I read some posts about a radio shack antenna that you can stick to your windshield. I bought one today, and am really impressed with the reception and how invisible it is. It took about a half an hour to install, mostly because I was being extra careful to do a good job. I get AM and FM stations very clearly.

The catalog number is 12-1325 at Radio Shack. It was exactly what I have been searching for and it cost about $10. Don't count on the sales guys knowing what you are looking for, the guys I talked to didn't even know it was in their store.

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Michael Bangert
mbanger@iupui.edu
'88 5.7 IROC
'99 CBR1100XX
'00 Silverado LT

 

post pictures please

 

You wont be able to see much, it's invisible ya know

sorry, couldn't resist

 

I found the product at Radioshack.com for like $4.99. Here is an illustration pic I got from the site and the link. http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=12%2D1325


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'87 Trans Am:
(Engine)
305 TPI
160 Degree Thermostat
TB Bypass
Accel 300+ 8.8 Racing Wires
Accel Super Coil
Bosch Platinium Plugs
Custom Ram Air with K&N
Removed Emissions Equipment
(Stereo)
Kenwood Excelon

 

I installed one of these last year, and I've had pretty good luck with it so far. Picks up all the stations I listen too, quite clear.

 

My friend has one on his 79 Z28, It works really well.

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Mike Kenny
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS 305 TBI
My Website
Administrator at Auto-Clubs.net
My Baby

 

I am at work(at radioshack) responding to your post and the item is $4.99 and i am glad to hear that it does good because my new camaro has reception problems and i was looking for a fix.

p.s. I knew that we carried it ...lol thanks

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Red 87'Z-28 350 TPI(FORMERLY 305),MSD 6AL IGNITION,GUTTED MAF AND AIRBOX,NEW FALKEN ZIEX's
700r4 w/b&m shift kit and cor. servo
2-12'' MTX 8000'S

 

Awsome! Just what I have been looking for!

 

So what do you do, shave the current antenna off?

I have been curious as to whether these are better/worse than the stock ones...
Any opinion?

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My power antena on my GTA is broken. I think to buy one invisible because power antena are crap.

Thanks for the radio shack tip!

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89 L98 GTA
- Custom made air induction
- Headman Hedders (t.e.m.s.)
- Dynomax Race Magnum muffler
- TH700-R4 with vette servo and Superior shift kit
- All the rest is stock

 

Sorry about the sales-person remark, APCAMARO. I'm glad to hear some people know what they have in their stores


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Michael Bangert
mbanger@iupui.edu
'88 5.7 IROC
'99 CBR1100XX
'00 Silverado LT

 

yea, but what about the whole in the quater panel that is left from the old antenna? how is that covered up?

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92 Rallysport V6 Red with black stripes.

 

You can cover it up with Bondo, I suppose. Do a good job with it, though.

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Ravenous ...stronger than you think.

 

yea Shave it off

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Don't use regular bondo though if you go that route. Find the body filler that has fibers in it, should hold up a lot better.

 

is there any type of power source needed for this......like some sort of amp or is it a straight plug in for the stereo?

 

I bought a fender that does not have the hole for the antenna, and I didn't want to put it back in. This is why I began searching for an alternative.

The antenna is not powered, you just have to ground it to metal. from the plug to the grounding strap is about 3 feet, and then an extremely thin aluminum wire with tape on it is fished through the dash and stuck across the windshield edge.

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Michael Bangert
mbanger@iupui.edu
'88 5.7 IROC
'99 CBR1100XX
'00 Silverado LT

 

At the Radio Shck link they state that a Fender Cap comes with the Antenna. Just paint it to match your car or do what's stated above.

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'87 Trans Am:
(Engine)
305 TPI
160 Degree Thermostat
TB Bypass
Accel 300+ 8.8 Racing Wires
Accel Super Coil
Bosch Platinium Plugs
Custom Ram Air with K&N
Removed Emissions Equipment
(Stereo)
Kenwood Excelon

 

I know my body work and just useing bondo/duraglass wouldnt work on our cars. when the state patrol took out my tear drop light the just used bondo to fill the hole It didnt work. its all cracked out and messed up. The way to fill that hole is to weld or braze in a patch and then cover with bondo to smooth it out. Since our cars are unibodys the fenders flex some and bondo would surely pop.

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Ya sure it is just an RS

B4Cyaa

1991 RS B4C
Former Nebraska Highway Patrol Car
305 TPI
WC T-5
Four Wheel Disk Brakes
Only Options
Rear Defrost
Am-Fm Radio
Red-int White-exe
One BA Of A 350 In The Works
Mods
Dynomax Cat Back (to hold me over till I got the $$$ for the Borla)
best 1/4mile Run of 14.92@94.83
with 145,000 on her
god speed dale

 

I can't seem to find this on their website anymore. Does anyone know if it's still available? Or if there's another alternative? My power antenna broke shortly after the rebuild kit, and I'm not going to bother trying to fix it again.

 

does this antenna work better than stock?

 

sorry guys but this antenna is not sold anymore nor does radio shack sell any automotive audio parts anymore. The Antenna did work better than the factory tho.

 

Man, I was about to run to radio shack. Guess I should start looking at the post dates.

 

No problem, I bought this little gem a few months ago. Metra AntennaWorks, # 44-UA200, "On Glass Amplified AM/FM Antenna". I haven't installed it yet (oops) but a couple guys had better alternatives, see <a href="https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=204633" target="newwin">this message</a> for details. One guy, Kandied91Z, just moved his factory antenna whip to behind the dash and got better reception.

Oh and I'm 99% sure that JC Whitney still carries that on-glass wire antenna.