Shark Fin Antenna???

[Big Dave]

I want to add a shark fin antenna to the roof of the hot rod truck. Should I purchase an aftermarket one or simply go to auto salvage yard and get one? Any thoughts out here?

[Monk]

I'm old as dirt........what's a shark fin antenna?

[Brian Lohnes]

The type of radio antenna you see on the roofs of new cars.

[Mater]

they are on most newer cars. been thinking of putting one on the lebaron as they are lighter then the mast antenna it has ont he front passenger fender


Edit: treed lol

[Monk]

Aw hell........I got one of them.

I call 'em 'nubbins'

[oletrux4evr]

Are those good for AM/FM? I thought they were a factory satellite radio deal..........

[Mater]

good question no idea

i know my grandpas 2011 2LT/RS camaro still has a AM/FM but does not seem to have a seperite antenna unless it's built into the defroster grid like on my 97 merc and 99 GP

[Beagle]

^^^ Mater - Your Grandpa's Camaro... That's badass. I don't even like the car, but that is badass.

Wrecking yard should be full of them - GM with OnStar would be a likely target. Maybe one of the techs can comment on the impedance, I believe your radio will want a 75 ohm load and I'm not sure what the Satellite antennas are?

[daved931]

Are those good for AM/FM? I thought they were a factory satellite radio deal..........

I believe they are an all-in-one deal. A guy I knew in college was working on a project to put AM/FM/Satellite in one antenna back around 2002 before they fired him for showing up at 11am too many times.

[Mater]

^^^ Mater - Your Grandpa's Camaro... That's badass. I don't even like the car, but that is badass.

Wrecking yard should be full of them - GM with OnStar would be a likely target. Maybe one of the techs can comment on the impedance, I believe your radio will want a 75 ohm load and I'm not sure what the Satellite antennas are?

i don't like how they look eather but it's many times better then any thign i have. and the 312hp v6 moves

i personaly perfer the muastang out of the 2 but can't deny the camaro is awesome

here is a pic of when he got it last year

[DanStokes]

First of all - nothin' wrong with the Camaro. I'd have something like that if I didn't need a trailer puller.

On the antenna - ME's HHR has one and it pulls stations really well. To the best of my knowledge it's an all-in-one deal and gets Onstar, radio stations, and the satellite phone. No clue on how it works - just that it does.

Dan

[Big Dave]

Thanks for all the input. I'm going to a late model salvage yard and get one off a GM product. Although I have an aftermarket stero now, I should be able to make it work.

[70chevyC-10]

i don't like how they look eather but it's many times better then any thign i have. and the 312hp v6 moves

i personaly perfer the muastang out of the 2 but can't deny the camaro is awesome

here is a pic of when he got it last year
Grandpa has good taste - I like the color too.
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Grandpa has good taste - I like the color too.

[pdub]

i don't like how they look eather but it's many times better then any thign i have. and the 312hp v6 moves

i personaly perfer the muastang out of the 2 but can't deny the camaro is awesome

here is a pic of when he got it last year

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Day-um. I'm as old and dumb as a red brick tombstone in a Civil War graveyard, ... but is that ride "show" or ""go?" Dang, that thing looks fast just sitting there....

[Mater]

it's his year round DD he also has one of the new 2012 turbo regals my grandma's daily driver


there garaged car is a 1979 corvette he orded new in '78 with robins egg blue exterior and dark blue interior and the aluminum headed L82 engine option. it is much slower then both cars with only 225hp