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Jun 9, 2016 · Mine is mounted to an "L" bracket on the frame under the passenger door. Near the end it goes thru a zip tie the kind with a 1/8-3/16" hole for a screw. The hole I make with the zip is about 1" to keep the antenna from bouncing into the frame. Same as I …
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Mar 9, 2009 · I have two cars with the antenna mounted under the car, both work great. I used standard cowl or fender mount antennas. Be sure to use rubber grommets, or some other insulator on the antenna shaft, to prevent grounding of the antenna to the frame or body. Bob
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May 20, 2014 · Put a standard extension antenna crossways in the trunk, under the package shelf. Tied it up with plastic wire ties, and it works great! Since my car is pretty small, (my '46 Austin) I mounted my stereo under the driver's seat, and ran the cable under the car to the stereo.
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Feb 19, 2019 · Antenna design is one hell of a rabbit hole to get lost in, and if you really want to you can spend a lot of time researching and experimenting. Or you could simply take an old radio antenna cable, cut the end, and connect another piece of common electrical wire to the centre wire in the antenna cable (this is what becomes the actual antenna).
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Aug 17, 2009 · I've used those hidden ones in the last 4 car's i've built. It's a powered unit with a ground wire and i've mounted them to the inside of the roof above the windshield on all 4.There's two way tape on the back side of it. One of the car's had a full interior and it was above the headliner so it was completely out of sight.
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Aug 1, 2021 · Here's an amp roughed in to the carboard glove box in my 56( see avatar) I since have it finished ( but can't find photo's- car itself is in paint purgatory) the toggle switch is on/off, the dentist mirror is so I can see the power on light.
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Dec 27, 2016 · On my 39 the antenna is typical old car antenna mounted horizontally under the the steel running board. Works fine but I seldom listen to radio stations. I used an inexpensive hidden antenna on my coupe mounted under the package tray. works well but again I usually listen to the recorded music I have on board or just listen to the Flathead.
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Mar 18, 2011 · Go to a bike dealership and look at the dakota digital underfaring antenna. Nice long cable, and can be easily hidden inside the car on the back side of the glass somewhere. Pretty good reception. They run about $80 bucks. Ive had several customers run them on bikes, and a few on cars, nobody has complained. This winter I'm putting one in my ...
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Mar 31, 2024 · As long as it is insulated from the ground of the vehicle, any length of wire or rod will act as an antenna. I have used several yards of insulated wire wrapped around something which is not enclosed in the car (running board mounts, bumper mounts, etc) . Insulate the "dead" end, and connect the other to the centre of some co-axial antenna cable.
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Aug 17, 2013 · So, now the antenna is wired off the red/switch lead (still not great, but better). The yellow lead is a constant supply to keep my clock and station presets, the choke is now powered by the supply to the red/switch lead so it's only powered when the car is on. Everything's cool, for now. Thanks for the help.