Warning to New Car Owners!

[d_m_n_n]

Ahhhh, imagine my surprise. DH bought an '07 Tahoe for me yesterday and would you believe there is NO ANTANNAE!!! Now where am I supposed to put my Mickey ears???? I absolutely love the car, but I am missing seeing my ears flying in the wind!! Has anyone else noticed this?

[jray21]

That happened to my wife as well! She had to settle for the white stickers of Jack Skellington and family members wearing Mickey ears. They're not that bad but not as good as the ears!

[Christine]

I know your pain. I had a big collection of Mickey antenna toppers, then I got my 4-Runner with no antenna

I gave them to a friend so they're in good hands!

[disneydeb]

My cheap little Malibu has no antenna either! But it is not new. But it is paid for!

[RedSoxFan]

I just got an 07 Suburban a month ago -- no antenna either. But I love the truck!!

[merlinmagic4]

Ha! Now that is something I won't have to worry about for a LOOOONG time! If I got a new car, I surely wouldn't be going to Disney.........oh, ,the choices we have to make (believe me it's not a difficult one!).

Where DO people get those little family stickers with the Mickey hats?

[IloveDisney71]

I had a collection of Disney antannae toppers. I was so sad to realize my new Sonata didn't have an ant. Oh well, my youngest DD was glad to inherit them so they found a good home.
I will be looking for a new car decoration during my upcoming trip - any excuse to shop!

[Melanie]

My '98 van didn't have an antenna. I've been dealing with this problem for awhile. Instead I rigged up a little contraption and hung my antenna toppers from my rear-view mirror.

Where DO people get those little family stickers with the Mickey hats?

They are available at the parks and World of Disney.

[conorsmom2000]

I got my new Honda Pilot at the end of April, and while I love it, I was horrified to see that I don't have an antenna!!! I do though have an awesome decal of pluto on my back window!!

I plan on figuring something out (probably with velcro) so it can sit on the front dashboard. Which reminds me that I should do it soon since ghost mickey needs to go up now...

Instead I rigged up a little contraption and hung my antenna toppers from my rear-view mirror.

In NJ you can get a ticket for hanging things from your rear view mirror (considered obstruction of view) - I'm not sure if it's one of those things where they can only ticket you if they've pulled you over for something else, or if they can just randomly ticket you for it. I doubt it's strictly enforced as my sister has a ton of things hanging from hers, but since I have a history of tickets in this town (just parking, not speeding!) I'm too afraid to hang something from it!

[BronxTigger]

I didn't have an antenna on a car I had once. I'd stick the toppers onto pipe cleaners. The only problem with the pipe cleaners is they're not always strong enough to support the weight of the toppers.

One idea I'd like to try (I don't own a car, much less one with an antenna) is to get a little plant pot, fill it with dried beans or dirt, and get some little dowels and stick the toppers on them like a bouquet of Mickey antenna toppers.

[Here we go again...]

I got my new Honda Pilot at the end of April, and while I love it, I was horrified to see that I don't have an antenna!!! I do though have an awesome decal of pluto on my back window!!

I had the same problem when I got my Pilot. I was crushed...
I do have a really cool Mickey decal on my back window making the peace sign. My DD bought it for me a couple of years ago and I was waiting for a new car to put it on.
I also had to get my "EPCOT" license plate. I drive my Mickey Mobile with pride!

[Hammer]

In NJ you can get a ticket for hanging things from your rear view mirror (considered obstruction of view) - I'm not sure if it's one of those things where they can only ticket you if they've pulled you over for something else, or if they can just randomly ticket you for it. I doubt it's strictly enforced as my sister has a ton of things hanging from hers, but since I have a history of tickets in this town (just parking, not speeding!) I'm too afraid to hang something from it!

Count me as someone who received a ticket for hanging something from my rear view mirror (Yankee Candle air freshener) . As Jen said, you can't be pulled over for it, but if you are pulled over for something else (I was speeding), they can ticket you for it. In my case I got ticketed for that instead of speeding, which I was fine with that (no points on my license).

[Melanie]

Wow, never heard of getting a ticket for having things hanging from your rear view mirror. That stinks!

[2Epcot]

My wife just got a new Honda Civic and I was also noticing no antenna. My car still has an antenna, it will be around for a least another year, though I put a lot of my antenna toppers on antenna's I have inside my home for various electronic items.

[TheDuckRocks]

I was also shocked when I got my KIA Sedona last year....no antenna! What? Of course I didn't notice it until I'd signed on the dotted line and was driving out of the dealers.
My antenna collection now has a permenate home on the top of the hutch on my computer deck and I see them all the time. What me on the computer a lot???

[offero]

My father-in-law is a huge mickey fan and his new truck did not have an antenna. his solution was to have the truck detailed with little hidden mickeys. A red and black pin stripe, and a few tiny Mickey silhouettes hidden on the turn signals.

[brad192]

Those without antennea should feel lucky. My new car has an antenna, one of those "breakaway" floppy ones. I promptly put my Micky topper onto it, and while driving to work the following Monday, I discovered that, at highway speeds, the topper makes my antenna bang against the roof of my car!

So, even though I have an antenna, no topper for me.

[thrillme]

I have an antenna a FAT one so I had to construct my topper to fit it.

I wait for the day that somebody invents one of those magnetic antennas strictly for antenna topper addicts.

If I was without I'd probably just create a little vase and secure it with velcro on the dashboard. Sort of like the old VW Bugs used to do. Maybe put the topper on a pen. I always need a pen in the car ANYWAY.