My buddy has a 84 trans am that has the antenna on the driver side rear quarter panel. I never seen that before, is it rare? The driver side front fender don't even have a hole where someone could of just moved it to the back.
Thanks Mike

 

That would not be factory... One of none.

 

Thats what we where thinking, We know the drivers side quarter panel has been replaced, but we didnt think the front passenger fender was.

 

It's no big deal to fill in the hole on the fender..

FWIW.. I really like the rear mount antenna.. It looks a lot more sporty.. GM did this with the Vette...

 

It could be a radio delete car. You may want to check the interior for the build sheet. I found the build sheet in my '84 T/A under one of the rear seat cushions.

 

What would the rpo code be for a readio delete. We looked for the build sheet and cant find it.

 

Radio RPO codes typically are Uxx. There is no code for "radio delete" that I'm aware of. It was up to the owner to choose a radio if they wanted one.

If the build sheet makes no mention of a radio, antenna, or radio provisions then the car came with nothing in regard to a radio.

Cars with no radio or mono AM radio with front speakers only will not have the cloth ear muffs on the sail panels that would have normally covered the rear speakers.

 

The car does have the ear muffs, so im pretty sure that it had a radio from the factory

 

ear muffs?

 

the car could have come with an intenna in the windshield.. My 83 was like that before I had to replace it (cost difference was $70 less if i got a normal windshield) so i drilled a hole and mounted a regualr antenna in the passenger side fender where the normal cars had them

 

you mean they actually have a windshield mounted antenna for 3rd gens???

I might have to find one of those windshields, shave the antenna hole...

John

EDIT: I just looked and apparently on the Firebirds it was an Export item only... "Euro"

John

 

Yea the actually had the ones where the antenna was inside the windshield sorta like on some of the 2nd gens (I used to have an 80 camaro with the antenna in the windshielod too). The only thing i never really liked about them is they seem to be a little more directional that the mast antenna. (and all antenas are direction at some point.. i deal with it every day.. if i am goinog east or west i can pick up a station, if i go north/south it is no where to be found lol). But then i do suppose that could also have to do with the HU in the car.. I do not have problems like that with my DEH-7600

 

yes their actually is a radio delete RPO....i think its UL5 ,,ill go check my camaros build sheet,,its on it their,,,,my camaro had been to ASC and had a stereo installed there and they put the antenna in teh drivers rear quarter as well...your car doesnt have a sunroof by any chance????? more tahn likely a radio delet car that has had a radio installed later...ill check on the RPO code and repost

 

no the cars has t-tops

 

I will have to double check my books, but I don't believe that you could get a 3rd gen windshield with an ant. in it. I own an auto glass shop.

 

It is probably no longer available, but according to the parts & Illustration catalogs it was at one point.

John

 

When i got my 1983 glass replaced in may I was actually given an option to have the glass with the antenna in it.. so someone out there is still making it..