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Mystic ZR-1 07-04-2015 02:52 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Wirecutters? Snip it off even with the fender...
:dancing

Racinfan83 07-06-2015 01:23 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
http://www.parts123.com/corvettecent...050f&ukey=8564

This is what I have. Mounted the switch inside console.

GOLDCYLON 07-06-2015 04:06 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by efnfast (Post 228623)
Title says it all. My new after market radio puts the antenna up regardless of the input source. Drives me crazy. I never listen to terrestrial radio.


Wow I did this in 2008!!!!

http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread....hlight=antenna

cvette98pacecar 07-06-2015 11:37 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Nolan (Post 228649)
Most of the after markets sell a bypass switch. It's just a wire splice on the passenger side. It comes with a switch that I mounted in my center console. When I want to listen to the radio I just flip the switch and the antenna goes up. I did it because I got tired of it going up and down when listening to CD's.

Jim

Jim, That is exactly what I did.

cvette98pacecar 07-06-2015 11:43 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Racinfan83 (Post 228758)
http://www.parts123.com/corvettecent...050f&ukey=8564

This is what I have. Mounted the switch inside console.

$20.00 for a micro rocker switch and two 4' leads. You have to love Corvette Central


Here is what I used. Two of them will fit inside the center consul by the rear glass release. I will get you a photo on Wednedsay when I get home if you are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/HOT-SYSTEM-Roc...=rocker+switch

HAWAIIZR-1 07-12-2015 04:48 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar (Post 228786)
$20.00 for a micro rocker switch and two 4' leads. You have to love Corvette Central


Here is what I used. Two of them will fit inside the center consul by the rear glass release. I will get you a photo on Wednedsay when I get home if you are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/HOT-SYSTEM-Roc...=rocker+switch

Robert,

Thanks, I'm interested. I hate how the car looks with the CB antenna up.:cheers:

5ABI VT 07-12-2015 05:32 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Didn't want to chime in and offend anyone but hey what the heck its just my opinion eh? I HATE the look of the oem antenna. First mod I did for both my c4s. lie under the back bumper behind the drivers rear tire.. .. using a test light with ignition on I found the power wire and snip. taped it up and done. Antenna all the way down, painted flat black and done. To me, the antenna looks awful and dates the car badly (along with the steering wheel and shift knob and stereo head unit) . It goes up crooked. If the leaning tower of Pisa looks straight to you then I think the antenna should be left alone ;) Then again if you use the radio.. Not much choice but to use it.

:cheers:

HAWAIIZR-1 07-12-2015 05:53 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 5ABI VT (Post 229086)
Didn't want to chime in and offend anyone but hey what the heck its just my opinion eh? I HATE the look of the oem antenna. First mod I did for both my c4s. lie under the back bumper behind the drivers rear tire.. .. using a test light with ignition on I found the power wire and snip. taped it up and done. Antenna all the way down, painted flat black and done. To me, the antenna looks awful and dates the car badly (along with the steering wheel and shift knob and stereo head unit) . It goes up crooked. If the leaning tower of Pisa looks straight to you then I think the antenna should be left alone ;) Then again if you use the radio.. Not much choice but to use it.

:cheers:

No one should be offended by your own opinion. Your way is surely the quickest way. My way on the other hand took a few minutes:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...ps294k8lik.jpg

In the bag in the storage room.........

Bought a plug to cap the top :cheers:

5ABI VT 07-12-2015 06:12 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1 (Post 229089)
No one should be offended by your own opinion. Your way is surely the quickest way. My way on the other hand took a few minutes:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...ps294k8lik.jpg

In the bag in the storage room.........

Bought a plug to cap the top :cheers:

I will admit when I did my stereo install I saw it all in there. If I had known I would have done this way ! Then again I don't want anyone turning this car back to stick it would be a crime !! ;)

HAWAIIZR-1 07-12-2015 07:43 PM

Re: What's the best way to disable the antenna?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 5ABI VT (Post 229092)
I will admit when I did my stereo install I saw it all in there. If I had known I would have done this way ! Then again I don't want anyone turning this car back to stick it would be a crime !! ;)

I upgraded the stereo in my 90 (why, I can barely hear it with the B&Bs anyway), but never listen to radio and was doing weight reduction back in those days. In my 95 I'm trying (trying) to keep it complete.


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