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Justa Jim.... There is a rather large nut that holds the antenna mount (at #3) to the top of the roof panel. This nut needs to be removed in order to remove the antenna mount...

Of course this is for the "S"..... And maybe the "S" needs this special fastener because..... Well, you know why....:devil: Because faster.....







PS:
Jim.... The mounts we are talking about have nothing to do with saddles or horses... Just a rather large nut.....

 

I justa treat the trim before I do any polishing or waxing. Any stuff that gets on the trim is easily wiped off the freshly treated trim. Removing trim is justa too too much for this old fart. More power to you if you feel the need. Me I'm staying with the lazy mans way.

Hey get off my lawn! :beer

 

Very funny MM.

Mike showed me how to do this at MOTD a few years back (ask COOPERJET he watched him do it). The interior of an R56 "S", is the same as an R56 Justa. If you pull back the rubber molding along the top of the headliner, you can pull it down far enough to see the "nut", put a wrench on it and remove the mount. I have done this several times since MOTD, with no problem, no creasing, no nothing.

Just trying to save the OP some grief, but "whatever". :frown2:

 

^^^ Variable Speed Random Orbital.... FTW

 

^^^^ or good Blue 3M painters tape to protect expensive soft parts.

 

The rear defroster wires act as an auxillary antenna.

And yes, RO polisher is needed. If you have a large garage compressor, consider getting an air powered one. Have been using mine for years w/o any issues. And it is a whole heck of a lot cheaper.

 

If a random orbital it producing surface heat there's something wrong with the RO.

 

^^^ This or when you are buffing with any pad the sides of the pad are not lubed and the dry foam against the tape makes heat real fast. Especially if you are using the 6 setting.

When I do a fully polish I also remove the trim as it just pulls off because it is only held on with clips. * The front trim has a screw at each end behind the rubber molding and separates in the middle.

I also remove the hood vents (by the wipers) from underneath to avoid compound splatter and pop out the side scuttles.

 

Not sure what you mean.... #4?

How to remove the seatbelt cover from the body?

Or

How to remove the seatbelt strap from the cover?

 

On an R56, just pull the back of the liner from under the rubber strip and pull it down enough to get to the nut. I have done this several times.

 

On cover #7 there is a screw that needs to be removed first that's under the removable screw cover... Then the only thing holding the cover to the body are plastic push clips....

 

I must be missing something here. I took my mount off twice, without removing any bolts or getting creases.

 

OK, but I did not think there was a difference back there for what you were doing. Maybe there is.

 

I agree with the crud under the moldings that stuff is nasty.

Also I never use my DA on setting 6 its way to high for polishing/buffing. You also stand a chance of adding rotary type swirls at that speed. Try starting out slower 1 or 2 and only go as high as 4. You will end up getting a much finer, even cut with more even depth when polishing.