You'll be pleased to learn that the most excellent Japanese made HARDA power antennas will fit and they're only $45 or so brand new and never seem to poop out .
Lots and lots of them on junked cars for this reason .
Also most top line Japanese Automobiles have good working power antennas that don't ever quit .
Those ' rubber ducky ' things are shyte and always have been ~ they're designed and sold for dufus' who want it to look cool more than actually work .
I've had pretty good luck with my Hirschmann power antennas but in reality , were I not so hard headed about the ' right stuff ' on my vehicles , I'd prolly just grab the Harada that's lying in my back yard & slap it on....
-Nate
Jim wrote :
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> I have two W123s. On one of them I have a $15 universal replacement off ebay, just a rubber antenna, no retract, just sits there looking stupid. It's OK.
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> On the other, I got a cheap knockoff retractable antenna. It goes up but usually doesn't go all the way down. Most of the time, it's sticking up a few inches, rarely does it retract all the way. I just push it down with my hand if I want it to be down. It's been on the car for five years no other problems.
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> As far as reception goes, the retractable beats the universal by a good margin. Around town, I don't notice a difference, but if I'm on a road trip, the retract gets much better reception. My local stations are fading at 30-40 miles out of town with the universal rubber antenna, but the retract can receive for double that distance.
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> Jim
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