Removing Antenna

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:17 pm

Ive removed my power antenna (dont use it anymore, trading it with BlackBart)

What can I jam in the hole to stop it leaking water into my car? Ive just got some duct tape on it for now.

Bondo it?

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:47 am

A roman candle with a remote lighter.

Or a fiberglass patch. It's better to use FG over larger areas. Won't crack like bondo and is almost as easy to work with.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:25 am

How do I make it match?

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:58 am

I used a wine bottle cork for quite some time.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:00 am

vrg3 wrote:I used a wine bottle cork for quite some time.

Im not sure which is more ghetto, the cork or the ducttape...

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:07 am

I would expect the cork to be more reliable than duct tape. It is, after all, designed for the purpose.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:11 am

vrg3 wrote:I would expect the cork to be more reliable than duct tape. It is, after all, designed for the purpose.

Agreed

Water + wind = no more ducttape.

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:14 am

The least conspicuous way I can think of without doing real body and paint work would be to find a plastic plug (they have many types at a good hardware store), paint it body color and glue it in with a bit of silicone sealer. Nobody would notice unless they were pretty close.

Gary

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:42 am

Theoretically, I could put in a fiberglass patch from the inside, bondo over it, sand it down, then just get that patch painted, right?

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:52 am

A hole that big should have a metal patch welded in if you want it to last. And any time you're talking about filling and sanding, if you want it to look right, you're gonna have to at lest blend in the base color and re-clear the whole panel. If I were doing the job I'd want about $150-200 for it and I work cheap... pro shop is gonna get more.

Gary

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:02 am

plastic plug it is.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:51 pm

why don't you just get a power antenna that's broken and put it in there?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:58 pm

LaureltheQueen wrote:why don't you just get a power antenna that's broken and put it in there?

Need to lower wind resistance

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:10 pm

Props for the plug.

Good idea.

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:19 am

go to a junkyard and find a trunk lid "rubber bump stopper" that is about the same size and just push it in place. The plug can come off of ANY make model of brand of car.

By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:19 am

Bheinen74 wrote:By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.

Not to mention the reduced drag from the antenna

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:02 am

Splinter wrote:
Bheinen74 wrote:By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.
Not to mention the reduced drag from the antenna

I bet the windsheild washer nozzles are probably holding you back too. Maybe you could flush mount your front tag into the bumber also.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:07 am

Oo Im glad I wasnt too hasty about patching up that hole with something permanant

I think Im gonna use it to mount an external WiFi antenna for my car PC

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