Cheap Shorty Antenna Mod How- To!
I cringed when the antenna bounced off your car. So what do those caps do, and why is it okay to just cut the antenna?
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A) Control your cut ends. Always.
B) Real shorty antennas (at least the good ones) will engineer the antenna length down to the next fractional (i.e. from 1/8 wave to 1/16 wave or 1/4 wave to 1/8 wave). Just cutting it like that destroys your antenna performance. And it introduces opportunities for corrosion.
C) Man, how ghetto is that. Shorty antennas really aren't that expensive.
B) Real shorty antennas (at least the good ones) will engineer the antenna length down to the next fractional (i.e. from 1/8 wave to 1/16 wave or 1/4 wave to 1/8 wave). Just cutting it like that destroys your antenna performance. And it introduces opportunities for corrosion.
C) Man, how ghetto is that. Shorty antennas really aren't that expensive.
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LOL, you really made a video on how to do this?
I did this a long time ago.
Just cut it, sand it, then color it black with a sharpie. It looks much better than any of the shorty antennas on the market....because it actually matches the black plastic base of the antenna!
You guys that think this is ghetto are ridiculous.
I did this a long time ago.
Just cut it, sand it, then color it black with a sharpie. It looks much better than any of the shorty antennas on the market....because it actually matches the black plastic base of the antenna!
You guys that think this is ghetto are ridiculous.
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From: Indianapolis
LOL, you really made a video on how to do this?
I did this a long time ago.
Just cut it, sand it, then color it black with a sharpie. It looks much better than any of the shorty antennas on the market....because it actually matches the black plastic base of the antenna!
You guys that think this is ghetto are ridiculous.
I did this a long time ago.
Just cut it, sand it, then color it black with a sharpie. It looks much better than any of the shorty antennas on the market....because it actually matches the black plastic base of the antenna!
You guys that think this is ghetto are ridiculous.
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I don't see what the craze of getting a shorter antenna is all about.
The Mustang is blessed with an antenna of perfect size for where it's mounted, it works pretty good and isn't too big that you bump into it, or too short that you snag your clothing on it if you happen to get close
The Mustang is blessed with an antenna of perfect size for where it's mounted, it works pretty good and isn't too big that you bump into it, or too short that you snag your clothing on it if you happen to get close
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I don't see what the craze of getting a shorter antenna is all about.
The Mustang is blessed with an antenna of perfect size for where it's mounted, it works pretty good and isn't too big that you bump into it, or too short that you snag your clothing on it if you happen to get close
The Mustang is blessed with an antenna of perfect size for where it's mounted, it works pretty good and isn't too big that you bump into it, or too short that you snag your clothing on it if you happen to get close
