Power Antenna replacement

[thelinja]

So my power antenna is stuck and just makes a grinding noise when it tries to move. I don't care about fixing it it, I want to replace it with a non power antenna that doesn't look like a fucking RC car antenna. Are there any replacement antennas out there that are less than maybe a foot in length? I see them on newer cars all of the time but someone told me that the smaller antennas are for GPS...? Which...makes sense because I only see these on top end cars, but I could be wrong?

Thanks!

Jason

[Wei240]

same thing with mine, it's stuck on the on position, so it's a permanent antenna, every time i turn on/off the car, it makes this funky noise for about 5 secs... thought about changing it to one of those mini rubber antenna, but got too lazy... some of them are really crappy looking (the ones that have that pivot ball underneath the short rubber antenna)...

[mistaanime]

juss get the one on ebay..for like 22 dollars..it's like a S2000 one..comes wit the antenna and the base.

[skatanic28]

i went to autozone and got the shortest black rubber one they had.....only like 6 bucks. looks a lot better than the giant silver deal to me.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/190000-190999/190556_14_full.jpg

[FastBack 240]

Yea my antenna is the same way. Just grinds and grinds for about ten seconds when I turn the car on. Does anyone have pics of an S13 with the rubber antenna like that one above?

[thelinja]

Sold, thanks.

[Modern Angel]

I saw a fellow on club240 or 240sxforums or something.. (can't remember :)) that had put an antenna in there from a VW Golf. Ya know those short-ish roof ones? Looked pretty good.

[daredevildoug]

just shave it off. and then buy an atenna box that hooks rights into your cd player if you want the radio. thats what i did....

[TurDz]

search for a 350z amplified antenna. I dont think it's really for the 350Z, but it's black and looks really good. I bought one and it came with a german-made amplifier (claimed to be in BMWs) and without telling anyone else about the mod, my friends have commented on my clear reception. Looks good too, very sleek.

If I did it over again, I might just get one of those cheap autozone ones too.

[THX1138]

For right now I've got the power to the stock antenna unhooked. It looks kinda goofy, but I don't get 28 seconds of groaning whenever I switch the car on or off or put a CD in. Eventually I'm gonna fill in the hole for the fender antenna and put an S2000/VW/Mini Cooper type one in the roof where the useless squirter is.

[TurK]

can you put s2k antenna on 240s?

[Ghettokracker71]

juss gEt an aPc nEoN oNe......jDm tYte y0......

[Ghettokracker71]

i went to autozone and got the shortest black rubber one they had.....only like 6 bucks. looks a lot better than the giant silver deal to me.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/190000-190999/190556_14_full.jpg
that looks pretty good+cheap(about how much?) too,....my power one was replaced with an OEM direct nissan replacement (FROM THE DEALER) .....the former owner was a stickler about OEM replacement parts

[MELLO*SOS]

Damn I just bought one off ebay for like $25:

http://www.antennax.com/products/picture_ax05.jpg

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33639&item=2468313103

I guess we'll see how it works. When I bought my car the whole antenna was missing. :smash: Now I need another 2-prong to coax-type antenna adapter for my deck.

[Wei240]

I was looking at this as mentioned above: $22

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33639&item=2469713895

wonder how this compared to autozone stuff, amplified antenna?

[Modern Angel]

Just get one of these: :wiggle:
http://www.hyperlights.com/an3s.gif
http://www.hyperlights.com/carback1_small.jpg

[mistaanime]

just shave it off. and then buy an atenna box that hooks rights into your cd player if you want the radio. thats what i did....

hmm antenna box seems nice...how much was it?

[jy116]

i was thinking about the rubber kind too... just by brief look, looks pretty hard to get the antenna motor out... any time saving tips?

howbout NAPA auto parts? I hate autozone for not taking bak the spring compressor I "borrowed" from them. Im down $50+ because Im some one didnt put my info in the computer!!!!! Maybe Ill rent it out to recover the costs...

[S13Nissan240SX]

I'm going to throw another vote up there for just shaving it off. About a year or two ago I took out my broken antenna and had the body filled smooth. I switched to XM Radio and it's much more enjoyable then anything local. I definitely recommend it.

Good luck,
Matt

[twong85]

I had the same problem with the antenna 2 months ago. I just un hooked the harness to the antenna motor and taped it somewhere. The radio is actually clearer than with the antenna now >_>.

[twitchy]

i dont know on what, but i sliced the hell out of my hand trying to get the stock antenna out....you kind of fish around but you cant see what the hell your doing...something sharp in there anyhow...I say to my friend "try and get it loose" he pulls his hand out bleeding too!!

[Brolewigi]

I am going to shave the antenna hole and buy the auto loc antenna that goes on your window, its a small black box. My integra has it and it is awesome, it came stock. Just a suggestion.