[Z06] New quick mod

pql-lbc · 2010-05-28 17:00:20

Can you spot it? http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq336/paulle-lbc/Z06/IMG_0483.jpg

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May 28, 2010 | 01:00 PM

pql-lbc

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New quick mod

Can you spot it?

May 28, 2010 | 01:14 PM

redroket

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I see it but does it still give you any reception? Thats shorter than a midgets Dic!

May 28, 2010 | 01:18 PM

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I see it but does it still give you any reception? Thats shorter than a midgets Dic!

Funny!!

There is some signal degradation but I live in SoCal so there are plenty of stations to listen to. I was going for the body-color look.

May 28, 2010 | 02:23 PM

HUSKER-Z

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that actually looks pretty sweet! if the reception here in NE wasn't so bad, I'd try one myself!!

May 28, 2010 | 04:03 PM

SCM_Crash

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I like it, but I'd still like to lose the antenna completely. That look is so 1990. LOL

May 28, 2010 | 05:46 PM

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I must be the only one that likes the stock antenna. Not really like, but, whatever, doesn't matter to me. That stub looks much worse than an actual antenna, IMO.

May 28, 2010 | 06:26 PM

ctusser

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Quote:

Originally Posted by redroket

I see it but does it still give you any reception? Thats shorter than a midgets Dic!

That's an insult to vertically challenged people; I mean how many midget Dic!s do you have experience with?

May 28, 2010 | 07:27 PM

zeevette

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Aside from the "midget's dick", that's a mighty fine looking car you got there.

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May 28, 2010 | 09:14 PM

uberC5

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So if a midget gots pipe, is he hung like a Shetland pony?

I was wondering what one of those antennas would look like in QS, now I know.

May 29, 2010 | 01:30 AM

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Aside from the "midget's dick", that's a mighty fine looking car you got there.

Thanks! And be kind to the midgets. They need loving too...

May 29, 2010 | 03:24 AM

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WowGuyZ06

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Did you paint the antenna base?

May 29, 2010 | 07:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zeevette

I must be the only one that likes the stock antenna. Not really like, but, whatever, doesn't matter to me. That stub looks much worse than an actual antenna, IMO.

I agree, I don't mind how the stock antenna looks.

May 29, 2010 | 07:47 AM

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Did you paint the antenna base?

Yup. New base from Zipp Corvette and a spray can of QS touch-up paint from Automotive Touchup.

May 30, 2010 | 03:06 AM

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Mine is shorter than yours, but gets longer when excited.

A power antenna from a vert.

May 30, 2010 | 04:20 PM

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I took mine off and put a thin black rubber nipple over the threads.

I usually listen to the engine or my iPhone through the radio.

Atlanta radio is nothing to brag about anyway.

May 30, 2010 | 04:47 PM

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pql-lbc

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Mine is shorter than yours, but gets longer when excited.

A power antenna from a vert.

Yeah...well mine's got more girth!!

May 30, 2010 | 11:32 PM

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i have none =)

Last edited by paulp; May 30, 2010 at 11:36 PM.

May 30, 2010 | 11:45 PM

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i have none =)

dude you lost your manhood!!

Seriously, nice ride. Love the de-badged look! and is that a removable roof I see?

May 31, 2010 | 01:45 AM

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St. Jude Donor '10

I found that anything less than 14" seriously comprimised radio reception.

I like the sound of an LS6, but I like my radio as well.

May 31, 2010 | 02:12 AM

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I've got an 8" shorty on my Z that is thin like OEM. I did a pre and post radio station "seek" signal-test and only lost latino and jazz stations--3-4 of that type only. So no big deal. Of course I'm in a major metro area.

As for the stock, I really think stock looks horrible. I also don't fear getting gouged in the eye or nose when walking around my Z in the garage to adjust the sprinkler timer or while washing/drying the vette.

Of course, I would prefer no antenna--meaning no base and no antenna like the coupe as opposed to removing the stocker and placing a nipple on it.

http://www.stubbyantenna.com/detail....nna_FA_8_Black

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