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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by sumguy, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. sumguy

    sumguy Junior Member

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    is it possible for the antenna to come loose and fall off on its own? car is 6yo, 32k miles, only goes through no-touch car washes and I just noticed the missing antenna. may have happened within the last few weeks now that I consider poor radio reception. definitely not broken off, can see the threads just fine. there is also a small chance that someone at the apartment is being a schmuck.
     
    #1 sumguy, Aug 4, 2015
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    it unscrews so it could have been stolen, buy one off e bay for 10 bucks, the longer the better
     
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    agreed, or a shark fin.
     
    #3 bisco, Aug 4, 2015
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    I would say there's a large chance that someone in the apartment is being a schmuck and a small chance that it fell off on it's own!
     
    #4 s3nfo, Aug 4, 2015
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    hmm, radio still works a little? I wonder how small we could make one that worked semi-OK
     
    #5 wjtracy, Aug 4, 2015
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    They can fall off on their own, or somebody might have lifted it.

    I prefer the falling off theory, since most people don't actually live in high crime areas, and I've seen antennae loosened by road vibration, etc.

    Get a new one off of Ebay and get on with your life...or use a coat hanger cut and bent into a folded dipole.

    Post pictures.

    I'm enjoying the mental image of a Prius with a coat-hanger antenna! :)
    How to Build an FM Antenna Out of Coat Hangers | eHow
     
    #6 ETC(SS), Aug 4, 2015
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    Some here have spares if they did the shark fin
     
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    just a sign to upgrade to a nicer one
     
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    thanks ordered one off eBay already. the reason I asked about accident vs mischief is my wipers were moved last weekend. its a low crime area but there may have a schmuck factor to deal with until I move.
     
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    missing antennae and wipers moved.....100% schmuck
     
    #10 JC91006, Aug 4, 2015
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