19blackta98

Just wonder what you can replace it with. I would like to get rid of it all together. Cannot stand it going up and down all the time, just waiting for it to brake. Are there any kits that relocate it inside the veh to a different type of antenna?

Black_Bird

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I just took mine out completely and stopped listening to the radio, haha. I'd like to put a shorty or just a stock camaro antenna sometime though. Hated the thing going up and down constantly.

2001NBMZ28

If you don't need it up for reception just disconnect the wire that makes it go up/down?

Formula413

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Thats what I did. Once you unplug it you can manually raise and lower it.

19blackta98

I am looking to be able to still listen to the radio. I guess I am trying to find out if anyone has done a relocation to inside the rear hatch area.

cruiZe

I've had my T/A 3 days and can't stand it either.

QuickdomesticRacer

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If anyone wants to sell me there power antenna assembly that'd be cool!

Z ROADSTER

Ford's better idea was to place a switch on the dash next to the radio stack. That way you could regulate how high you wanted the antenna to go. Ford also gave you the option of whether or not you wanted to use the automatic headlights on device. Didn't like their cruise control though cause you had to turn the damn thing on every time you started the car. But their self dimming rear view mirror worked great.
Oh well , you can't have everything I guess. Horsepower [is] more important.

myk

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It bothers me that it's a $100 piece that's going to break eventually, but generally I don't care because I'm having too much fun driving...

Mike00ss

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wow I never realized so many people were bothered by this. I just swap from a fix antenna on my camaro to a power antenna that was from a TA, and I love it.

CRAGER

Just unplug it.

cookba

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look up bitviper. i bought a shorty antenna from him a year or more back and it looks and works stellar.

Flawless02SS

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I put a power one on my car too. I keep the ground unpluged. I dont listen to the radio, I got it to make it easy to put my car cover on and off. Not to mention its a much cleaner look. If anyone wants a power antenna from GM, I can get a deal on one for ya, just PM me.

transamws6_97

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My motor stopped working and would make noise every time i would turn the key so I unplugged it but I was tired of the huge ugly mast sticking out of my rear quarter panel. So we pushed it down but I got absolutely horrible reception. So I bought a shorty antenna online for $20 shipped and it looks great and works as good if not better than stock.

Formula413

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Where did you get your antenna?

19blackta98

I was thinking, could you just remove the factory one and wire up one for under the top portion of the rear hatch (under the glass inside the car)? You would have to mess with it to make it look okay but would it get crap for reception? Guess I got something to mess with unless someone has tried already and it did not work.

INMY01TA

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I like the power antenna. I think those short, fixed antennas look like crap. Imo

Marc 85Z28

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Very similar to what I did. I unplugged my factory power antenna and hooked up the antenna cable to the defroster grid on the hatch window. The only downside to this is static in the radio with the defroster on, but this can easily be remedied with an antenna isolator module.

johnnydi

My other car has the antenna built into the rear defrost and it gets poor reception and has the same problem as Marc 85Z28 had and it is designed to be seperate from the defroster (I'll have to look into that isolator). I am going to ask my alarm and stereo guy to put a swtch in for the antenna because I feel the same way you do about it wearing out. It sure sounds like it will because it is loud! I don't like the fact that it goes up when my CD player is on either, which is mostly what I listen to. John.