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04-01-2007, 08:21 AM

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Installing a shark fin

i want to install a shark fin on my car...
i havent looked at anything yet and or researched anything
i want quick answeres...

i have no radio AM or FM only cd player (ive been listening to CD's and only CD's for 2 years

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how would i go about getting one and installing it where... how

i want to delete my power antenna or... just if its easier to replace the old power antenna...

i want a damn radio

04-01-2007, 09:28 AM

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Should look pretty cool...

04-01-2007, 01:11 PM

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Jimmy Buffet fan, I take it?

04-01-2007, 01:35 PM

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^^ lol

like ZIS

http://www.mangowalk.com/images/400/30138-01.jpg

04-01-2007, 03:38 PM

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if this is some kind of antenna, perhaps you should post in the audio/ICE forum where the audio geeks hang out and would give better answers.

04-01-2007, 03:46 PM

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if this is some kind of antenna, perhaps you should post in the audio/ICE forum where the audio geeks hang out and would give better answers.

I resent that...

04-01-2007, 04:01 PM

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WOW!!..i wasnt aware that they make cd players without a tuner already integrated into it. Where did you get it from and what kind of unit is it?

04-01-2007, 04:17 PM

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Why a shark fin? To imitate the BMWs and Audis? The pre-made ones on eBay are simply a piece of plastic, it is not functional as an antenna.

04-01-2007, 05:10 PM

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I represent that...

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04-02-2007, 11:37 AM

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i have an AM-FM reciever on my cd player
my antenna doesnt work soooo i dont get radio stations except 107.1 which is poop i must say

not to imitate them i just like to look and eliminates a big antenna my GF can bend when she gets mad

yes i was looking on ebay and some are just tape on shark fins
-or-
real antenna shark fins

or guys, my friend told me this is to get a regular antenna and wire, put the wire inside my trim inside and have the antenna chillaxin inside the headliner

04-02-2007, 01:58 PM

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CHILLAXIN???

04-03-2007, 08:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xx-Marshall-xx

not to imitate them i just like to look and eliminates a big antenna my GF can bend when she gets mad

Time for a new girlfriend.

Additionally, typically "shark-fin" type antennas are designed for satellite frequencies, not AM/FM. I'd look into getting an AM/FM antenna - relatively cheap and can (in theory) be placed on the inside of the car.

OR, just replace your non-working one with a working one