Turn Your Ugly Black Satellite Antenna Into One That Matches Your Car's Color

Satellite radio sounds great - but if you use it in your vehicle, it seems there's one ugly constant you can't change: the color of your antenna. The standard external antenna for both XM and SIRIUS comes in one color and even though the footprint of the antenna has decreased over the past couple of years, to paraphrase Henry Ford, "You can have any color you want - as long as it's black." Well, not anymore.

ColorMatchAntenna.com creates custom painted antennas that match your car perfectly - no matter what color your vehicle is.

Here's how it works: you provide them with your VIN, manufacturer and color code. (They provide an online guide that shows you where the color code for your car is located.)

Then, you ship your antenna with the information to their facility. They promise, once received, your newly colored antenna will ship in 1-3 days. The cost is $45.00

Or, you can buy a brand-new antenna with your vehicle's color directly from them. There are several options of antenna brands for both XM and SIRIUS which and prices range from $69.99 to $89.99 dollars depending on the model car you have and the antenna you choose.

Obviously, if you can spare your Satellite Radio for a week or so, you can save money by shipping off your current antenna. Either way, the option is yours.

For most cars, this is a great solution for eliminating the black dot of the standard antenna. But, it may not work for everyone. For instance: I have a white truck and the only place I can put the antenna is on top of my cab. Although the antenna matches perfectly, the wire is still black and is still visible coming across the top of my cab.

That being said, for most cars you can place a satellite antenna at the very edge of the rear hinge of the trunk practically eliminating any wire.

Besides aesthetics, the ColorMatchAntenna might also help protect you from thieves. Though small, the standard black satellite antenna still sticks out. Satellite antennas are a tip-off for someone specifically scouting out cars for components to steal.

A color-customized satellite antenna can help disguise the fact that your car has expensive satellite equipment inside. A thief who is hurriedly scanning vehicles to victimize might easily miss the colored antenna.

ColorMatchAntenna.com also carries a line of home and car tuners plus Satellite Radio accessories.