89importeater

hey guys i shaved my antenna i like it how about yall, i also shaved my gas door but i dont have a good pic of that.

cdoyle

I've been thinking about doing something like this myself.
Just not sure what to use instead for an antenna.

89importeater

yea i was thinking of just getting like satelite radio or maybe even no radio at all

Iroctopless

Looks good.

Another idea is to do a frenched antenna. Or even modifying that idea by making the antenna tip finished like the body so that when it is down, it blends with the finish and essentially disappears.

Slipjack

I think if you don't listen to AM/FM radio in your car, that it can enhance the look of the car. Might be annoying to the next owner of the car, though.

TheScaryOne

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They make flat antennas that you can mount under the dashpad. Dunno about any additional stress on the dashpad, but I know for a fact they get reduced signal. Out in the boonies you'd better have a CD, but in the city you'd still get good signal.

ws6gta89

Thats why i love my electric atenna on my gta...

85_ZED28

Nice job, I plan on shaving my antenna when the car gets painted.

Six_Shooter

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Shaved FTW!

You can get amplified glass mount antennas. They are usually little black boxes you can mount above your rear view mirror, or in some cases under the dash pad (up high in the dash though), and get as good or sometimes better reception than with the passive antenna.

luvofjah

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Brazillian! Uh, I mean shave it!

I rarely listen to AM/FM... and most of the time is just giving my finger exercise... to push the button to the next station cuz most dj's like to hear themselves talk... & i want music!!!

Raf

CLC85TA

I shaved mine on the TA and am very happy I did it.

I ran an antenna pulled from a yard car inside the frame rail since I had the fender off.

compuwiz1937

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I either want to shave mine or find a power antenna.

naterman35

How did that go over??? I know someone who took the antenna and shoved it into the center counsel.. said it was decent...

89importeater

hey guys i found a decent pic of my shaved gas door too, check it out

jaysfs

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why not shave the door handles and the key holes?

89importeater

i dunno, i just dont think i want to. i havent totally made up my mind but i dont think im going to. i would rather just not have to worry about wiring all that stuff up and what not. me and a buddy of mine (also in the class) shaved the handles on his 64 impala and it was cool but i dont know yet if i want to do it to my car.

mlaskow86

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i like the look without a gas door, i've considered doing that myself still iffy. Good Job

scottyb123

how do you put gas in it?

89importeater

planning on running a fuel cell

KenV

Just run a stock antenna mast under the dashpad. Worked for me in two cars so far. $10 for a generic antenna if the old one gets killed during removal.

For the hole, I JB/fiberglassed a sheetmetal patch underneath the hole and held it in place w/duct tape. Sounds ghetto, but you can't tell it was ever there. I did the repair in 2001...and this was on a Ford, which has crap for sheetmetal compared to the Pontiac.

ghettocruiser

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Since I need to replace my fenders, Im thinking about doing this as well. I was going to use a power antenna...but if I cant get that to work, Im going with shaved.

I actually saw someone do it without welding before. Sounds similar to what the guy above said. He used a junk fender off a 3rd gen. Cut the donor metal off right behind the actual ant. hole so the curves matched. He cut VERY precisely, and dressed the edges really well. When it was fitted, you could only see a faint outline of the piece. Sort of like on mercedes and bmws...those little panels in the bumpers and sides of the car for various options or jack points or whatever. Anyway...he painted the piece to match, cleared it and buffed it. Held it in with an epoxied bracket, and sealed the seam from below. Looked really really great. And if he didnt want it anymore, just pop off the bracket and your hole is back.

Ide rather patch it with weld and smooth it...but if your car has awesome paint, why go through all that just to avoid a line.

J.

KenV

My car isn't worth that much effort, being a daily driver 5.0 Mustang I cheaped out compared to what your guy did. Sounds like his was a regular piece of art. With the Formula I'll ask the bodyman to weld something in...

Tibo

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I took the antennae out. Reception is fine in city. Sattelite radio is the way to go though. I would almost go without a CD player and only satellite radio.

compuwiz1937

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I just bought a broken power antenna, hopefully I can fix it.

freestylzz

If you like it be my guest, but yeah, I wouldn't do anything that'll make it possibly difficult to sell the vehicle down the road.

