Isn't it cute.

 

I like it! Where did you get it? I want one for my car!

 

you need 2 things...

#1-the conversion kit(PM user "RStoR" for it)
#2-the actual s2000 antenna element( #4 @ http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...NTENNA-SPEAKER )

 

Instructions on how to install it?

My antenna only goes up when I use the radio. Aftermarket decks own.

 

I shoulda taken a look at this earlier... ( was trying to figure out how to open up the side panels today )

http://www.bseries.net/html/garage/s2kantenna.php

 

hmm I want this mod but I know someone is gonna jack it one day

 

just put a lock washer and a lock nut on the underside of it and it'll all be good.

 

I read on other posts that the reception on the S2K antennas weren't that great.

Comments?

 

i did the s2000 antenna "conversion" on my car and it looks and works great. the reception is practically as good as the stock antenna, perhaps a little worse, but most of the time i dont even notice.

 

I have the s2k antenna installed on my car, did not order the conversion kit, and used the bseries.net page as a very slight reference.

BTW, reception is great. The s2k antenna is an amplified antenna, so make sure to put an amplifier inline. I have mine mounted in the trunk behind the drivers side plastic. I was able to grab 12v ign and ground back there so it all worked out well.

 

reception is perfect on mine, the only difference i notice now is that i need to turn my volume up a bit more to get the same volume as stock

 

for some reason mine sits kinda funny, and its straight up not curved like yours. Weird

 

thats right.... Mine sits straight up, its not slanted like yours. Are you sure its an OEM S2K ?

Mine is the Silver Integra below, sits straight up. Now look at the integra on the right side of me, I'm so glad I did the conversion. The stock antenna is way toooo tall. Reception is not bad, I'm not complaining. I dont even have an amplifier in mine.

 

i purposly mounted it at a slant, in my opinion it looks dorky pointing straight up

 

hey goto ebay.com , search for s2000 antenna
paid 65.00 for my kit, including an amp andtenna mounting etc.
locustom@earthlink.net he has a web site, worked for me.

I mounted mine at an angle, straight up slows u down!

 

its purely cosmetics. who listens to the radio anymore? specially when there are mp3 players out there....

 

yea i usually listen to CD/MP3 but i gotta listen to Love Line on KROQ at 10PM, if anyone of you have listened to it, you know what i mean

 

I don't see how a locknut/washer could be used to accomplish anything.

If you rotate the antenna and base a bit, it will slant backwards.

I know of people that have installed amplifiers on the antenna and they say it only serves to amplify what static is already there.

And also, I don't see how antenna height could make a difference with volume, at least if you're getting a strong signal anyway.

 

i was just thinking that a lock washer/nut, on the internal side obviously, would make it a lot harder for someone to unscrew the mast and take it. but that's assuming the theif doesn't just take a hacksaw to the plastic mounting base.

about the in-line amps: i've heard about them just amplifying the static that's already there too....but i've never found a place that actually sells them. does anyone know anything or have any opinions on where to buy the amps and how well they work?

 

radio shack sells the antenna amplifiers.

the antenna screws into a rod coupler nut, which has to be tapped differently on either end (unless you can find a rod coupler nut with a 5mm thread). So I don't really see how a locknut would be implemented.

In case anyone is interested, I improved upon the design/kit shown on the bseries.net site. Instead of a piece of PVC glued to a washer, I used a PVC end cap with a hole drilled in the middle. This will have no chance of coming apart, unlike the PVC glued to the washer (which came apart on mine a couple of times).

 

you know what, you're right. i didn't even remember the coupler that i had to tap out. i just squirted a whole lot of loctite into it before i screwed in the mast. sorry about that.

for installation i didn't use the PVC thing either. i used the top 1/3 of the original motorized antenna and cut it off so i used the original mounting piece on the under side and the tube like thing that has the plug on it where you plug up the antenna cable. kinda works as an amp...kinda. mine works great!

 

not trying to scare anyone but i just got my antenna stolen so watchout for your car!

 

got my kit installed on my 2nd gen this morning (and man was i hungover....but dammit i wanted it done. ). From what I can tell, the reception is just as good as it was with my chitty stock antenna. Maybe a tidge worse, but with as infrequently as I listen to the radio (mp3 players own even more ), it serves its purpose of not being obtrusive. My old antenna would go down halfway then sit there like a thin silver **** on my car......fugly. As for the theft issue, a little bit of loctite goes a long way.

RStoR (chris) =

 

silverb18c1, how much did it cost you total?

 

i got my antenna at wholesale thru a local dealer hookup and the entire thing cost me under 30 bucks, including the kit from chris.