do these work? what do they cost? why hasnt ford figured out how to put the antenna in the windshield?

 

For info on this use the search button, probably close to 30 other threads on this topic

 

+1, but... they do work, about $20 give or take, and it wouldn't be retro if it was on the windshield.

 

If you notice, they don't show a antenna on any Mustang brochures! I was wondering ,before I got my 06 if they were in the front or back glass. Until I went to a dealership, and seen that Ford went the old fashion(cheap) way, on the fender.

 

A lot of people have them from http://www.mustangtuning.com, including me.

 

They work ok. That being said, 14 inch antennas do work better than the 8 inch versions. They line up with the roof-line so it looks more like a factory piece than the original.
14 inch black mustang antenna
14 inch chrome mustang antenna
8 inch black mustang antenna
8 inch chrome mustang antenna
13 inch billet aluminum mustang antenna

The billet piece looks great on a car with a number of billet accents BUT it doesn't stay nice looking on a daily driver that sees the elements (better for a weekend car or show car) and you would DEFINITELY want to consider removing most these antennae when going through a car wash because they're more likely to bend rather than bounce. The 14 inch aren't as bad as the others in this respect.

 

I installed the interior amplified windshield antenn and it works better the the stock antenna. Initially, I used a black allen bolt to fill the antenna hole until my body shop could fill in the hole and paint it. The body shop did a great job, the color match ws perfect and the fender is very smooth. You can't see any signs of the original antenna.

I wrote up instructions and posted them here


Below is a picture of my car with the antenna removed, next to a stock car.



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hey odiaz where'd you get the windshield attenna and how much?

 

The antenna is a Metra 44-UA205 . They are about $21 and are available from a number of different vendors. I don't remember where I bought mine, but if you do a google search you will find a lot of vendors.

Here is one:

http://www.theplasmaguys.com/info/product/1098.html

 

Shorten your own, it's so much easier and cheaper. Cost ya maybe black spray paint and some jb weld