Shorty Antennas
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Team Owner
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From: Honolulu HI
Shorty Antennas
Everybody likes the look, including me...but the reception is absolutely horrible. Has anybody tried to use a windsheild mounted amplified (powered) antenna?? I've seen some of these for sale and they are pretty reasonable, but do they work well? I drove an 09 C6Z, this is what GM did for the antenna on that car...it's right above the rear view mirror. It's either give this a shot, or go back to the stupid stock antenna. 
Safety Car
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From: Sun City- Menifee Calif.
I cut the stock one off at 8 " , twisted the ball off the end, ground the end of the shortened ant & used a bit of J B weld to attach the ball & touched up with black paint. & noticed no diff. in reception. Looks good. Been like this for 5 years now. 
Safety Car
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From: Arroyo Grande CA
Ditto. Only it has been 9 years for me.
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From: Howell Michigan
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
My 2000 coupe has the windshield antenna. It works great. If I use my GPS that has a FM transmitter built in for commands and MP3 playback it works great in the Vett, not so good with any other vehicle that has a normal outside antenna. Might be worth a try on the antenna you mentioned.
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Drifting
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From: Waveland MS
Cut your stock one off... and as for reception I took my friends antenna as a joke. We told him we dedicated a song for him on a not so local station so he would notice his antenna being gone... and it picked up perfect.
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