Lifted my Shark Fin - how to fix?

Yesterday I did a bone-head, backed into the bottom of garage door that was not open all the way.. It hit my fin antenna and lifted it just a bit. Please advice on how to I get it back to seated again before the rains come.. Please be specific - I haven't been very bright this week. This is my 2nd bone-head in 2 days.. usually I only get a few a year ..

 

Think mounting point of antenna bent on roof . Going have to pull head linner and look if roof is bent .Maybe you can look under base now to have an idea whats wrong. You could just put a nice bead of silicon around base for now till you can check it better. Doesn't look like an easy fix but hope I'm wrong.

 

Silicone...3m emblem tape. ..
I'm sure someone on tw gotta to have answer. .

 

Trade it in. I'm sorry, I had to.

 

Pull headliner.

Remove antenna.

Repair antenna.

Reinstall.

Pics on this website may be helpful: http://www.bodenzord.com/archives/1449#more-1449

 

Roof is bent. Paintless dent removal may work, but that headliner will probably have to come out.

 

PDR is the only way

 

I did the EXACT same thing this morning. I’m thinking of using a thin silicone seal in the crack unless anyone has discovered better solutions.

 

@Hoyle did you find a solution for this?

 

FYI he won't get alerted unless you tag him

@Hoyle

 

As a few people already mentioned, the attachment point sheet metal is bent. You can either be an ape and pull on the shark fin in an opposing direction as the bend and hope that it straightens you out and doesn't distort the sheet metal further, or you can be a bit more technical about it and remove the shark fin to better address the sheet metal. This involved dropping the headliner to get to the retaining nut on the underside, BTW. It isn't particularly hard, but can be a bit tedious and involved:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/removing-your-headliner-and-insulating-sound-deadening.394469/

Expect actual metal work similar to PDR or even hammer/dolly work if the distortion is real bad.

Another (easier) option is the boiling water/heat method to remove dents (search youtube), but if you've already disturbed the seal, you might get water in the cab.

 

I would probably opt for being an ape and pulling on the fin in the opposite direction and see if it helps at all... probably not the smartest move though.

 

The solution was to simply apply some clear outdoor silicon seal around the antenna. It's been fine.. it's not noticeable and as of now I simply forgot about it.. but today I will check to ensure the seal is not peeling after the heated summer exposure now that the rains are coming in..

 

@Hoyle How did the silicone hold up? Thinking of doing this to mine, similar issue

 

I was wondering what the purpose of that shark fin was, as I have one + the traditional antennae. Why do I have two?
2012 trd sport, new to me since April.

 

I believe the shark fin is for XM radio on your model. I could be wrong but that’s what I’ve been reading on TW @Marc70