On Glass Antenna

[jmgtp]

Would an on-glass antenna like this work in a car?



details here:

http://www.shakespeare-marine.com/antennas.asp?antenna=4353

My power antenna failed and I was thinking of filling it and going with something a little cleaner. This one mounts right on the glass. It's meant for a boat but what do you guys think? Should I get decent reception?

[bszopi]

Most cars nowadays come with factory glass antenas, so I don't see why not... Just do a google search for reviews on it. I'm sure someone out there has installed in on a car.

[no_doz]

someone left one of those hooked up in my old nissan truck, i never plugged it into anything or messed with it, but any time my phone was within a foot of it-i got service-even in the worst of areas (like 1 bar but still). id say go for it

[jmgtp]

I think I'm going to give it a try. I don't see why it wouldn't work.

I'm not expecting perfect reception from it. Right now I have no antenna since my power antenna failed - 3rd time! Even without the antenna mast up I get ok reception on some local stations and surprisingly good reception on a distant but powerful station.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

let me know how much it is and how well it works. i wouldnt mind something like that too. screw antennas. they look too oldschool. if i could get a fin antenna like a BMW i would.

[jmgtp]

$30 shipped on eBay. I'll let you know how it works.

[ChrisInVT]

$30 shipped on eBay. I'll let you know how it works.

I have an antenna similar to that in my truck and my Lumina (shaved the antennas on both). It works about as well as the stock antenna, I piced mine up from a local autoparts store for $22

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

but buying things on Egay is COOLER

[jmgtp]

Installed it last night. It is on the rear glass, way up high in the darkened area so it is not visible from the outside.

It is a definite improvement over my broken power antenna but it isn't quite as good as a regular mast antenna. I'd recommend it only if you are looking for a cleaner look and want to ditch the mast antenna.

[ChrisInVT]

The only reason I got mine is because I use an FM transmitter thing with my MP3 player, and the mast antenna just wasn't picking up the signal.