Hey guys/gals i plan on painting my roof gloss black very soon once i get my trunk. i have the stock satellite radio antenna on my 05 coupe its the big one not the smaller one offered in 06. is there any way i can get shark fin antenna like the BMW's or the new Genesis coupe?

i want to keep my sat radio but hate the look of the antenna so much

not the best pics but you can see the antenna on my G then the nice shark fin on the Genesis




Thanks for any help,
-Wes

 

that antenna is a glue on from when the sat radios first came out. if you look along the edge of the glass, you should be able to see it routed around the rear window and into the trunk.

if you want the late model roof antenna, purchase one from infiniti or bmw and have it mounted when you get your roof painted. they're going to have to take down the roof liner and drill a hole to route the wire. if you don't want to go through this process, just place the antenna on the rear speaker deck. my g37 came with xm, so i installed sirius and mounted the antenna in this way and i have no reception issues.

 

i don't mind drilling a hole in the roof, only thing is what happens when i go aftermarket. can i use the same antenna?

 

probalby not. the factory roof antenna probably comes with the wiring down to the sirius receiver. it should be a simple unplug of your current antenna and plugging in the new one.

 

so i can buy a new antenna with wiring that will connect to the stock receiver?

 

i would call infiniti and see if they have a part number for the internal mounting hardware and wire that connects to the satelite radio receiver. if not, your roof antenna looks like it is small enough to be covered by aftermarket bmw type shark fins. here is a mazda forum posting of something similar. if i were him, i would have driledl a hole through the roof and ran the wire inside under the headliner instead of notching out the antenna for to run the wire out the back of it. you should be able to drill the hole in your roof, run the wire inside and have the fin attached to cover the antenna itself. if my memory serves me right, i'm pretty sure there is a thread on driver about someone having done this already.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showt...hp?t=123622165

 

Thanks

 

hey, check this out. i thought there was one done already.

https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-v...r-removal.html

 

giving credit to this guy.

search is your friend...lol.

 

i must fail at search lol i searched and didnt find anything so i made this thread lol

Thanks again for the help