A few days ago i was driving and started to freak out on my antenna....first it was whipping back and force like it was possessed (doing 70 on the freeway) and then it started to go into a orbital gyration with hula hoop syndromes.... call me crazy but corny as it seems it did happen! does anyone know of a place that can balance an out of balance antenna?

 

Did you try to tighten it?

 

yeppers the base is nice and tight!

 

That is soo funny.. Mine does the exact same thing in the mornings when its below freezing .... Ice builds up on it and it goes buzerk... Possesed is right..
Mine went so out of control it started to smack the windshield.. I had to pull over and break and wipe off the ice... Funny stuff...

 

so it is true! well i will admit it was cold here in pendleton, oregon and ice was on it as well...maybe they should have thrown on an antenna ice defroster...well in a few more days i will be back in arizona so i should not have an issue....

 

I've noticed my antenna does some crazy stuff from time to time and I'm not happy at all with my FM signal. Do you people with antenna problems still get clear reception? Anybody else disappointed with reception?

 

I wasn't happy with the FM reception either but it's a non-issue now with my added Sirius Sportster and Ipod

 

Say it isn't so!
My TJ's antenna constantly whips around while driving, smacking the windshield, or otherwise just acting silly. The FM reception on it also sux. Hope my JK doesn't do the same thing

 

If I recall correctly...Isn't there a spiraling ridge that runs down the whole length of the antenna???
If I was a betting man I would be willing to bet money that that spiraled ridge is catching the wind as your driving down the road.

I wonder what DC will have to say when people start bringing their vehicles in because the antenna is chipping, or maybe even cracking the front windshields, or damaging the paint?.... Hmmm? Can you say Antenna recall?

I'm wondering if theres a way to either tie the top of the antenna and secure it to some kind of an anchor point somehow.
Or maybe by putting one of those antenna decorations on top, it may create enough drag to keep that sucka from flailing around??

It's worth a shot...Let me know if it works.

The coolest one I ever saw was A small Disney character, (Goofy actually), He was hanging on to the top of the antenna (horizontally) for dear life with his feet up in the air behind him.

Good luck,
CHOPPER

 

Those little spiral deals on the antenna are there so it doesnt whistle at highway speeds.