Anyone try a roof mount AM/FM antenna?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
Posts: 18
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Anyone try a roof mount AM/FM antenna?
Hi,
I was thinking of mods I might try and the idea of shaving the current antenna mast completely off the fender and mounting a roof mount style antenna came to mind. Anyone got ideas for a good roof mount from maybe another brand vehicle. Right now it's like anything goes!
I was thinking of mods I might try and the idea of shaving the current antenna mast completely off the fender and mounting a roof mount style antenna came to mind. Anyone got ideas for a good roof mount from maybe another brand vehicle. Right now it's like anything goes!
Last edited by Halr; 03-20-2012 at 02:29 PM.
#4
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Less Talk, More WOT | Hou, TX
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Ruthless18x
I wouldnt, it would clash with the lines of the roof. Up to you.
#6
Registered User
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,136
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I think you're talking about those shark fin antennas? I wouldn't do it. Even if you're talking about a roof mounted mast like a VW......I still wouldn't do it. Bottom line is........don't do it.
#7
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
Posts: 18
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I hear your "don't do it!" But Why??
At first I was thinking about the shark fin type just because it is lower profile. I don't really like them, but figured they "might" be better looking than the fender mount. Then I read on the Web somewhere that AM/FM does not work with a shark fin style antenna. They are mainly for XM, and cell phones.
Only vertical antennas really get reception well for FM. Even the window mounted in the glass type antennas don't work very well in comparison to an 18" vertical mast. Some of the sound shops I visited all said the OEM antenna was likely the best reception possible. Nissan likely did some homework on this design. The only other option I can come up with right now is looking for an alternative location for a power antenna, like the original Z's had! Can't do it on the 350 because the current location has no room. It is directly above the wheel. The old Z's had it just rear of the wheel well so it did not interfere with the wheel well.
I'm going to talk to an "expert" in automotive radio shortly and will ask his opinion. If the hidden mounts can get relatively the same reception as the OEM mast, I still might seal up the hole in the fender. If not, I may try to figure out another mount location for the retractable type!
Hal
Only vertical antennas really get reception well for FM. Even the window mounted in the glass type antennas don't work very well in comparison to an 18" vertical mast. Some of the sound shops I visited all said the OEM antenna was likely the best reception possible. Nissan likely did some homework on this design. The only other option I can come up with right now is looking for an alternative location for a power antenna, like the original Z's had! Can't do it on the 350 because the current location has no room. It is directly above the wheel. The old Z's had it just rear of the wheel well so it did not interfere with the wheel well.
I'm going to talk to an "expert" in automotive radio shortly and will ask his opinion. If the hidden mounts can get relatively the same reception as the OEM mast, I still might seal up the hole in the fender. If not, I may try to figure out another mount location for the retractable type!
Hal
Trending Topics
#9
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 178
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I bought a used Z with XM installed and a Pioneer radio receiver. It had lots of static from the start. I had a local shop install one of the window blade style antennas on the upper right corner inside of my windshield. Didn't help. Changed the receiver to a Clarion, still didnt fix it. Not really sure if it's the antennas fault or not at this point..
#13
Registered User
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,136
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_12044UA...a.html?tp=3449
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Tonyz_2004_350z
South East Marketplace
1
10-04-2015 12:53 PM