Would you use this on your car? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

zman · 08-28-2015, 12:17 AM

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I found this on some Chinese website. Basically it goes over the stock antenna on the '13 models . It's only like $13

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nzer · 08-28-2015, 12:25 AM

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I found this on some Chinese website. Basically it goes over the stock antenna on the '13 models . It's only like $13

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The radio reception with some shark fins can be sh*t. So, if you listen to FM radio I'd not use one. But, if you don;t listen to radio and it looks better than stock then why not. I have a modelista shark fin on my 86.

You also need to be careful with paint colour match.

tyrantcf · 08-28-2015, 12:33 AM

The actual BeatSonic ones are essentially the same thing. I had one, and it worked great.

Teseo · 08-28-2015, 12:38 AM

Do it for cosmethic

Captain Snooze · 08-28-2015, 05:36 AM

Increases under steer. Too much yaw stability.

Dadhawk · 08-28-2015, 07:38 AM

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The actual BeatSonic ones are essentially the same thing. I had one, and it worked great.

Same here, and I could tell no difference in AM/FM reception.

WhiteFRS69 · 08-28-2015, 09:14 AM

i dont listen to the radio, i had poor reception before the shark fin.. save poor reception after the shark fin

i mainly did it because i thought the stock antenna was ugly!

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 09:52 AM

Am I the only guy that would have swapped the shark fin for the original stock? Never liked the looks of the shark fin. The original is actually sort of unobtrusive and not so "look at me I am an antennae".

go_a_way1 · 08-28-2015, 10:03 AM

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Am I the only guy that would have swapped the shark fin for the original stock? Never liked the looks of the shark fin. The original is actually sort of unobtrusive and not so "look at me I am an antennae".

One of the first things I did was a shark fin, I kinda regret it not gona lie. I got the beat sonic one, just seems too big and just

Dadhawk · 08-28-2015, 11:24 AM

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Am I the only guy that would have swapped the shark fin for the original stock? Never liked the looks of the shark fin. The original is actually sort of unobtrusive and not so "look at me I am an antennae".

I got the beatsonic on a whim, but I like it better than the original, because I didn't care for the RC car look the OEM one had. I have thought about switching it back (it comes off easy enough) or painting black to match the car trim.

Maaad86 · 08-28-2015, 03:52 PM

I have a '13 and I swapped the foot long antenna with a perrin 2in and biw it looks heaps better and like an RC car!
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DannyQ86 · 08-28-2015, 04:01 PM

Is that the nur spec wing @Maaad86?

Maaad86 · 08-28-2015, 04:13 PM

No, its an 2012 STi wing @DannyQ86

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DannyQ86 · 08-28-2015, 04:16 PM

Looks better on your car then it does the Sti.

08-28-2015, 12:17 AM	#1
zman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: scion frs Location: philadelphia Posts: 531 Thanks: 233 Thanked 514 Times in 189 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Would you use this on your car? I found this on some Chinese website. Basically it goes over the stock antenna on the '13 models . It's only like $13 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-28-2015, 12:33 AM	#3
tyrantcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: '16 WRX, CBR1000RR Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 560 Thanks: 422 Thanked 369 Times in 213 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The actual BeatSonic ones are essentially the same thing. I had one, and it worked great. __________________ Phantom ESC'd Build Thread (Retired):http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75293

08-28-2015, 05:36 AM	#5
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,737 Thanks: 3,999 Thanked 9,383 Times in 4,137 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Increases under steer. Too much yaw stability. __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

08-28-2015, 09:52 AM	#8
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,286 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2497 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Am I the only guy that would have swapped the shark fin for the original stock? Never liked the looks of the shark fin. The original is actually sort of unobtrusive and not so "look at me I am an antennae". __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

08-28-2015, 03:52 PM	#11
Maaad86 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 Location: Gilbert/Chandler Posts: 76 Thanks: 32 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a '13 and I swapped the foot long antenna with a perrin 2in and biw it looks heaps better and like an RC car! [IMG][/IMG] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-28-2015, 12:38 AM	#4
Teseo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: frs Location: Gunsai Posts: 4,880 Thanks: 7,185 Thanked 2,922 Times in 1,769 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Do it for cosmethic

08-28-2015, 09:14 AM	#7
WhiteFRS69 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: NNJ Posts: 2,289 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,432 Times in 756 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i dont listen to the radio, i had poor reception before the shark fin.. save poor reception after the shark fin i mainly did it because i thought the stock antenna was ugly!

08-28-2015, 04:01 PM	#12
DannyQ86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 frs Location: SoCal Posts: 113 Thanks: 87 Thanked 39 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Is that the nur spec wing @Maaad86?

08-28-2015, 04:13 PM	#13
Maaad86 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 Location: Gilbert/Chandler Posts: 76 Thanks: 32 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No, its an 2012 STi wing @DannyQ86 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-28-2015, 04:16 PM	#14
DannyQ86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 frs Location: SoCal Posts: 113 Thanks: 87 Thanked 39 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Looks better on your car then it does the Sti.

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