99 Bonneville - change to solid antenna?

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nobody - 13 Sep 2009 19:45 GMT

I have a dead antenna motor and a mast that is slightly bent from the
car wash. Can I replace dead power antenna with a solid whip antenna.

Questions are:
1. was a factory solid OEM antenna ever offered on 99 Bonneville's
ordid they only come from the factory with power antenna?
2. is the mounting hole the same size so that I can down grade from a
power to a factory whip antenna?

I have seen universal stainless steel antennas for around $10.00 but
am hesitant to buy one if I need to drilll a bigger hole. I would
rather have an OEM stick / whip antenna. I need to know if the 99
Bonneville's ever had a whip antenna from the factory.

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clare@snyder.on.ca - 14 Sep 2009 02:48 GMT

>I have a dead antenna motor and a mast that is slightly bent from the
>car wash. Can I replace dead power antenna with a solid whip antenna.
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>rather have an OEM stick / whip antenna. I need to know if the 99
>Bonneville's ever had a whip antenna from the factory.

Don't know if the Booneville did, but many other GM vehicles use the
same basic power antenna unit and DID come with a fixed whip antenna.
Pull the power unit, check the hole sise, and then cruise the scrappy
to see what has something that will fit.

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nobody - 14 Sep 2009 03:51 GMT

I live next to a pick & pull yard, but doing that means that I have to
remove antennas just to check the hole size which requires an
investment of time. As you can guess, I was hoping to hear from
someone who can say that they have an 99 Bonneville with a whip
antenna.

>>I have a dead antenna motor and a mast that is slightly bent from the
>>car wash. Can I replace dead power antenna with a solid whip antenna.
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>Pull the power unit, check the hole sise, and then cruise the scrappy
>to see what has something that will fit.

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Harry Face - 19 Sep 2009 18:47 GMT

Yes, the 99 SE had a solid antenna. I saw a picture of one on Flickr.com

The base may be a diiferent size than the power mast base. On my 91 the
base size were different between power & standard.

harryface
91 Bonneville 319,863
05 Park Avenue 88,903

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nobody - 20 Sep 2009 01:17 GMT

Thanks very much !

>Yes, the 99 SE had a solid antenna. I saw a picture of one on Flickr.com
>
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>91 Bonneville 319,863
>05 Park Avenue 88,903

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