my friend claims that his xm antenna sratched up his trunk where its placed on the trunk. i can't say whether he's tellin the truth or not cause i dnt see the car all the time. does anyone know if this is true and if it is true is there a way to prevent scratching, cause i dnt want scratches all over my trunk.

 

The only way I have seen the antennas scratch a vehicle is if the car was taken
through a car wash with brushes or cloths!!! As lond as you hand wash or do
"touchless" washes you should be okay.

 

Was it really necessary to create another thread about this? Check your other one... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1487744

 

sry i forgot to flag it last night, and i searched but i couldnt find it. my internet crashed as i was posting it so i thought it didnt make it up. but a touchless car wash does that mean a powerwasher?

 

Yeah, that or one of the new "laser" washes, where it's just a bunch of jets on a robotic arm (no brushes or cloth strips)...

However, I'd be careful with those, too, because those jets are really powerful...

What I'd do: When I install the antenna, leave some slack inside the trunk (6 inches) and when you go through the wash, pull off the antenna and tuck it in the trunk, then put it back on when you're done.

 

tru, thank u very much. i wash the car myself so before i head off to the diy wash i could jus toss it in the trunk. thanks for the help and sorry bout the double post.

 

i put my xm antenna inside on the dashboard. no problems with receptions, you might want to try that

 

wat about mounting it on the inside of my trunk instead of the outside or that won't werk?

 

Sorry, but no. It needs to see the satellites... Through glass generally works okay (unless you've got tint or other coatings) but it won't work through sheet metal...