fin Antenna over top of antenna base and visually align to where you want it to be; making sure that the gasket will not be touching any part of the antenna base.
- Take a piece of masking tape and place it immediately in front of shark fin (aligning forwards-backwards).
- Take two pieces of masking tape and while making sure the shark fin is still aligned, place a piece of tape immediately left of the shark fin. Place the other piece of tape immediately right of the shark fin (aligning left-right).
- Using the appropriate size mounting screw provided, mount the coiled cord to the rear-roof antenna base. Make sure the barrel of the ring connector (cylindrical part) is pointing downward.
- If the roof of your car is not at room temperature, take the hair dryer and heat up the roof around antenna base (the adhesive bonds properly at the right temperature). Make sure to move the hair dryer around and not stay in one spot so you do not damage your paint.
- When the roof is about room temperature, slowly and carefully peel away a portion of the backing paper from the front end (make sure not to damage the adhesive foam gasket). Warning: The adhesive is very sticky! Make sure the adhesive touches the roof only when ready to do so.
- Visually align the VG Shark Fin Antenna to the piece of masking tape in the front. Then visually align shark fin between the two sides pieces of masking tape (do not press down yet). We recommend having another person checking the alignment for you from the back.
- When you have double checked that you are aligned, press the front of the shark fin down and hold firmly for 1 minute (the adhesive is pressure sensitive).
- Make sure the VG Shark Fin Antenna is still aligned, then press the rear of the antenna down and hold firmly for 1 minute.
- Remove masking tape.
- Installation completed! Congratulations!
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