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Removing Antenna
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:17 pm
by Splinter
Ive removed my power antenna (dont use it anymore, trading it with BlackBart)
What can I jam in the hole to stop it leaking water into my car? Ive just got some duct tape on it for now.
Bondo it?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:47 am
by subawhatsubawho
A roman candle with a remote lighter.
Or a fiberglass patch. It's better to use FG over larger areas. Won't crack like bondo and is almost as easy to work with.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:25 am
by Splinter
How do I make it match?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:58 am
by vrg3
I used a wine bottle cork for quite some time.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:00 am
by Splinter
vrg3 wrote:I used a wine bottle cork for quite some time.
Im not sure which is more ghetto, the cork or the ducttape...
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:07 am
by vrg3
I would expect the cork to be more reliable than duct tape. It is, after all, designed for the purpose.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:11 am
by Splinter
vrg3 wrote:I would expect the cork to be more reliable than duct tape. It is, after all, designed for the purpose.
Agreed
Water + wind = no more ducttape.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:14 am
by All_talk
The least conspicuous way I can think of without doing real body and paint work would be to find a plastic plug (they have many types at a good hardware store), paint it body color and glue it in with a bit of silicone sealer. Nobody would notice unless they were pretty close.
Gary
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:42 am
by Splinter
Theoretically, I could put in a fiberglass patch from the inside, bondo over it, sand it down, then just get that patch painted, right?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:52 am
by All_talk
A hole that big should have a metal patch welded in if you want it to last. And any time you're talking about filling and sanding, if you want it to look right, you're gonna have to at lest blend in the base color and re-clear the whole panel. If I were doing the job I'd want about $150-200 for it and I work cheap... pro shop is gonna get more.
Gary
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:02 am
by Splinter
plastic plug it is.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:51 pm
by LaureltheQueen
why don't you just get a power antenna that's broken and put it in there?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:58 pm
by Splinter
LaureltheQueen wrote:why don't you just get a power antenna that's broken and put it in there?
Need to lower wind resistance
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:10 pm
by subawhatsubawho
Props for the plug.
Good idea.
rubber plug
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:19 am
by Bheinen74
go to a junkyard and find a trunk lid "rubber bump stopper" that is about the same size and just push it in place. The plug can come off of ANY make model of brand of car.
By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.
Re: rubber plug
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:19 am
by Splinter
Bheinen74 wrote:By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.
Not to mention the reduced drag from the antenna
Re: rubber plug
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:02 am
by subawhatsubawho
Splinter wrote:Bheinen74 wrote:By the way, taking out the power antenna drops like 5 pounds of weight off the car. should be good for a faster 1/4 mile time JK.
Not to mention the reduced drag from the antenna
I bet the windsheild washer nozzles are probably holding you back too. Maybe you could flush mount your front tag into the bumber also.
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:07 am
by Splinter
Oo Im glad I wasnt too hasty about patching up that hole with something permanant
I think Im gonna use it to mount an external WiFi antenna for my car PC