Later C3s have retractable antennas and the after market is full of them.
Antenna options?
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
From: Sterling VA
Antenna options?
I just got a 68 and I'd like to do something about the radio antenna. I'd prefer to listen to the sweet sound of the engine, so I don't really care about a fixed antenna. I figure I'd like something that would smooth out the rear, without doing the body work (that'll be in the future). Is there anything out there that provides a smooth look? Maybe even a plug of some kind? Or a smaller, shorter antenna?
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
Likes: 15
From: Columbia Missouri
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,729
Likes: 267
From: Austin Texas
Corvette of the Year Winner 2017
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
why not try a hidden attena under the dash ?...
you should be able to stick a regular antenna under the dash,
car is fiberglass, so it should receive, maybe not optimum reception.
I was going to do this, under I saw the antenna hole already in place on my car.
you should be able to stick a regular antenna under the dash,
car is fiberglass, so it should receive, maybe not optimum reception.
I was going to do this, under I saw the antenna hole already in place on my car.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
Likes: 15
From: Columbia Missouri
I actually have a small hidden antenna in the upper right corner on the inside of the windshield stuck to the glass. Very hard to see unless you are looking for it.
I suggest that one because it works great but then you have to deal with the hole in the back...either glassed up or plugged up, and with a retractable style you don't have to do anything but install the new antenna.
I suggest that one because it works great but then you have to deal with the hole in the back...either glassed up or plugged up, and with a retractable style you don't have to do anything but install the new antenna.
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,557
Likes: 0
From: Ridgeway VA
You don't need a antenna anyway to listen to FM - just 3-5 Feet of antenna wire. The antenna and all the chrome ignition shielding was done so AM radio would not have as much static. Yes, you don't need the chrome shielding except for originality.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski