I want to change from power antenna to a short permenant antenna

I cannot find one and I would like ro know if anyone has a shorty on there car?

What do you need an antenna for? We have iPods these days!

i always leave my ipod on

Me too, I have it connected to my deck via USB so it is always charged and it starts and stops playing when I turn my car on and off.

well daniel i still want a shorty antenna so find me one

Any antenna for a car will work, you just might need to get creative with mounting and wiring. There's plenty of cars at junkyards with short antennas, just pull one off and have at it. You will want the whole antenna assembly if you pull it, don't just unscrew the antenna.

just look for car antennas on ebay and you will find like a billion of them...

maybe a million... probably not a billion

suntzuo but none of the threads are the same on the ebay items

How small are you wanting it to be?

http://i309.photobucket.com/albums/kk372/jblanford3/DSC_5202.jpg

 

Like this?

 

$8 at your FLAPS.

 

Installing it is another story.

I broke my power antenna off in a car wash (it didn't go down anyways) so I needed another because I like teh talk radio and DLing podcasts is too much work.

Anyways it took me and a buddy that is way smarter than I am just about an entire afternoon to get it done. Basically used the old mount and modified it so the gasket would still be nice and tight on the outside of the car.

So....We have the EXACT same car. Only, you still have the cross bars for your roof rack. These cars ooze sex appeal. What (generally speaking) was involved in fitting the car with a non-powered antenna? I will be working inside behind the panel nearest the window nearest the antenna mast... But do you have any pointers to offer? Thanks.

You should have posted this a week ago. I was in Akron all of last week, I could of showed you.

 

Anyways, in order to get at the motor and mast base you need to pretty much remove all the interior trim pieces from the rear door back. It's not hard, just take your time with the plastic clips (I didn't break any) and there's a couple of screws. Once you get to the antenna unit, remove it completely. I then trimmed off the exposed portion of the mast. All the way down to the "shiny part" that is just above the rubber gasket on the outside of the car. This is the tricky part: I used a stepped drill bit on the inside of the antenna mast/motor to get it the proper size for the new antenna to fit. There's a plastic piece down inside there that gave us fits. We eventually got drilled it out (need a long bit for this). I then just pushed the new antenna into the top of the mast. It was a really tight fit but I used a small screw clamp anyways. Reinstalled everything, making sure to leave the power NOT connected and making sure to CONNECT the antenna cable. Worked like a charm. This was several months ago and I havent had an issue yet.

JB3 do you have pics? and im like 30 mins from akron, damn!

No, I didn't take any when I was doing it. I thought about but I thought no one would ever need it so I got lazy. It's really not that hard, just time consuming. The toughest part is getting the old telescoping part out and the new static antenna in.

you have a pic of it on?

There is a DIY on sl-i, let me see if I can pull it up.

http://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=18288&hilit=diy+antenna

 

Here it is, seems really simple to do

My car is going in for repairs sometime soon, whenever I get the chance to take off work. Its getting new rear brakes and a cv joint, maybe some other stuff. I'll see if I can buy a new short permenant attena, and have them put it on for me. I don't like the look of my long stock one. It also doesn't go down all the way when I shut the car off from time to time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250415529863&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

 

just bought this one tonight, hope it will work

did you ever get an answer to your question?

I have one of the magnetic ones on my wagon and i don't like it.

Please let me know what you ended up doing

thanks,

Toby

Here might be a cheaper solution. I had a '98 OBW withthe power antenna. Replaced the unit twice as it get getting stuck and then the gears would strip. Either disconnect the power connector at the right height or, force the grears to strip by holding it up when you turn the radio off. You probably can give it a slight bend so it won't travel as well.

What if someone wanted to delete the antenna and just use an iPod? I have a factory stereo and the 6-disc changer under the passenger seat. Is there a way to get rid of the changer and add a USB or Ipod connection?

Do those stubby little antennas really work? The antenna on my wagon has to be fully extended to get decent reception.

 

edit: OK, so I read the thread that subikid posted and the guys says that it works great. Next time I'll read before I post.

^Noob fail lol