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Phaedrus29 09-21-2012 03:08 AM

I'm very curious to see how either of these look and function:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psaf05dd78.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps673fb454.jpg

Anyone try them out?

mezdup 09-21-2012 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 452573)
I'm very curious to see how either of these look and function:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psaf05dd78.jpg

Anyone try them out?

i don't use the radio too often so i went for the bullet one. probably won't see it til next week but i'll be sure to post pics and impressions.

Phaedrus29 09-21-2012 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mezdup (Post 452747)
i don't use the radio too often so i went for the bullet one. probably won't see it til next week but i'll be sure to post pics and impressions.

Nice, please post pics when you get it! The listing for the other antenna ATL BRZ recommended also says "Radio Reception may be affected with the short antenna." But it sounds like people have had fine reception with that one. So who knows...these super short ones might be fine too.

OmarGC 09-21-2012 03:02 PM

Nice...

OmarGC 09-21-2012 03:04 PM

Also to the poster above... post pics of the 2.4" and also looking forward to seeing the bullet version.

mezdup 09-27-2012 07:26 PM

@OmarGC, @Phaedrus29:

came in today, just installed it. comes with a few different screw sizes, but the one that fits fits perfectly. the color is a little different than the stock setup. it's a darker black while our stock antenna is a little more faded although i think it looks fine. haven't extensively listened to any radio yet, but i'll try it out during the commute tomorrow and post my thoughts. i did try a couple of AM news stations and they seemed to work fine. HD icon came up for both stations so we'll see.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/71070185/photos/antenna/1.png
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/71070185/photos/antenna/2.png

Phaedrus29 09-28-2012 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mezdup (Post 464226)
@OmarGC, @Phaedrus29:

came in today, just installed it. comes with a few different screw sizes, but the one that fits fits perfectly. the color is a little different than the stock setup. it's a darker black while our stock antenna is a little more faded although i think it looks fine. haven't extensively listened to any radio yet, but i'll try it out during the commute tomorrow and post my thoughts. i did try a couple of AM news stations and they seemed to work fine. HD icon came up for both stations so we'll see.

Cool, thanks for the pics. So what's your overall impression of the look in person? Please keep us updated with the reception.

I'm still interested to see that spline version since it LOOKS like the color might match a bit better.

mezdup 09-28-2012 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 464792)
Cool, thanks for the pics. So what's your overall impression of the look in person? Please keep us updated with the reception.

I'm still interested to see that spline version since it LOOKS like the color might match a bit better.

i'm pretty sure all of this seller's antennas have the same finish, but i think it looks fine. i just wanted something low profile to replace the stock antenna with. but yea, i'll be sure to post an update with some impressions when i can.

that being said, it looks like the seller has another noteworthy antenna option ($2 more than the others):
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1-4-Carbon-Fi...r5Q~~60_12.JPG
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-4-Carbon-F...item51a1bdde58

mezdup 09-28-2012 06:55 PM

ok, some further impressions. i think it looks fine. coworkers agreed, looks a lot better than the stock antenna. radio quality however is horrible haha. sound cuts in and out a lot even though the HD icon is there. so yea, if radio isn't important to you then i'd say go for it.

sweeney208 09-30-2012 04:05 PM

ordered.

evil_1998 01-21-2013 08:45 AM

Ordered one too, nice find!!

mezdup 01-21-2013 09:06 AM

I'm still rocking my little bullet antenna

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Phaedrus29 04-24-2013 09:49 PM

Received the spline version today...I think it looks pretty good but will have to check it out in better lighting. Here's a quick pic:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps24f581e5.jpg

More pics to come and I'll also let you know about the radio reception.

Myv 04-24-2013 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 889142)
Received the spline version today...I think it looks pretty good but will have to check it out in better lighting. Here's a quick pic:

...

More pics to come and I'll also let you know about the radio reception.

Thanks for pic :)


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