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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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same here hacksawed it, put ball in a vice drilled out a tiny bit, popped it back on and sprayed it black looks factory with no reception differences. took about 1/2 hour
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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I bought an 8 inch shorty for $15 .. works as well as the large pole that came with the car... do it... It also looks much better.
I bought mine from a supporting vendor, Zip
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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Can you not just remove the antenna altogether and cover the place it screws onto with some kind of rubber?

I'm on the same boat of people who couldn't care less about AM/FM radio!!!
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BLW BY
The deal with the antenna is that it is exactly 29" which is the fm wave length. If you shorten it you cut out part of the wave length which is no big deal if you are not interested in the quality of the sound.

The billet ones I did not like because they do not have any flex to them and if someone bumps into it than the mount will break or if a 150 mph wind hits it the fiberglass might get stressed back there.

The little rubber ducks that people talk about can be short because the extra length is wound around inside. I left the stock unit on there.
There is no fiberglass on a C5 vette.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Sorry, SMC
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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Default Get a Power Antenna

Eckler's Corvette Magazine, sells a power antenna for Fixed Roof Coupe. Sell for $159.99 Comes with everything needed. The web site www.ecklers.com.
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