what did you guys do with your antennas? i wanna shave the antenna and relocate it but was wondering what you guys did.

here is a pic of that antenna ruining the epicness of the photo

 

power antenna - tucks out of the way pretty good when the radio is off.

just a thought.

-Schultzy

 

ya i have looked around but all i can find are chrome bodies, i want the flat black body because chrome does not belong on my car...anywhere!

 

shaved it...put it under the dash...and it works pretty good...I don't listen to the radio much...but when I do...it's not bad

 

i unscrewed my factory antenna and have yet to have any radio reception problems. it looks much better. the antennas on these cars are in such a bad location and look so out of place

 

Nothing a can of paint won't fix. And for something like that, it would last years before needing a repaint.

 

I shaved mine and went with a 12 volt powered antenna. its mounted inside on the windshield above the mirror. Reception is amazing and the antenna is barly noticable which is nice. it was only like 20 bucks so its worth it. ill try to grab a pic tomorrow.
matt

 

Hah, GM used to put the antennas in the windshields, like on my Malibu.... You cant see it unless you look for it, and it works well! why did they stop doing this?

 

can you buy antennas that glue onto your windshield like the rear defrost? that would be amazing if i could have that kind of hidden antenna.

 

They make those kind. Ive tried a few on other cars but they dont work very well.
matt

 

well thats basicly how it is on my malibu......
two thinnnnn thinnn little lines that go up the middle of the windshield, probably the same **** they make the defroster lines out of, and it works mint!

 

I did the same thing to my old 92 RS. Never had a reception problem.

 

any ideas on where to get such a product?

 

We have them here at Radio Shack. $3.49. Should be the same at about every one of em.

 

I vote for the retractable power unit. Look at my image below in my sig.. power antenna is down and you can just barely see the nipple from which it extracts from.

 

the unit gm uses that works well costs more which is why they are usually offered on the high end versions. for example grand prixs get them on the gtp version.

i have yet to find a power unit that works well. i've been using the factory antenna just stuck up under the dash because both my $100 dakota digital and $4 radio shack version don't work as well as the gm unit. if i could find a gm unit stand alone i would do that first.

 

power antennas are great... until they break.

 

Where under the dash are you guys stashing a full size antenna?

 

Sandwiched under the dash pad or just above the pass side hush panel

 

I disassembled the power antenna that came with my '92 and fixed it. Basically it just needed to be greased and re-assembled. One of the mast sections was slightly bent too. I still haven't actually replaced the rivets that held the case together...oops.

Anyway, I like having the power antenna and like Brisk said all you see is the little bezel the antenna comes out through!



Just my .02, but if you shave it and put it in the dash or use one on the windshield that obviously works too!!

-Paul

 

I love my power antenna. I bought a broken one off eBay and the repair kit from MDM and fixed it. I'm going to paint the bezel red to match the rest of the car.