Dont all you guys hate when u turn on your radio how the long *** antenna sticks up, even when your listening to a cd?....well i got sick of it.....i just ran the wire to a switch with an LED light.....check it out....let me know what you all think....

 

Hmm, mine doesn't come up when I listen to a cd and I'm using an aftermarket Alpine deck. The switch thing is pretty neat though.

 

i was thinking of that. even bought a switch, but the antenna mast broke and i think i'll just take the damn thing off anyway. who listens to radio anymore?

 

I done that in my last integra but my antenna is broke on my current car so i pulled it up by hand half way so as i can still get a signal when i want to listen to the radio...which isn't very often!

 

Very nice, but why not just go with a S2k antenna conversion so you wouldn't had to deal with the annoying up and down mechanism of the stock antenna. I got the conversion for a very reasonable price that anyone could cough up. Just let me know if you're interested. (Pictures upon request)

 

i just ripped the plastic in the back out...and cut the wires and made a switch there...my motor was broken so it made nasty sound

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aw1234dude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hmm, mine doesn't come up when I listen to a cd and I'm using an aftermarket Alpine deck. The switch thing is pretty neat though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's a pretty cool DIY, but maybe you should also consider the S2K antenna also if you hate the long antenna.

 

Just get a radio that will only put the antenna up when you need it.

 

buy a 4dr with the in-glass antenna! =D

 

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My stock radio sends it up every time I play a CD, or the radio. I plan to shave it!

 

koo

 

i've still never understood why people find the antenna going up 'annoying'.

 

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it looks ugly

i took mine out and put a plug over the hole

and got an internal antenna

 

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makes it look like r/c car...


i'm planning to do the s2k antenna conversion someday..

 

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it looks ugly

i took mine out and put a plug over the hole

and got an internal antenna </TD></TR></TABLE>

yup.. thats how you do it! or go s2k antenna..

also your name is 1994TypeR?? lol wtf?

 

my attenna mast broke, so i got it to go down, and then d/c the harness near the motor. It still has some reception, but i listen to cd most of the time.

 

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makes it look like r/c car...


i'm planning to do the s2k antenna conversion someday.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha exactly. I got the shark attack replica off ebay and love it. It's amplified too!

 

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it looks ugly

i took mine out and put a plug over the hole

and got an internal antenna </TD></TR></TABLE>
what antenna did you get? does it work well?

 

i cutted my wires and left it alone but radios are good if you wanna listen to the basketball game on it

 

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what antenna did you get? does it work well?</TD></TR></TABLE>

got it from kragens. not sure of brand, and the quality is like oem reception.

 

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got it from kragens. not sure of brand, and the quality is like oem reception.</TD></TR></TABLE>
is it the kind that hides up in the windshield or under the dash?

and for anyone else getting sick of the antenna, there's a thread floating around about different methods to plug the hole that's left over.

 

I like listening to morning radio shows

Maybe I'll go with the S2k anenna or something... Any pics of that internal antenna? My uncle had one before and it was pretty crappy.

 

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is it the kind that hides up in the windshield or under the dash?

and for anyone else getting sick of the antenna, there's a thread floating around about different methods to plug the hole that's left over.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea thaats the one. mine is on the glass on the hatch.

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Maybe I'll go with the S2k anenna or something... Any pics of that internal antenna? My uncle had one before and it was pretty crappy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ill get pics a lil later. mine is good becuase it is amplified.

 

I had a switch in one of those tabs in the center console right by the ebrake.

 

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Me too, for about a year now, just spliced into the power antenna wire coming from the head unit. works like a dream, no blingin LED light though, i dont want that unneeded extra bulb for nothing, i use my eyes to tell if it is up or down.