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Shaving antenna?

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by GT-R, Dec 6, 2003.

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    GT-R Guest

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    Shaving antenna?

    I don't know about anybody else but I think the antenna makes our car look like a big RC car or something....haha. I don't know just how I feel about it. How easy (or hard) would it be to shave the antenna right off cleanly? Would I still get radio reception?
    GT-R, Dec 6, 2003
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    moonshadow ||\\|||D)||\\||

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    why not just get a smaller antenna instead of completely getting rid of it. as far as reception, it's probably going to suffer if you do go through with it.
    moonshadow, Dec 6, 2003
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    Well for me I took mine for a couple of days and I still get good reception
    SSJ_Rolla, Dec 6, 2003
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    03ToyMan New Member

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    take a pair of heavy duty diagonal cutters, clip the whip off right above the top of the thick rubber part. Seal the end with some black RTV.

    Instant stubby antenna.

    Thanks to stinky.
    03ToyMan, Dec 6, 2003
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    moonshadow ||\\|||D)||\\||

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    actually john, that part of it just screws off you dont need to cut it
    moonshadow, Dec 6, 2003
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    Do you get both AM and FM?
    GT-R, Dec 6, 2003
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    03ToyMan New Member

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    Achint I meant cut off JUST the whip part, not the whole antenna. Like if you look at it, the bottome couple inches is a thick rubber, with the whip part sticking out of it.

    I'll have to go check my wife's car soon as I get it out from under the three feet of White Death, but I don't THINK that part unscrews.

    J
    03ToyMan, Dec 7, 2003
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    Like this?

    [IMG]
    Toyo_Toy, Dec 7, 2003
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    yeah yeah, that's it! :D
    03ToyMan, Dec 7, 2003
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    well i say it does cuz when i got my car, it came right off the truck fron NUMMI and the little skinny metal part was not on there. the dealer's service guy just screwed it in
    moonshadow, Dec 7, 2003
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    or to make it look better

    it looks better you can just take the cap off of the top of the original antenna, cut off right above the thick part about 5 inches from the roof, then put the cap back on and seal with heat shrink wrap.
    it looks like the s2 one. and it takes all of 3 point five minutes.
    entropy, Jun 14, 2004
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    i took off my antenna once ... the reception gets worst ... but there is still reception .. up to you ...
    lostboy, Jun 17, 2004
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    where can i buy one of the stubby antennas? i think i'd rather buy a new stubby one than just cut or screw off the old one.
    lil_krolla_s, Jun 17, 2004
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    I picked up my new antenna on eBay.

    [IMG]
    nikeair11, Jun 17, 2004
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    how's the fit on that atenna? is it loose at all?
    lonelydriver, Jun 17, 2004
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    Not at all. Fits the same as the OEM did.
    nikeair11, Jun 18, 2004
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