FastDEW

Shorty is nice.... Power antenna seemed like too much work to me.

Norm Peterson

Just guessing, but for a car that's supposed to be a return to the character of its late 60's ancestors, the long whip antenna is part of that.

At least it doesn't come chromed/bright finished any more.


A couple of days ago, I noticed that my (OE) antenna had come slightly loose - it rattled when I accidentally bumped it. Anybody else ever have this happen?


Edit - power antennas WILL break, it's just a question of when.


Norm

alkemist

That makes a lot of sense. It just seems out of place in this updated "retro" bodystyle. I shoved mine under my desk on the shelf..

Mine was on there pretty tight when I removed it a while back.. But then it was pre-owned and the stealership could have twiddled with it.

The 2011 has the power antenna..

07 Stang

Just tighten it with your fingers. I take mine off every time I put the car cover on. I only hand tighten it and I've never had a problem with it coming loose.

Norm Peterson

alkemist - It's funny how the times have changed the perceptions. In the 1960's and 1970's before windshield antennas became at all common, not having a radio antenna on your car was absolute proof beyond doubt that you didn't have a car radio either (and if any radio station was playing in your car, it was coming out of a 9-volt 2-1/4" speaker portable transistor radio sitting on the dashboard).

I spray-painted several whip antennas black to make them less noticeable . . . maybe that's why I almost never notice the one on my GT.

Norm Peterson

Basically, that's what I did. Too dark to do anything more. But I do seem to remember feeling a pair of "wrench flats", so I may do something a little more permanent when I've got daylight to work in. It surprised me that it was loose at all.


Norm

alkemist

Your antenna is telling you to slow down!!
Lol j/k

157dB

Antenna deletes rule.
Got an inside the windshield amplified antenna
and junked the OEM one.

There is not enough room in the front inner fender for a power antenna.

odiaz

I went Antenna delete also. The amplified antenna is only about $20 and the install was less than an hour. I had the hole filled in and it looks awesome. You can't tell the antenna was ever there. I had a local body shop fill in the antennahole and paint my mirrors and CDC spoiler at the same time for about $200.

Here is a set of instructions and a picture:

http://www.cherod.com/mustang/HowTo/...a%20Delete.htm