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Old 05-08-2007, 08:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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i dont know about you guys but I

miss not having the electric antenna that goes up and down when the radio is turned on.


i know they stop working after a while, but I got so good at repairing them that i could do it with my eyes closed (see my cardomain pgs).

i think electric antennas give a nice/classy look to cars.

i feel my camry shows it cheapness by not having an electric antenna.
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:35 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I disagree completely.

But after looking at the way you mounted your foglights, I can understand how you think that.
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I disagree completely.

But after looking at the way you mounted your foglights, I can understand how you think that.
OUCH! burned!

i agree with TRD.. car looks a million times cleaner without an external antenna
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+1 No antenna is much much better. I hated the power antenna on my SHO
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If you have an antenna (older gen's), then power is the way to go. But I would much rather not have any antenna then have one, like on the Gen5/6.
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:40 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Power antennas were great in the winter with ice and such,

Like Nike says...."Just Say No"..
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just add a dummy antenna if you miss it so much...
you're a diy guy... just drill a hole and pop one in
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I'm more of a sharkfin kinna guy.
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Old 05-08-2007, 07:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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If you have an antenna (older gen's), then power is the way to go. But I would much rather not have any antenna then have one, like on the Gen5/6.


I like the clean look of on glass antenna. I don't even like those shark fin antennas.

BTW, Gen 4 had on glass antennas too, aside from CE.
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:59 PM   #10 (permalink)
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glass mounted antennas FTW
my power antenna on my old integra broke constantly, and it was a pain to remove and expensive and tiume consuming to fix....i agree some cars look cool with them, but they can be a pain after a while
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:32 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I saw a car the other day going through an automatic car wash with its antenna sticking up - not a pretty sight. Can you imagine the pain when going through a car wash and realizing you forgot to turn off your radio?

I prefer the embedded in-glass antenna types.
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+2 sharkfins are a nice accent. In economy cars, I think the mini antenna goes with the "cute" look. These days, hood-mounted antennas of any kind just make the car old.
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I just had to replace my mom's power antenna on her gen 3.5. I agree that if the car is older and has an antenna, a power antenna is classier even if it's more troublesome. However, I prefer my in-glass element antenna
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