Re: Telescopic antenna replacement?

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:24:29 -0700, "Ted Mittelstaedt"
<tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> sayd the following:

>
>"Robert Blass" <blame@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:pv21141ffj1k5l5gqabidbvgth7ujolrhp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 2002 Taurus of mine has a whip antenna. I was wondering if it can be
>> replaced with a Telescopic antenna? Is it difficult to find a
>> telescopic antenna for this car? Is it difficult to replace it?
>>
>
>They are made with a long thin fiberglass rod that is rolled up
>and down by the motor at the bottom, the top of the rod
>is covered by the metal antenna.  After a period of time the
>rod snaps off at the transition from rod to metal-covered rod.
>The assembly itself is very expensive and you don't get more than
>3-5 years out of it.
>
>Ted
>

Ted mine 'appears' to be a standard whip antenna with no motor.
I was wanting to replace it with an after market telescopic antenna
and was wondering how difficult that would be to do.

thanks.