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Old 05-24-2010, 03:58 PM
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They had a total of 4 Bonneville, 3 in the 96-99 and 1 in the 2000+
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My power antenna has not worked in a good year, so I found a new one.
But wait, I also found something else. Hmmm, what could I be planning to do with these?
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Out with the old antenna
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One bolt, one ground cable and wiggle it down.
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Transfered over the relay and plugged in everything, then put it in place.
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All bolted in and hooked up.
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Ta da, a working power antenna again. Took me all of 5 minuets.
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This is inspiring to me.
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A bit warm in the shop. I think I need to go out and find a nice big floor fan.
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In case you haven't figured it out, this is the project.
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I roughed in the holes.
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Then cleaned them up a bit.
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And got it all lined up.
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Now, I still have a ways to go here. Need to clean up the holes a bit more, then glue them in place. then glass it all up and Bondo it smooth. I will then texture paint it and get it to match my car. If all goes well, I may have this in my car Wednesday.

Now, I'm sure your wondering, Why does he have extra A-pillars? Well, I'll tell you why. Because I plan to make extras. Right now I have 2 96-99 and 1 2000+ If you want one made, just shoot me a PM. These will be $75 for a 2 pod, and $85 for a 3 pod plus a $25 core charge that you will get back as soon as you send back your old A-pillar. The only thing you will need to do is paint it to match your cars color.
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Nice, looks like you have some fun projects ahead of you!
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That 2000+ is not a pretty sight whatsoever
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Ya, it was a mess, air bags were blown.
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Hey I only see 3 of them there! LOL Sure had some strange weather today!
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So ya been buisy this afternoon.
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You should have gotten a picture of the Junk Yard Dog!
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No kidding, 64* in Belguim, 94* in Kenosha. Are you as burnt as me? My head and arm are sun burnt.


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