Re: Telescopic antenna replacement?

"Robert Blass" <blame@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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
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> >> 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.
>

As long as it's not a motorized aftermarket, it is very easy to do, I've
done it myself on my old 68 Torino when the factory antenna broke
off.  The aftermarket telescoping are stronger than the old factory
telescoping.  You also can find aftermarket telescoping with a spring
in the bottom that helps a lot to keep them from getting damaged.

Ted