[TheN00B]

So I got tired of the ugly mast and antenna and decided to make a flush replacement for it. The video is linked here and it took 30 min to an hour tops. All the products I used are in the description of the video too!

 

[07redstang]

And now you get to stare at the ugly plug...

 

[kenv]

I remember back in the "day", if you did not want to pay extra for the AM radio (which was an option), the car came with a metal plug in the fender on some cars.

 

[TheN00B]

And now you get to stare at the ugly plug...

better than a foot tall wire

I remember back in the "day", if you did not want to pay extra for the AM radio (which was an option), the car came with a metal plug in the fender on some cars.

ya they're not gonna make a separate fender just to plug an antenna hole...eventually i'll repaint and fill the hole then

 

[huberoy123]

So I got tired of the ugly mast and antenna and decided to make a flush replacement for it. The video is linked here and it took 30 min to an hour tops. All the products I used are in the description of the video too!

Good video. Several years ago I was going to purchase a 2014 Mustang. The first thing on my list of things to do was to get rid of that unsightly antenna. I was going to do something similar to what you did. I think I would have made the hole large enough to accommodate a plug large enough to cover the rough paint area. Good job.

 

[TheN00B]

Good video. Several years ago I was going to purchase a 2014 Mustang. The first thing on my list of things to do was to get rid of that unsightly antenna. I was going to do something similar to what you did. I think I would have made the hole large enough to accommodate a plug large enough to cover the rough paint area. Good job.

Thanks! I debated that, but say I put it back to stock, someone might want that antenna and then since the hole is bigger, it wouldn't clip secure. Saying that out loud now doesn't make sense because the clips never worked for me and it held up fine............might go to the bigger one in a couple months.

 

[brianbryan]

Great video, lots of details. I'm not looking to remove the antenna but I am looking to replace it with a better one as my reception is lousier than other cars I've driven.

 

[TheN00B]

Great video, lots of details. I'm not looking to remove the antenna but I am looking to replace it with a better one as my reception is lousier than other cars I've driven.

Can't help you there. I've never had an issue with reception, except for the stations that don't have strong signals (but they don't have a strong signal in any of my cars). My first thought would be either get one with a thicker wire, or maybe they make a booster you can just plug in between the antenna and harness.

https://www.amazon.com/Bingfu-Universal-Amplifier-Motorola-Converter/dp/B07N8LRTT5/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=car+antenna+booster&qid=1616513963&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEySUpFSURTUUhIMTBXJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTc1MzQyMk5NQkU4UThLMUFVVyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjA1ODMxMlhSMktQTFBYREoyUyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

This might be helpful. Plugs in line with the antenna, but you do use some wire taps.

 

[coyote1]

I LIKE having the antenna! It’s small enough to be unobtrusive, and as my car is convertible I don’t have the issue of it snapping off in the car wash.

 

[TheN00B]

I LIKE having the antenna! It’s small enough to be unobtrusive, and as my car is convertible I don’t have the issue of it snapping off in the car wash.

Interesting.....I don't have the issue of it snapping off either, I just didn't like how it looked lol

 

[Norm Peterson]

I remember back in the "day", if you did not want to pay extra for the AM radio (which was an option), the car came with a metal plug in the fender on some cars.

I remember having to drill my own hole for the antenna when installing my own choice of AM/FM/cassette system in a car that was ordered with no radio at all. 1979 Chevy Malibu.

I get where a shiny antenna (like what cars of the 1960s had) would be a bit much - I always spray-painted them black just to make them less visible. But no stick antenna has anywhere near the ugliness factor of today's shark-fins.


Norm