Has anyone actually managed to remove it from the Vantage?

Not interested in shorter stubby aerials or shark fins aerials.
Would like to remove it completely, get the hole filled and the roof repsrayed (if necessary). Then relocate a higher powered aerial inside the car somewhere, perhaps on my non-heated front screen?

anyone done it yet?

 

Yah..Aston did it

Never did it myself, but it's the same setup as the newer Vantages..FM/AM antenna in front non-heated screen with no more areal on the roof.

I've seen aftermarket antennas that stick to the windscreen, sure any audio shop locally can hook you up..your head unit is a volvo radio, so basic volvo antenna adapters is all you will need.

 

wow cool!
Is it quite easy removing the headlining and aerial stub?
What did you do to fill the hole/respray?

 

Bet that is a $ 6,000 project to do it right. Minimum. It will require the headliner to come out, a aluminum section welded in to the area and then ground down flush, re-primed, re-painted with a lot of wet-sanding involved. And you better have a really good paint guy or you won't get a blend.

Get a set of nice wheels for the car instead - more bang for your buck!