I'm looking to replace the tall factory antenna with a much shorter one. I do know that I do NOT want chrome or unpainted billet. Any suggestions and/or pics would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Who has what type of short/stubby antennas?
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Got mine from mustangtuning.com. think they've changed to www.americanmuscle.com now. $20 for an 8 inch antenna. I think it looks great.
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I cut mine down on my Z06 and bought a black rollerball refill and used the black cap to araldite it on top. It looked stock and cost nothing as you throw them away when you fit the refil anyway.
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I got mine from autozone. About $8-10. Used em for years, they look fine for what they are. You can kinda make it out in this pic-
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Thanks alot fellow Stangers!!!!! Looks as if I'm going to go with the 8" from www.americanmuscle.com.
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I just cut mine, popped the little ball off the top, and jammed it back on the shortened stock antenna. Sanded it all down and painted it with some high temp engine paint I had laying around.
Looks good, but I don't even use it anymore, because I hate the sight of it, and it takes too long to remove it when I cover my car.
I want to get a delete plate from 50resto, I should have already put that on my car being that FM radio sucks hard enough in this ClearChannelMonopoly day in age that I don't even listen to the radio anymore.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=LRS-18919A 1&comp=LRS
Looks good, but I don't even use it anymore, because I hate the sight of it, and it takes too long to remove it when I cover my car.
I want to get a delete plate from 50resto, I should have already put that on my car being that FM radio sucks hard enough in this ClearChannelMonopoly day in age that I don't even listen to the radio anymore.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=LRS-18919A 1&comp=LRS
Go to autozone or O'reilly's and buy the "cellular look alike" antenna. It is much shorter, has a little coil in the middle of the antenna, if painted black and fits in the slot. I have noticed no difference in radio reception and the look is much much cleaner. Cost me $8 bucks and however much gas it took me to get to oreilly's and back.
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got my 9" black shorty antenna from Stage 3 Motorsports. really cool guys with great prices and free shipping on every order.
- you can see it in a few of these pics:
http://gaberubin.com/roush/hood.html
- here's a direct link to the product @ Stage3:
http://stage3motorsports.com/product/AS6209K
- you can see it in a few of these pics:
http://gaberubin.com/roush/hood.html
- here's a direct link to the product @ Stage3:
http://stage3motorsports.com/product/AS6209K
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All of this could have been avoided if Ford would have incorporated dated in-glass antenna technology that has been used for at least the last 5 years by GM... 
My Mom's '01 Grand Prix GT doesn't have an antenna, and reception couldn't be better.
My Mom's '01 Grand Prix GT doesn't have an antenna, and reception couldn't be better.
gaberubin said:
I was SO fixated on your car and the new hood I TOTALY did not notice an antenna until you just pointed it out!!!!!!! I want the Roush front bumper, quarter windows and rear spoiler for my car.
Got my shorty antenna(8" from www.americanmuscle.com) on Thursday, but since the car was in the shop I had to wait until yesterday to install it. It looks great, but I did lose some reception quality. I can't get the Washington or Richmond stations as good now(both of them are about 50-60 miles away frorm me). However I don't listen to the radio a whole lot anyways...I love listening to what I want, when I want. Now that I have a 6 disc changer with mp3 capability, the listening enjoyment is virtualy limitless.
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Cut mine down,pop topball back on,sand it down and painted it too!!!Looks great,did same thing to my wife 2006 Ford Explorer(with 4.6 3valve) motor like mustang has.
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hahaha, thanks kooldawg! 
you should get those parts, roush makes quality parts and they'd look great on that blue!!
antenna turned out good btw!
you should get those parts, roush makes quality parts and they'd look great on that blue!!
antenna turned out good btw!
Henceforward said:All of this could have been avoided if Ford would have incorporated dated in-glass antenna technology that has been used for at least the last 5 years by GM...
My Mom's '01 Grand Prix GT doesn't have an antenna, and reception couldn't be better.
For once in this life, Hence, we are in agreement.
Heck mang, my 2003 Mitsubishi Gallant had in-glass antenna technology. I AGREE 100%. SIR (Write it down 'cause with you and I agreement does not happen but once in a Haley's Comet Span
)!~J~
