Oh geesh... What to do?

[Monziac]

Ok, after all the welding, finishing, painting, sanding, buffing I sat back to admire my new paint job and realized I forgot to drill the hole for the antenna in the AMD fender.  I am not cutting the new pretty paint, so my question is does anyone sell a front windshield with the antenna in it like my 71 Buick?  If not I will have to make one or just invest in CD's..... 

Thanks,
Jon

[Ghoste]

I think you are out of luck as far as finding a windshield with an antenna in it.

[JB400]

I believe Secret Audio has a hidden antenna setup

http://www.classiccarstereos.com/category/Classic-Hot-Rod-Car-Antenna.html

Not bad in price either

[Monziac]

There is an option!

[twodko]

Took the suggestion right outta me mug! SecretAudio hella more betta.

The antenna they sell is very good. 

[stripedelete]

Mount antenna inside fender, top, lengthwise?

[twodko]

An antenna requires a ground plain, physical or electrical to function properly.
While mounting an antenna in a fender well as described or any where else in
a vehicle parallel to a metal surface would create an inductance effect
compromising the efficiency of the antenna.

The suggested antenna mounting ideas SecretAudio provides offer the
best radio reception for a.......hidden antenna.  

[Monziac]

I truthfully like the look without the antenna. i hadn't decided if I was gonna do it or not so I waited and then forgot.... haha! I like the secret audio idea. I was also thinking of using adhesive on some wire like the windshield antennas. I still have a year before I drive it... Much to do! Thanks!

[twodko]

You bet! I'd call SecretAudio and just buy their antenna. The pigtail coming off the SST unit I
bought is a standard coax antenna connector. A SecretAudio antenna will work with your existing cable. 

[ACUDANUT]

I would like to help, However I never listen to the radio when I have a live Mopar breathing.

[twodko]

Gospel right there.  Va-freakin'-roooooom!

[Dino]

Apply three layers of masking tape where the hole needs to be.  Make your X mark and center punch it.  Drill, remove tape, de-burr with small file, touch up with paint.  Let dry, install antenna.  Nothing to it.   

[Skull-1]

Apply three layers of masking tape where the hole needs to be.  Make your X mark and center punch it.  Drill, remove tape, de-burr with small file, touch up with paint.  Let dry, install antenna.  Nothing to it.  

[Ghoste]

Yup. 

[Bob T]

Apply three layers of masking tape where the hole needs to be.  Make your X mark and center punch it.  Drill, remove tape, de-burr with small file, touch up with paint.  Let dry, install antenna.  Nothing to it.  

What about maybe using a chassis punch? Clean edge cut, no heat from a holesaw or big drill to blister the paint, unlikely to distort the panel and the chrome bezel is large enough to cover any small chips right by the hole.  

Weirdly enough, my aerial still appears to have some  QQ1 paint still on the base of the stem after this long , so I've never sanded it off... I expect it must have had a touch up on that guard a long time ago

[twodko]

With fresh paint I'd leave well enough alone and buy a hidden antenna. 

[Monziac]

The risk isn't worth the reward, besides I kinda like the look. Body color is silver and if you paint you know how difficult that is to match. Any seperation of paint/primer around the hole would just breed paint lift or rust. Hidden antenna definately! Its funny how someone mentioned never listening to the radio when driving. I am the same when I drive my Buicks. Wife likes tunes... Dont think she likes to hear me talk...... :-)