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If the OEM antenna was designed to make an XK go fast, does a 3 inch stubby antenna make it half-fast?
Ha! I acknowledge your snobbery and say harrumph!
Honestly with the old electric that would pop up involuntarily even when listening to CDs I felt like a junior high school kid walking past girls PE class:... OMG, my aerial is showing! I hope no one sees.
I removed the original and replaced it with a 3in stubby. It looks good, covers the hole, and works OK. It’s short so expect the reduced reception but it works fine if you live near the city. No wind noise like the original and no maintenance.
Hi,
Can you provide some more info on your mod? what you used and required parts.
Thanks
my antenna was broken and decided to try out a "stubby". took less than 10 min to install. the range is not perfect but WAY better than with a broken antenna and totally acceptable for my use of FM. i like the way it looks too. this is what i boughtAntennaMastsRus - Conversion Kit is Compatible with Jaguar XJ6, XK8, XJ8, XJ8L, XJ12, XJR, XJS, XJS, XKR https://a.co/d/e1O64MQ
at some point i might get more ambitious and try one of the marine antenna / antenna in spoiler upgrades mentioned in the forum in several places but for now this works.
3 inch stubby antenna replacement. I was a bit tardy adding the picture. It gets the marginal reception you would expect but covers the hole without bodywork. I may run a better antenna later thru the spoiler area.
