So I'm moving to an internal powered antenna in my RX7, and I've been looking for a source for some plugs to fill the hole in the body where the OEM antenna was. After a little bit of searching, I decided to share what I found with y'all.
Scroll down to the "Flexible Plastic Plug" section, it seems like exactly what I (and a few others with the same problem) need.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#snap-in-plugs/=95ytq2
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SuperDork
10/7/10 5:34 a.m.
That's what I used on my E30 race car, works perfectly.
I keep forgetting about them; spent a half-hour browsing.
Kept the wallet in the other room...
I used steel and a welder to fill mine.
I use "FTD" stickers. (That I borrowed from a friend :)
You can get metal caps at Lowes or a plumbing supply store. They're made to fill extra holes in sinks.
Toyman01 wrote:
I used steel and a welder to fill mine.
I painted my Rabbit in a pole barn that was semi-recently built. The plugs for the antenna and all four side marker light holes were the metal circles that you pop out of steel outlet boxes like these:
I found them on the floor, tacked them into place, and smeared a little bondo over them. Worked perfectly.
I used black racer's tape. There are enough holes in the bottom to let the water out so it really was just an aesthetic issue. I hate to have an unsightly blemish on my svelte E30.