I've only had my car for 2 weeks and I was wondering if it was ok to take my car through the automatic carwash? My last car had a similar antenna and I'm not sure if the brushes wacked it off or if someone stole it. lol.. My G8 is black and it needs to be washed a lot. I dont mind hand washing it but sometimes its just easier to pay someone to detail it.

Look for the ones that are touchless. They do not have brushes that come in contact with your vehicle at all. All they do is shoot high pressure water and do a good job of getting the dust off.

I tried those but they leave water spots even with the air dry.
I guess I'll have to wash it myself.

:158:If you want you can remove the mast before you wash, its threaded on the end, it's suggested that you cover the opening in which the mast threads into. I occassionly use a soft car wash and have'nt had any problems with the antenna. Personely I enjoy hand washing or use the quarter car wash.

I've never had any problems taking my G8 through the wash with the antenna on.

I too have never had a problem taking mine through a car wash and the antenna. When I first got my G8 i was so anal about going through a car wash but hand washing is a pain. So i just take it to a normal one, not touchless cause touchless doesnt do much. The only thing that drives me nuts is all the scratches you can see in the paint. I think thats unavoidable. My car is red so I think it shows more on red and black. This guy I work with has a gray truck and I cant see scratches at all.