maxduracell Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Any one done this? It seems like all youd have to do is fill in the hole in the wing and sand it smooth. I dont ever listen to the radio and even if i did want to internal antennas arent that expensive. My antenna is stuck up and bent to hell and id rather have it gone than put another on it. plus the signal wire might still be good to plug into my amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmz_99 Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 a can of foam and a gillette razor does the trick... mine was as hairy as a weilderbeast before I did this mod.. You might want to consider an Australian one, they sit on the roof, quite tasteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albanyGA87TSI Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I picked up a Flax Euro antenna and modified the rear washer nozzle opening a little and relocated the antenna there.... Looks pretty sharp to me. Â Have a pic somewhere..... http://www.eautoworks.com/productImages/spw_Sh_ant.jpg never cared for the rear wiper or antenna setup anyway. I was going to wait til i was ready for paint and have a body shop shave the hump and fill the antenna and rear wiper area ........ but would like to give it a shot if anyone has GOOD instruction from an actual mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 im going to do this. i have an 84 so i dont have the spoiler but i found some internal antennas online that stick to the inside of your window and they are small black boxes so you can do away with the antenna for good. Im going to get one and put in on the rear triangle window so i can use the stock antenna cable. I dont have a link or any info on these but they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxduracell Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 my buddy bought one of these he said it worked great but dont f*** it up becuase pealing it off makes it pretty noticable. Its just a little wire stuck to some scotch looking tape. but on the rear triangle i bet itd dissapear pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Yep, I got rid of my stock antenna as well and relocated a new Hirschmann amplified antenna to the back of the roof, instead of the washer nozzle. ;D Oh, and got rid of the nozzle, bottle, hoses and motor for the washer. Then just filled and smoothed the hole where the original antenna was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slydogg Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 How good is the reception on these roof mount ant,s they look good sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxduracell Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 What kind of foam are you guys using to fill the wing? i think im gonna do this fairly soon. Is it safe to leave the foam unpainted or do you have to paint it right away to seal it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zactek Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 The reception is a little better, since the antenna's higher. I saved the collar that bolts to the underside of the antenna and cut off part of the mast to make the hole smaller. Then I just filled with Bondo, sanded, and painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 i definately wouldnt leave foam in unpainted unless its closed cell but it wont seal the hole. You really need to leave the stock stuff there or fill it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie_Rich Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 UL did this mod and eliminated the rear wiper. You should ask him how he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMeyerhoff Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Rich, you didn't pay much attention at the last meet, but I was sport'n the antenna delete also.  I had to do something, the generic antenna HOT GLUED in place was not cutting it  . The problem comes in when you want to smooth the "buldge" on the side of the spoiler.   The spoiler is made of a medium density foam material coated in a flexible surface.  That buldge is there for a purpose and if you start grinding on the buldge you will get through the flexible surface material and leave fairly thin foam.  I don't think paint would be able to flex enough to cope with the movement of the soft foam.  So you have to reinforce the back where the antenna was so the foam can't flex as much.  To do this I used fiberglass to plug the hole and provide some backbone. Since I wasn't sure if the foam was paintable I also put a new flexible surface on the foam and over the hole.  I used some of the flexable epoxy I fixed my airdam with as a new surface material.  Another reason to use a flexible skin is to eliminate possible cracks between the flexible surface and the hard fiberglass. It worked great, If I had something besides a rattle can it would look pretty good. mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie_Rich Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 You know, I keep forgetting to even look at UL's. Did you happen to take any pictures of your mod? If so, put some up on Mostarquests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlQuest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 DJ_Lazareck (sp?) did mine. once my mom gets home with our camera i'll go out and take some pics. he also eliminated the little bump on the side of the spoiler where the antenna used to be. deffinately looks 10 times better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest925 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 My 88 should be done soon (after 6 months in the body shop). I wanted the antenna and bulge deleted as well and Im mounting a VW Fuba style antenna which I also did on my prev 86 Starion. My friend-AKA body guy said it wasnt as simple as you would think, at least not to do a quality job which wouldnt cause the paint to crack in a year or two. He has also deleted the rear wiper and flushed it as well as several other things...although the bike style filler cap fantasy has not been fufilled as I dreamed due to low time and finances. I will post pics and consult him on a how to soon enough. I have been really busy lately with my personal life in turmoil and in the process of launching a new car dealership here in CT. I cant wait to show all the car when its done or when I have time to take and post all the pics. My previous Starion had a Fuba style antenna and the reception was perfect. Its a subtle mod which really updates the car without losing any of the cars great styling. I m even considering a "shark style" fin from an E46/E65 BMW but I dont know if it would look as good. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 I will post pics and consult him on a how to soon enough. I have been really busy lately with my personal life in turmoil and in the process of launching a new car dealership here in CT. I cant wait to show all the car when its done or when I have time to take and post all the pics. Brett Sorry to hear that bro, keep ya head up man.. If someone gives you lip, pop'em in the mouth and tell em.. "I DON'T F#$% AROUND!" LOL ;D Then go back to Cali.. ;D I still have a couple pics you emailed to me a month or so back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquestador89 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 my lil bro is doing mine at auto body shop... i think he's using kitty hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artinist Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 here is the previous thread on this with pics http://www.starquestclub.com/index.pl?boar...499;start=25#25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choko Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I picked up a Flax Euro antenna and modified the rear washer nozzle opening a little and relocated the antenna there.... Looks pretty sharp to me. Have a pic somewhere..... http://www.eautoworks.com/productImages/spw_Sh_ant.jpg never cared for the rear wiper or antenna setup anyway. I was going to wait til i was ready for paint and have a body shop shave the hump and fill the antenna and rear wiper area ........ but would like to give it a shot if anyone has GOOD instruction from an actual mod I am in the middle of shaving the wiper and attena, where can you get that atenna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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