hey all,

I seem to have bad luck with Antennas. On my Integra, I put Raider Jack, who consequently snapped my antenna off (and i am no longer a raider fan , j/k ). Yesterday, I drove my Maxima through a car wash as I have been doing for ages, and the ******* antenna snapped off (GXE trim, no collapseable antenna).

So - what options do I have? I like how it looks on the car; gives it a classier look... but I don't wanna spend like $50 for a metal rod lol.

 

I thought all Max's have electric antenna?

 

Nein! I only have a regular antenna.

 

get a shark fin style antenna, like on bmw's im not quite sure where you would find one though

 

i am amazed

u noob lol

 

Something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Funct...46739703QQrdZ1

Would take some rewireing though.

 

Yeahhhh no... lol, the only place I can really see this at is the roof - but that means I have to drill the roof and then run the cable through the headliner... naw. I just need a new mast - I wonder, can I use the mast from a power antenna in the socket for a non-powered antenna? I then can stick it up and down as I wish...

 

it gets really crappy reception if you just left it down, my radio does that before the antenna is up yet. i'd think i would get kinda annoying to keep put your antenna up and down all the time, plus it would be be pretty easy o snap off again.

 

u kno what, i just realized ur in my tech60 / 198 class


btw car wash on black is a bad bad bad thing

 

Sup - good student you are taking notes

But yes I know car wash on black is a no no - but the previous owner screwed the paint bad enough that at this particular moment - it really doesnt matter lol. Once I get enough cash, I am gonna get the car repainted superblack and then it would be lovingly washed by cotton *****

 

Why not get one of those little rubber antenna to replace your metal one? Currently I unpowered my powered antenna the recepition has been decent. I guess the one in the back window is enough for me.

 

How much do these average at?

 

i'm having trouble with my antenna too my mast was stuck in the motor and i had to take apart the whole motor and throw away a piece that you can get by buying the whole assembly. I'm not trying to spend 200 dollars on a new assembley. Does anyone know how to hook up those shark fin antennas that the bmws have?

 

Buy one from a junk yard?

 

Yeahhhh no... lol, the only place this goes is the roof...