shaving aerial. what replacement?

[preludacris]

ey guys

i wanna shave my aerial for the cleaner look. i still wanna be able to listen to the radio tho (don't really care if quality is shitter tho)

looking to replace it with some kinda aerial i can mount behind the panel, or internally somewhere. basically just hide it somewhere

any suggestions? what ppl normally do after shaving ariel?

cheers.

[D4rk4n63l]

glass mount antenna? its a strip with copper filament inside..

[preludacris]

thanks, any idea where i could purchase?

autobarn or something?

[preludacris]

something like these ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HIDDEN-AMPLIFIED-ANTENNA-BOAT-RV-AUTO-CUSTOM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38636QQihZ021QQi temZ310061808827QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HIDDEN-ANTENNA-HARLEY-ROAD-ELECTRA-STREET-ULTRA-GLIDE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33713QQihZ023QQit emZ360062620256QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hidden-AM-FM-Car-Radio-Windshield-Antenna-Shave-Custom_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ80741QQihZ023QQi temZ360064572664QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[PNS 001_EG3]

ahah cheers mate i shaved my aerial recently and was worried about that too! cheers

[ICACHA]

those 3 arials on ebay are rubbish, waste it as you will... i drilled a hole in my roof and put a euro style antenna there, best reception... ever wondered how an antenna works? do a google search :)

[lil_miss_vtec]

my arial is shaved... no radio - all good tho, thats what cd's r 4 :D

[tron07]

those 3 arials on ebay are rubbish, waste it as you will... i drilled a hole in my roof and put a euro style antenna there, best reception... ever wondered how an antenna works? do a google search :)

They will work if you put an antenna booster in....




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[ICACHA]

trust me, they're rubbish with a capital R :)

i also take it you dont like to listen to your radio clear then using one of those stick on crapolas? :p

[preludacris]

i never listen to the radio anyway. but i still wanna be able to if i choose to.

would i be able to get decent reception?

[baumaxx1]

Hmm, in my parent's 380, it uses an in glass antenna, and the reception is good, even on long trips, you can still travel 2 hours and get city channels. Umm, you would obviously have to look into some higher quality ones, or try the euro antenna. Always best to talk to an expert in the field when buying such a product.

[ICACHA]

there is a differnce between an OEM tried and tested onglass that works and cheap chinese onglass that dont, trust me, i've tried them all and they all suck with a capital S :)

[tron07]

glass antenna uses boosters... i guess the booster does wonders. One of my friend change to aftermarket HU, then have problem with the reception, found out that the booster was not powering up.

[baumaxx1]

there is a differnce between an OEM tried and tested onglass that works and cheap chinese onglass that dont, trust me, i've tried them all and they all suck with a capital S :)
Hmm... in that case, maybe they can get an OEM one? But the problem there is that it might be in the glass, don't know. I'm sure that there's a good kit somewhere.