Shaving the antenna, Good idea? Options

[A_N_T_H_O_N_Y]

I was thinking about shaving the radio antenna off of my Celica and replacing it with a hidden radio antenna. My antenna is broken and never goes down, which in my opinion looks ugly. Would it be a good idea to shave it, or should I replace it with a stock antenna that actually works, or a non-stock shorter antenna?

Also, if I do decide to shave it, how would I go about doing it? How can I remove the stock one, wire the new one, cover the hole, etc? Is there a tutorial anywhere?

[kagemidnight]

I have the opposite problem, my power antenna is broken and never goes up. I did see the s2 mod in the how-to forums. Is there anyone else with this or a similar antenna mod? I want to know if you can get good reception, because if it doesn't get any reception I'd might as well just leave it down. IMO no antenna at all looks better than spending money on a stubby one that gives the same results.

[BeefyT]

I have the opposite problem, my power antenna is broken and never goes up. I did see the s2 mod in the how-to forums. Is there anyone else with this or a similar antenna mod? I want to know if you can get good reception, because if it doesn't get any reception I'd might as well just leave it down. IMO no antenna at all looks better than spending money on a stubby one that gives the same results.

i had the same problem but i took the whole antenna out and me and a friend extended the antenna out....then i cut it and attached the s2k antenna on it and held it on with some glue.....i get good reception with it