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Originally Posted by Gypsy
So my brother bought a 2002 Toyota 4 runner for my nephew, he didn't notice until the other day it doesn't have an antenna. (can't even remember the last time a car had one!) Since the radio seems to be working just fine he wanted to cover it somehow, to keep out rain dirt etc.
He used a steel casing from a 7.62 x 39 round and coated the bottom with some leak seal to create a quasi gasket. (dipped and dried a few times)
Voila!  |
If that thing was a fired case, it is going to rust like you wouldn't believe.
Just my .02, as always, YMMV.
TR
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