Miata Mailing List: December 1996, Message #44
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Subject: Antennas - was First Impressions

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>Speedometer is in kilometers per hour (Allan eat your heart out ;-))



Allan already has a metric speedometer, but he wants white gauges...



>The antenna is SCREWED on???  Weird!  I have to screw it off when I 

>leave the car???

>Third, a power antenna (!)  This should have been standard anyway, 

>IMHO.  So I guess the stock Mazda antenna is best?



The earlier cars here came with the screwed on antenna.  I have to take mine

off when I put the car cover on, but other than that, why bother?  Fixed

antennas don't get jammed, they're cheap to replace when bent, weigh less -

why change it?  It's longer than the power one as well, so it should get

better reception (5/8 vs 1/4, do I remember that right?).  Don't change it

unless you really NEED an antenna that moves - spend the money on something

like a Voodoo knob or K&N filter or something.



Keith and Baby, who loves her retro antenna

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