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Should I take off the antenna before driving to a car wash? All my previous
cars had a power antenna, and I don't know what to do with my Odyssey's
antenna......

in article FafRa.6$P36.8849@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net, David Pintos at
pintos@coldmail.com wrote on 7/16/03 12:36 PM:

> Should I take off the antenna before driving to a car wash? All my previous
> cars had a power antenna, and I don't know what to do with my Odyssey's
> antenna......
>
It is always good practice to remove the antenna, if it cannot be
power-retracted. Unscrew it, and put it back in place after the wash is
completed. Car wash operators have asked me to unscrew a Volkswagen roof
mount antenna, which is only about ten inches in length. Better safe than
sorry.

David Pintos wrote:
> Should I take off the antenna before driving to a car wash? All my previous
> cars had a power antenna, and I don't know what to do with my Odyssey's
> antenna......
>

It unscrews. I usually take it off, because my preferred car wash has a
big sign disclaiming responsibility for antennas.

It usually goes on the dash while the van's going through the wash, and
reinstalled just before I drive off. It's quite easy to do.
--
aMAZon
zeszutko at nycap.rr.com
"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."

I only go to the water jet car wash. So I don't have to worry about the
antena on my CR-V.
I'd never go to a car wash with brushes. Just imagine what one rock stuck in
the brushes can do to the paint.

"David Pintos" <pintos@coldmail.com> wrote in message
news:FafRa.6$P36.8849@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Should I take off the antenna before driving to a car wash? All my
previous
> cars had a power antenna, and I don't know what to do with my Odyssey's
> antenna......
>