S13 Antenna Problem.

[lonelydrifter]

Yea guys I took out my old power antenna rod and am looking to replace it. The rod itself has only the plastic piece which is used to raise and lower the antenna. If there is no actual wire in this long piece of metal then could I just replace it with anything? I tried putting random long objects in the hole but found that the only thing that really worked was when I touched the hole or the object when it was in the hole. Why is my body getting such good reception and besides going to nissan for a new pole what options do you guys suggest on replacing this thing?

[los_inc]

go to napa buy random universal rubber antenna and replace
problem solved.

[big_schaf]

do you want an antenna still? because i just removed mine and found that autobody plugs fit nicly in the hole and it looks alot cleaner...of course untill i shave it off/throw the over fenders on

[lonelydrifter]

Originally Posted by big_schaf

do you want an antenna still? because i just removed mine and found that autobody plugs fit nicly in the hole and it looks alot cleaner...of course untill i shave it off/throw the over fenders on

Where did you get those autobody plugs man? I searched Napa, autozone, and discount. Anybody know where to get an autobody plug or a rubber fitting that would fit into the antenna hole and be kinda flush with the car body?

[ManoNegra]

S2000 antenna is a popular upgrade. Generic $35 on mine:

[sliddinsil8o]

^^^ i agree with los

[koukimonster139]

Originally Posted by lonelydrifter

Yea guys I took out my old power antenna rod and am looking to replace it. The rod itself has only the plastic piece which is used to raise and lower the antenna. If there is no actual wire in this long piece of metal then could I just replace it with anything? I tried putting random long objects in the hole but found that the only thing that really worked was when I touched the hole or the object when it was in the hole. Why is my body getting such good reception and besides going to nissan for a new pole what options do you guys suggest on replacing this thing?

haha

the s2000 one looks nice, i prefer no antenna

[drew935]

I took mine out. Covered the hole with vinyl tape and have another antenna hooked up and in the cpillar area behind the panel. It works ok. But I don't listen to the stations much. MP3 player FTW

[CKAMC]

pfft no antenna.... fuck its time for Sat radio ppl!!!

na really sat square/windowed looked better than that a rod stickin out

[lonelydrifter]

Well thanks for the input guys. I do want to try and keep my radio stations available to me so im looking to find some type of antenna. Does that s2000 one need and fabrication or does it just fit right in?

[Wei240]

look in ebay for it,
it's s2000 'style' but made to fit your model car with no fab needed,
it's cheap,
i have it,
it works

[lonelydrifter]

Originally Posted by Wei240

look in ebay for it,
it's s2000 'style' but made to fit your model car with no fab needed,
it's cheap,
i have it,
it works

Do you remember what the exact antenna is called cause when I search ebay im not getting a s2000 style antenna that looks to fit an s13.

[Wei240]

Originally Posted by lonelydrifter

Do you remember what the exact antenna is called cause when I search ebay im not getting a s2000 style antenna that looks to fit an s13.

hmm,
it comes on every now and then,
but it's fairly common, there are quite a few zilvians here that rocks them...

[lonelydrifter]

Alright I guess I'll just have to keep looking.

[frankist]

anyone tried aspec logan's antenna? looks pretty nice and clean. my antenna never fully goes all the way down unless i turn the radio off then on, then off then on, always getting stuck at one point =[

[Gilboyto]

At least you guys have a retracting antenna!!! LOL. People say it looks like my car is an RC car because of it. Stupid antenna, I want to rip it out. I have my iPod hooked up in there, so I dunno why I even have it still.

[Dream240]

Originally Posted by Gilboyto

At least you guys have a retracting antenna!!! LOL. People say it looks like my car is an RC car because of it. Stupid antenna, I want to rip it out. I have my iPod hooked up in there, so I dunno why I even have it still.

Is that a mud hut????

Sweet.

[Gilboyto]

Lol kinda sorta. Its basically a normal house with a wood structure, except on the outside its layered tons with chicken wire, cement and stucco lol. Its like 4 inches thick!
The greenhouse (on the right) is all cinder(sp?) block and cement though. Too bad I live in New Mexico and have a Washington plate lol.

[snappy]

Originally Posted by Gilboyto

Too bad I live in New Mexico and have a Washington plate lol.

Lol, yeah that hella through me off.

[Dream240]

Originally Posted by Gilboyto

Lol kinda sorta. Its basically a normal house with a wood structure, except on the outside its layered tons with chicken wire, cement and stucco lol. Its like 4 inches thick!
The greenhouse (on the right) is all cinder(sp?) block and cement though. Too bad I live in New Mexico and have a Washington plate lol.

HAH!!! Yeah I used to see those style homes when I lived in New Mexico.
The plate threw me off too.

My antenna is wierd. It looks like it's a retractable one, but since the previous owner saw fit to bite the stereo end off.....it's never worked. It's cool though, it's down out of my way and I never listen to the radio anyways, hate the damn commercials.

Like the black hatch.....man I miss my old S14.....a black beauty.

[Dirtylepp]

no antenna looks better...if you take it out and still want all your radio stations, all you have to do is, where the antenna plug goes into the harness for the radio...unplug it (it has 2 prongs) flip it around and plug it back in. It works fine for me i have every radio station static free.

[5t341tH]

go to pepboys or something. i bought my antenna there for 9 bucks i think. since my 240 wasnt retractable kind, i just screwed the new one on and done.

[Gilboyto]

Yeah, I kept my car registered in Washington (I gifted it over to my dad) lol. That way I dont have to worry about two things. 1) I dont have to worry about registering it down here in Albuquerque and worry about the stupid laws here for modified cars, and 2) My dads house is outside of city limits so there is no emissions needed for my car! yayyy lol. I had racingbeat header and presilencer with GReddy power extreme catback on my RX-7 when I was here last, and all the cops tried to give me crap but they couldnt lol

Dirty, when you took the antenna out (did you have a non-retractable one like me?), did you plug the hole that the antenna goes into? I thought about just unscrewing it, but I didnt want any water to get into the inside of my car

[Dirtylepp]

Originally Posted by Gilboyto

Dirty, when you took the antenna out (did you have a non-retractable one like me?), did you plug the hole that the antenna goes into? I thought about just unscrewing it, but I didnt want any water to get into the inside of my car

Yeah I had a non retractable one, took the whole antenna out and pluged the hole. Do it

[JDMClifford]

my nova has no visable antena and it works better than my 240. its just ran behind the trunk lid inside the car. im sure you can buy those for cheep.