internal antenna

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i’m sure a lot of people are scared to run an internal antenna because of their reputation for getting horrible reception. Well i absolutely was tired of the broken antenna mast so i went ahead and bought one from www.installer.com. Well i have to say that i am satisfied. It is 100% invisible from outside the car. and barely noticeable inside the car. it was even pretty easy to install. You have to supply 12v with the supplied wire. I just took it off my radio 12v i believe yel/red wire.

Anyway, i live in between DC and Baltimore. And when im at my house i can hear both stations. but when im in Baltimore, i barely get DC stations, but all Baltimore stations come in CRYSTAL CLEAR.

If you want to do this and have any questions you want to ask, post them here and i should be able to answer them for you.

here’s the link: http://www.installer.com/item/display_item.php?it=44-ua20

write up by ez12a: http://www.g2ic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171036

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so where did you mount the antenna?

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i mounted the antenna on the top right of the windshield. ran the wire down the a-pillar. that was a lot easier then i thought it would be.

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Hmm I think I will buy one of these, My stock atenna is a busted ass POS the motor sounds like death when you plug it in, I couldn’t figure out why the last owned had it unplugged…found out real damn quick.:wink:

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i may need to get one of these. i just “shaved” my antenna and i cant get any AM channels (not that i need to, but my dad needs them) and whenever i go under a bridge it takes an abnormal amount of time to get reception.

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added your write up the first post…

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i recommend this product to anyone who has a shaved antenna.

After drivign with it for a week, i can say its pretty good. But if you have some dead zones of reception like in a valley where i work, its impossible to get any reception with any antenna.

I find that the “amplified” part of the antenna amps the reception that the antenna’s getting. Its not like its reaching out farther, but just boosting the signal that the antenna can get. So…if you have reception with a little static, you will get more pronounced static with an amped antenna.

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im thinkin this antenna might not be good for OEM radios…

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i just put an internal antenna in teg teh other day in front of the rearview mirror and it works great

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i also have one of these and it works great. Never thought of puttin it on the windshield though mine is in the back.

ya the broken antenna mast sucked as just about all of us know. but now that its gone shaved antenna hole ftw

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I am thinking of doing this because i like listening to the radio but i cant due to a broken Antenna.

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well im starting to wish i kept the stock antenna. this is my DD…

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Why is that?

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because the oem works a lot better for AM bands. this one works great for FM, and its nice to be able to remove the stock ugly antenna, but i enjoy AM radio and miss it.

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glad you mentioned about the AM stations. me, too. I listen to AM as well.

Guess I will just go with the S2k mod instead.

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[QUOTE=DAnthony9;1904076]glad you mentioned about the AM stations. me, too. I listen to AM as well.

Guess I will just go with the S2k mod instead.[/QUOTE]

:slight_smile:

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Old thread, I know…

92tegb16: how did you mount it above the rear view mirror? did the antenna look like this?

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go with the shark attack antenna. it looks a whole lot like the s2000 antenna but its a whole lot cheaper and looks pretty good.