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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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Has anyone removed their external antenna and replaced it with an interior antenna? I've been thinking of doing this for a while and I'm now at a point where I have to decide before I get any further with my fiberglass work.

I figure with a fiberglass body even if you 'hid' a traditional antenna behind the body panels you should still get decent reception. Anyone have thoughts on this?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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I'm planning on putting mine inside the rear bumper when I put the new fiberglass one on. I think being down lower I will lose a little range but feel it will be worth the clean look.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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I have one hidden behind my rear bumper on my chevy II.. works great.
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Old May 5, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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When I built my stereo box I installed one of the hidden electronic antenna's available on ebay for around $10. I've seen mixed reviews about their performance but it works quite well for me. Obviously you can't see it in this picture but just to give you an idea where it's located in the car, it's top-middle on the back of the box.

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http://www.crutchfield.com/app/produ...earch=antennas
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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I was thinking about that for XM Satellite radio- the antenna is in the front fairing along with the GPS antenna on my Harley and works just fine. I'm just going to stick it up under the rear deck and see what happens.
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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I was looking at this one before I decided to fix my original

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd105.htm
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So it sounds like my plan isn't too far fetched after all. It looks like I'll be breaking out the fiberglass this weekend.
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I bought one of those 12" flexible antenna and place it in the A-pillar on the passanger side. Works okay for me.
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My stock antenna is laying across my frame in the back.
Works just as good as it did sticking up in the air.
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The Pandora and Slacker radio Iphone apps are my best friend in the car!
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My mom had a car that had metal tape across the top of the windshield for an antenna. From the factory.
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