i barely ever listen to radio so i decided to take off my antennae and put a bolt and washer on the thread and it turned out really nice. check it out.

 

Not that bad. I never listen to the radio either.

 

I really like it. bolt>shorty antennae!!!!!!!

 

i get shitty reception with my ark antenna but i always listen to my ipod so..

 

im pretty sure i dont have any reception now. cd and xm is all i got. no more i pod since i switched to an 05

 

Should have gone with the ARK shorty, looks better and mine still gets good reception......

 

I used to have a vacuum plug on mine, similar to the OP.
I recently switched and here is the part number for my antenna 25805645, it was $22.14 shipped from GMPartsDirect.com
Here is what it looks like on a Sky

This is what it looks like on a Cobalt

 

Antenna delete is nice, i have the same thing, cuz i only ever listen to XM or my Ipod.

 

Doc you did this too? this is what I did.... it looks phenomenal and i still have full reception

 

Nice addition, I had a Z06 antenna and i got **** for recep, so back to stock i go .

 

I get great reception....

 

pick up that antenna... fits some models and in my case it was a quick drill and retap.

 

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead...but does anyone know if this Opel antenna is 6mm or 7mm? I saw it and was just getting ready to order it...then decided I had better check...

I have an '08, so I believe I'm in need of a 7mm antenna...

 

Same here, but I have a Zune. Zune > iPod

 

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Doesn't reception vary by city/town/state?

 

i got rid of mine when it was painted. i just took a vacuum plugand covered the threads. worked out great and looked like it should be there

 

vacuum caps work really well with this. i actually still get reception when i go into the city. but rarely listen to the radio. MP3 and Cd's for me.

 

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It sucks, the signal I mean, not the product.

 

Mostly by how close/far your are from the headquaters.

I cut my SC intenna to about 2 inches and caped it. My radio was fine.