 My car has an erection / alternative antenna's |
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 Feb 24, 2013 - 7:54 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jul 22, '12 From SouthEast Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi everyone,
When I bought my car the previous owner took off the factory antenna and installed a small rubbery one but it does not sit upright, it leans off the car at about a 45% angle like a ... well. Anyway, aside from taking away the little blue pills I feed my car, what alternative antenna's do other people use? Obviously I want one that actually has decent reception and does not attract undue attention. Thoughts? |
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Feb 24, 2013 - 8:27 PM
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 Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
I've seen some cool alternative antenna options on here. There's the shark fin antenna, found on several newer cars:
  ( http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=87274 ) A rally-car style antenna (notice on top of the car, towards the rear):   But my favorite so far has been a window-mounted antenna, so no antenna is seen at all. They're available pretty cheap on Ebay and mount in the rear window, reception is pretty good on them as far as I can tell. Something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hidden-Stereo-AM-F...7b3&vxp=mtr -------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. 1998 Celica GT- BEAMS Swapped. 2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium. 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. |
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Feb 24, 2013 - 11:54 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 18, '09 From Costa Rica Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
-------------------- 1994 ST Celica --> no swap --> 7A rebuild
1974 Mustang --> Almost Restored |
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Feb 25, 2013 - 9:42 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
you can also switch it out with one from an S2000.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=49281&hl= --------------------  *1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS *1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser *2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost 2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun. |
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Feb 25, 2013 - 4:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Thats what i did, i put the mount from the 7th gen in mine and using an S2000 antenna
-------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
1997 Supra TT 6speed 1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap 1990 Celica All-Trac |
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Mar 4, 2013 - 2:19 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '12 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I did mine a while back, got a random shark-fin style off eBay:
eBay Antenna I just disconnected the OEM one in the boot and the bought an extension aerial cable, from the boot to the roof, drilled a hole and put it on with a bit of sealant.... Overall took about 2 hours and I like the look... Also, if you wish to use the old OEM style again, then the cable is always there  P.S The quality of the signal did not diminish at all (and if it did there is also a 'booster' wire which I never even used)    
--------------------  ------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------ |
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