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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / June 2004Replacing Antenna on V60
The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. I'm not sure how to do the replacement though. In looking at the phone, it looked like I might be able to remove the old one by turning what looks like a nut that might unscrew with a small Allen wrench. I tried some various small Allen wrenches I had, and nothing worked to turn that thing. (I'm not sure if that is what needs to be done to remove the antenna anyhow.) If it is, would I need a special tool to turn it? Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. Both the v60t and v60i (and maybe others) are removed by just turning the antenna itself to unscrew it. No tools are required. From: MS ms@nospam.com > The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty > chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. Mine is a v60g. My stub antenna has broken off entirely, so that there is nothing to hold to unscrew. I can see the piece of the old antenna that is inside, so I don't know how I can get that out, which would be necessary before putting in the new one. > Both the v60t and v60i (and maybe others) are removed by just turning > the antenna itself to unscrew it. No tools are required. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. > The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty > chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. Go to where you bought the phone. It's such a common ocurrance they undoubtably have a box full of replacement antennas @ ~$10. > Go to where you bought the phone. It's such a common ocurrance they > undoubtably have a box full of replacement antennas @ ~$10. Just walk down to Amazon.com and ask for their box full of replacement antennas? I actually bought a replacement antenna already on the Internet ($5.99), but am not sure how to do the replacement. I went by a T-Mobile (my carrier) store today, and asked about it, and they really didn't know. > The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty > chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. What most often breaks is not the antenna, but the plastic bushing that it screws into on the back of the phone. The antenna itself almost never breaks, but gets lost when the bushing snaps off. The entire back can be purchased or just the plastic piece that has the bushing on it. The screws are T-6 Torx; don't try to force them with something else, and DO NOT try to pry the back off the phone. Mark > The screws are T-6 Torx; don't try to force them with something else, and DO > NOT try to pry the back off the phone. > > Mark Sorry that I'm not so hardware knowledgeable. Is T-6 Torx a readily available screwdriver bit? If I went into any hardware store and asked for that, would they have it? Is it that little screw thing I was suspected on the back of the phone? Is that what I need to unscrew with T-6 Torx? > Sorry that I'm not so hardware knowledgeable. Is T-6 Torx a readily > available screwdriver bit? If I went into any hardware store and asked for > that, would they have it? Sears carrys them in a kit with several other sizes. > > Sorry that I'm not so hardware knowledgeable. Is T-6 Torx a readily > > available screwdriver bit? If I went into any hardware store and asked for > > that, would they have it? > > Sears carrys them in a kit with several other sizes. T-8, T-10, and T-12 are needed for working on laptops. >> What most often breaks is not the antenna, but the plastic bushing that it > screws into on the back of the phone. The antenna itself almost never > breaks, but gets lost when the bushing snaps off. The entire back can be > purchased or just the plastic piece that has the bushing on it. As I mentioned, I ordered a replacement antenna on the net, which should be coming in the next couple of days. Since it's that bushing that breaks, do replacement antennas generally come with replacement bushings? If it's only the antenna that comes, without the bushing, is that useless? > >> What most often breaks is not the antenna, but the plastic bushing that > it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > replacement antennas generally come with replacement bushings? If it's only > the antenna that comes, without the bushing, is that useless? I replaced a V60T (ATT TDMA) model busing. So I don't want to confuse anyone. A #6 torx wrench is available on the net or Sears (so I've been told). I've cheated and used a allen wrench before, but that's not recommended since they are on pretty tight. I basically had to almost disassemble the entire phone to replace the "bushing", which the antenna screws into. There's quite a few steps involved, with odd shaped plastic parts and small scews, so don't rush or force anything! What a POS design, as far as antenna replacement. Apparently, those attractive replaceable aluminum cases, provide no structural integrity for the antenna, so Motorola addded an easily breakable and difficult to replace, plastic "bushing" assembly for the antenna to screw into. Well, at least it can be renewed. Use two pliers for unscrewing a small ring at the base of the "broken" antenna, which is actually part of the "bushing" assembly which broke...not the antenna. The rest is deep inside the handset, at least on the V60T model. Good luck! ----- David >The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty >chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Any input on V60 antenna replacement would be appreciated. Thank you. Go to a Verizon store. They have every thing you need, as V60 anntenna breakage is very common. A great phone with a poor antenna design. > >The stub antenna on my Motorola v60 broke off again (they seem pretty > >chintzy), and I ordered a replacement on the web. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > A great phone with a poor antenna design. Yup every store has a box full of them ~$10 |
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