[California98Civic]

I deleted the antenna but found a way to avoid removing moldings and unplugging anything. This way to mod is fully and easily reversible. And I might want to reverse it because I have lost almost all of the AM band and the low-end parts of the FM band (such as San Diego and Los Angeles NPR and Pacifica). FM music stations mostly come in okay.

Here is how I happily wrecked my radio (see pics below):

1) retract the antenna and unscrew the antenna housing above the driver's side door.
2) gently pull the assembly (cover and attached antenna) out about an inch or so, in order to turn it over.
3) Slide the housing up the antenna. It will fight you because there is a metal piece slipped into the housing to secure the antenna more snugly. Take your time and gradually work it out (firmly).
4) After removing the housing from the antenna, slip the retracted antenna into the a-pillar.
5) a used a small screwdriver to hold the antenna in place using the metal eye-hole referred to above, and then with a pair of needle-nose pliers slowly extended the antenna into the a pillar and along the roof adjacent to the driver's door.
6) The I temporarily sealed up the hole with electrical tape... I'm not committed enough yet to want to do something more permanently water tight.

This all took about 5-10 mins.

james