antenna replacement
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antenna replacement
i dont know about everyone else but i hate looking at that stupid long antenna we have equipped to our cars. i feel like im driving a remote control car lol. i know on most other cars there is usually a short antenna you can use to replace the stock one but im not sure about the xk8. has anyone ever done something like this?
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Curved Antenna?
Don't know about a shorter one but mine curves like a fish is on the line. I'm still taking care of everything mechanical but cosmetics will come and a new aerial is on the list. Must be a way to alter the stock antenna so it doesn't go up all the way...maybe remove a telescoping section if that is possible.
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Don't know about a shorter one but mine curves like a fish is on the line. I'm still taking care of everything mechanical but cosmetics will come and a new aerial is on the list. Must be a way to alter the stock antenna so it doesn't go up all the way...maybe remove a telescoping section if that is possible.
you know when your getting out of your car and walking away after having such a pleasant drive and you turn around just to stare at the beautiful car that you put all your love into? well i had that experience today except when i went to turn around with that big stupid smile on my face to admire my xk8 i saw that horrible antenna and it ruined the moment.
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Have you seen the antenna switch thread? https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=24564
If you are a heavy radio user, maybe its not the answer you are looking for, but for some folks it is.
If you are a heavy radio user, maybe its not the answer you are looking for, but for some folks it is.
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I replaced my antenna mast awhile ago and it occured to me that these power antenna systems are put in multiple makes of cars. All we need is a shorter mast that will fit. I posed this question to the tech department at a replacement mast company. I'll post what I find out.
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I have only had my XK8 about a month, but the antenna was a issue from the first day. I was thinking of tring a hidden antenna. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_12044UA...iled_info#tabs
Here is one fron Crutchfield. Has anyone tried this solution?
Here is one fron Crutchfield. Has anyone tried this solution?
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For Glenn:
I would be glad to be proven wrong, but I'm not optimistic about the Crutchfield antenna.
There's just no substitute for "aperture" ... the effective surface area that an antenna creates to gobble up signal. Ugly as they are, our antennas surely can create more aperture than the box shown in the crutchfield photo. Positioning, of course, matters too.
I would be glad to be proven wrong, but I'm not optimistic about the Crutchfield antenna.
There's just no substitute for "aperture" ... the effective surface area that an antenna creates to gobble up signal. Ugly as they are, our antennas surely can create more aperture than the box shown in the crutchfield photo. Positioning, of course, matters too.
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