Who has what type of short/stubby antennas?

kooldawg6 · Oct 27, 2006

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.

PHAQ · Oct 27, 2006

just cut yours down, looks mint

wally10 · Oct 27, 2006

bought one off ebay.....I think it was 18 bucks....
works fine. not sure what type it is, but the reception is not quite as good or "long range", but I stopped paying attention after the 1st ten minutes. Plus I have Sirius.
I believe it's 18 inches....the antenna.

like a G · Oct 27, 2006

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.

DennisT · Oct 27, 2006

Mustang Tuning 14" shorty. Had one on my '04, have one on my '07

LV51FER · Oct 27, 2006

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.

knight_rider69 · Oct 27, 2006

I got an 8 inch one off e-bay. 20 bucks. Great deal. I have no reception problems at all.

313Speed · Oct 27, 2006

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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Jenns01TA · Oct 27, 2006

I have a Billet Black 8". Bought it from Tognotti's Auto World.

You can see a pic of mine in the "Garage".

kooldawg6 · Oct 27, 2006

Thanks alot fellow Stangers!!!!! Looks as if I'm going to go with the 8" from www.americanmuscle.com.

Henceforward · Oct 27, 2006

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

Hoboattacker · Oct 30, 2006

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.

gaberubin · Oct 30, 2006

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

Saleen-wana-be · Oct 30, 2006

thats where i got mine from, black 9 inch, i love it.

Henceforward · Oct 30, 2006

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.

kooldawg6 · Oct 31, 2006

gaberubin said:
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

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.

kooldawg6 · Nov 4, 2006

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.

07 mustangGT/CS · Nov 4, 2006

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.

gaberubin · Nov 4, 2006

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!

Jenns01TA · Nov 4, 2006

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~

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