I actually have a 4 inch stubby antenna that I put on years ago. I'm happy with it and it looks good, and if I ever change my mind and wanna put on the stock mast it'll only take a minute and everything is where it's supposed to be.

aweichold

It's quite easy to do... I've done it on my Integra... I used a ballpeen hammer to knock the metal down some and once the metal wasn't flat anymore, I put a sheet of fiberglass on the inside of the fender... Waited for that to dry and then filled the hole in with some kitty hair and then smoothed it out with a little bit of bondo... I did that 3 years ago and it hasn't cracked out one bit yet...

I also used a one of those antennas that are supposed to mount on the glass but I just mounted mine under the dash... Reception is fine for me... Here's a pic when I was doing the body work...

EvilCartman

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Shaved antenna crew signing in, haven't had a stereo in the car for years.

Orinackra

I shaved mine too, just havent gotten paint on it yet.
I ended up running it under the dash and keeping the antenna under the plastic a pillar, and the tip of it tucks under the headliner.

Firebat

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Yay.

It improves the look of the car by 7 fold.

Its kind of like chip foose's philosophy - its not what you can add to a car, its what you can't take away.

My project car has no antenna either.

noahTHEpurdy

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Shaved mine on my project car.

I completely agree with the Chip Foose philosophy.

Some pic's:

jaseman2134

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i shaved mine, hooked up the glass mount one that hides behind the rear view then god a radio transmitter that hooks up to any mp3 so i swap from that to radio whenever. tranmitter and glass mount antenna are like 10$ a piece

Frozer!!!

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Shaved mine just pulled the whole stereo since the cars mainly gonna be for track use. Are those step above with the hammer and fiberglass filler for shaving a gas cap? Cause I'm gonna do that on the same car since I got a fuel cell

2tonedmaro89

never really liked the shaved gas cap, but love the shaved antenna..i want to do it to my car but its alot of fab work...id just take the stock antenna and lay it right under my dash pad by the window


looks great man.

HCR13

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I like the look of the shaved antenna, and if I ever had any body work done on that fender, I would do it. For now, I have an electric antenna that the "tip" actually goes below the surface of the fender, so all you see is a tiny hole where the mast comes out of. From many different angles (besides the top, obviously) it looks like its shaved, but I like the fact that its electric, since I feel it gives it a "technologically updated" look...

89importeater

well to do my gas door i used sems panel glue, then fiberglassed over it, and then skimmed it with bondo.

shaved87iroc

i shaved my antenna and door handles and i love it

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The Project

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Definitely shave it off

CLC85TA

Seemed to work well, but my stock radio was toasted. The car has been down for a while and just getting back to putting it back together, I'm hoping it'll work well, and will know when I get a new radio in it.

fbird92

I shaved my antenna on my '92 firebird and i love it. It cleans up the look of the car soo much. I didnt mind getting rid or it. I listen to CD's mostly anyways and i got crappy reception with it. So glad i got rid of it.

gunner53227

Do you have a picture of it at all?

freestylzz

No specific pic of it but when I get some time I'll snap one and post it.

crazyman3737

i have an electric antenna but i took it out to fix it and I get great reception without an antenna, so maybe I wont put it back in :P

Charged350

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i shaved mine by accident....ordered a fender for a 91 92 style gfx since i was swapping and due to an accident...and it came with no antena hole...i guess they had no antenas that year or maybe cuz its aftermarket junk fender....it works tho...

89importeater

alot of aftermarket fenders dont come with antenna holes drilled. atleast the supplier we get ours from at work mostly dont.

Jim Berry

I use a power antenna and installed a flush switch inside so that I can drop it when I listen to CD's.

Ozz1967

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An older thread, but I've got an antenna that's flexible for my 67 Camaro that runs along the inside of the fender well. I still get decent reception and no visible antenna.

Justin89Formy

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Checking in to this crew.




Car isnt finished yet, but I think it will look great without that nasty antenna. I have satellite radio

Broncaro

how do you put gas in if the gas door is shaved?

EvilCartman

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Osmosis

steve87ta

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I am a big fan of Sat Radio also, no ant for me!