ConcoursMustang Forums

Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Misc Items => Topic started by: C5ZZKGT on May 23, 2011, 03:02:22 PM

Title: '65 Reproduction Antenna
Post by: C5ZZKGT on May 23, 2011, 03:02:22 PM

When I bump mine during cleaning/polishing it rattles kind of tinny like sound, (My Wife's '57 Chevy also does the same thing) some folkd at the Jax show this past weekend said evedentally the REPROS don't have the COSMOLINE inside them to stop this rattling that makes them sound cheap like the originals do....is there any way to add the Cosmoline to the repros??

Title: Re: '65 Reproduction Antenna
Post by: CharlesTurner on May 23, 2011, 03:09:35 PM

The only way to get rid of the rattle is to replace the repro part with a genuine Ford piece.

Title: Re: '65 Reproduction Antenna
Post by: carlite65 on May 23, 2011, 08:11:34 PM

your radio reception will also be noticably better with an original antenna.

Title: Re: '65 Reproduction Antenna
Post by: C5ZZKGT on May 25, 2011, 03:43:03 PM

Thanks Gentlemen for the replies. I have not really driven my car that much but the reception does seem ok so far, I think I'm going to try & take a repro apart to see if something like Cosmoline can be added just for fun.