window or hidden Radio Antenna, someone have it ? Options

[yagamius]

one of my projects when I start the body work is remove the Radio antenna from the back of the car and cover the hole to make the line.

so I'm planning o get a window antenna or some hidden one, I found this one on Ebay Antenna

don't know if some have something like this or if this will work

all comments are welcome

[mitch1911]

I just did the exact same thing to mine since I was re-painting the rear fender anyways (pic below of the hole being welded shut). I am going to use the internal antenna you have a link to and just put it up under the glove box as close to the door side as possible. I think this will pick up FM/AM reception just fine, as these are used on motorcycles all the time and get OK reception. Nowadays, I find myself using the Aux port and my ipod anyway. I say go for it. I should have mine done in about 2 weeks, so I will post the results then.

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[richee3]

This isn't entirely the same situation.. But similar enough. When I bought my car, the guy who owned it before me broke everything and put a Wal-Mart power antenna that didn't work in the hole. It went up, but it never came back down. So in an effort to make my car look better, I took the antenna out and tried getting the mast to go down. Then, when it wouldn't, I got angry and remembered reading somewhere that you could cut the wire and splice a piece of speaker wire to the antenna wire then run the speaker wire wherever you wanted. I read wrong! You can't cut into a shielded wire like that, and it was a b**** to splice back together. I still need to run a completely new wire, but I'm in no hurry. Anyway, I could actually get some signal with the speaker wire. The problem was that the wire had to be outside the car and above the roof. I couldn't simply touch it to any of the metal panels and make it work, or stick it in a window like I was hoping I could. Anyway, I guess my point is to be careful with that antenna. Definitely do NOT cut your shielded antenna wire! That's a given though. I was just angry and not thinking. Play around with that antenna to see where it can get signal, especially with the doors closed. Then, report back to us and let us know how it worked!

[stl95celica]

i was going to try to put a little shark fin where my rear window sprayer is on the hatch.

[CelicaRacer97]

lol i just unplugged my antenna to prevent it from rolling up and down when using my radio and just connected the end of the antenna cable to an old metal hangar and taped the two together. lol I know kinda ghetto an all, but its worked pretty good. Ive wanted to do the hidden antena thing but havent heard of anyone actually using it so I dont know.

[SwissFerdi]

I unplugged my antenna as well, since I don't use radio anymore.

[A_N_T_H_O_N_Y]

I want to do this as well. My antenna never goes down.

[Galcobar]

That's probably because the plastic track in the mast is broken. Thirty-minute fix, and cheap.

[stephen_lee]

i have no antenna
i have no radio
hell the wire is completely gone too

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