Hiya all,

I'm sure most of you owners agree with me that the Antenna on the side of the Z is ugly! I want to get rid of it! But I still want good reception, So i've seen things where you can stick on the interior of the hatch.. Or maybe even one of those weird VW ones? Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on this topic?

thanks in advance
Yuichi
ZDriver.com

 

Yeah id have to agree. The easiest thing i have found is to use a black masted automatic antenna. I also have a switch on mine so it isnt always up when im listening to my stereo. Just the radio.

Evan

PS the VW thing would look cool, but im not sure about functionality

Well while i have it apart i might as well........

 

my 240 had a factory power ant....but i didnt like the top of it showing when it was down...so i made a bracket for it....mounted it below the factory location....shaved the hole...except for a small teardrop shaped "reveil"(bout 1/4"x3/8") then sealed the new hole to the ant....so it still uses the factory drain in the bottom. now it looks shaved....but when im cruising...i can still put it up for reception.

later
chris

 

Sweet, wished id thought of that stuff before i painted!

Evan

Well while i have it apart i might as well........

 

I am using a 12" black rubber antenna. The reason I wanted this was because it was totally flexable and cannot be bent by hoodlums. It cost me about $12, gets decent reception and looks pretty good on a Z.

 

i bought one of those VW style antennas for my 280zx, but i havent installed it yet....i am planning on using the hole where the rear window sprayer is to install the antenna, since the sprayer doesnt work anymore anyway. i had one of those fake ones on my Z before, and it looked pretty cool, so i guess having the real antenna is the best thing for my Z car.
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