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Old 06-26-2011, 11:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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You could also use the rear defroster elements as an antenna, just clip the ground wire off and use the other wire to connect it to your radio. But now you wont have a defroster, which sucks...
That is a way cool idea. I live in Southern California--my car may never see another snowflake and almost never frost. Since I'm hoping to use the old antenna housing on the roof as a conduit for wires from a 120w roof-mounted solar panel, using the defroster for the antenna might be a way to avoid killing off what is left of my radio through electrical interference from the solar panel. I'll think it over... thanks. I looked for the amazon link you mentioned, thinking I could post it, but no luck...
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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