370Z Roadster Antenna
 

I would like to change the antenna. It's just plain ugly. What can I do to make it look better or have a shorter one yet still keeping a good reception?

Are there any roaster spoilers out there? I only found some for the coupe.

I saw another post here after some research and I just bought this: antenna

Same one I bought.

http://www.the370z.com/members/zagge...ure18558-a.jpg

Yeah looks much better than the phone line pole that comes standard...

I would love a nice spoiler though too.

Same here after a recomendation from another member that had tested several.

Spoiler? DO IT!!! Spoiler Solutions FTW. I can not say how happy I am with this spoiler, the fit, and the paint. Everyone thinks that this was a factory installed item. More pics in my albums...


http://www.the370z.com/members/beach...6-rwm-0293.jpg

Looks great. I will look into the spoiler. Do them come painted?

Yep, they gauranteed a color match to the factory colors and I was skeptical because of the unique properties of the Black Cherry. The paint matched perfectly and is flawless.

I am not going to lie to you though, it was very difficult drilling holes in my brand new car. I got up at 5:30 in the morning after not being able to sleep knowing it was sitting in the living room waiting for holes to be drilled. My wife said "I am glad I was asleep!" I told her it was about a three hour install. One hour for the actual work and two hours to get over the nausea. :roflpuke2:

I still owe you guys an DIY write up but I just haven't had time. I will get to it. Subscribe to my spoiler link a few posts below and I will update that with a link when I do.

Congrats and enjoy!!!

Can't wait until you make the guide. I am also quite troubled about drilling holes in the car. Does that mean you have visible bolts in the trunk?

Drilling the holes in the top of the trunk wasn't really the part that made me nervous. It was access holes in the trunk space. The way that you mark the actual holes is a no brainer. Marking the access holes is a bit more challenging because of the contoured sheet metal inside the lid. I lined them up visually and that worked out fine but I have another idea for marking them that I will publish in the DIY. The location is not hyper critical though because you are just sticking a 1/4" drive extension through it with a small socket.

There is a significant gap between the external and internal surface of the trunk lid. Two of the holes are behind the carpeted cover on the trunk lid. The other two holes just outside that cover. I used a couple of black interior button caps from the auto parts store with a small bead of silicone around them to cover/finish the holes. They look like they belong there and if I didn't tell you what they were, you probably wouldn't notice them. The most important thing will be to adequately seal the holes around the 4 bolts to ensure that no water/moisture can get in or around them.

That's great information. I am ordering the part in the next few days and will let you guys know how the installation goes.

You will love it. Changes the entire rear profile of the car.

I will try and get a full write up done before you have it. I don't have many pictures because it was about 100% humidity the morning that I did the install and as soon as I brought the camera outside the lens fogged. Took almost 20 minutes to normalize and, at that point, I wasn't waiting. :ughdance:

Thanks anything will be helpful.

Me too! I got this antenna after receiving recommendation from one of the brothers here.
http://www.the370z.com/members/cujo-...er-shorty.html

cujo, did you get the ant. from esr performance? they really had bad reviews. If not where did you get it? Iv got 2010 370z black beauty with too tall of ant.lol

Yeah... I'd be interested in knowing about performance and installation...

Have you noticed any decline in performance of this shorter antenna?
Was it easy to install?