Nice shorty antenna for $10
 

I thought I'd try and save some folks here a little money who want a shorty antenna but don't care to pay extra for branding.

http://www.mangowalk.com/images/400/...Volkswagen.jpg

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-5-Black-Sh...ht_3484wt_1185

^This is the shorty I bought last year for $10 to put on my Tiguan which I traded, and it fit perfectly on my BRZ.
Installed pics are in my journal :thumbsup:

I'd bet the other, longer lengths for VW fitment that this guy sells would work too if you didn't want a 1.5" antenna. Sorry, I haven't done any reception testing between stock and this one, but it does pick up the radio perfectly! Hope this helps someone!

Detailed fitment pic for those interested. I'm not affiliated with the seller; just sharing the info!!

That looks good. I think I'm going to have to give that one a try as I don't like the shark fin antennas and rolling around with a $30 antenna is scary since it's so easy to jack. Thanks for posting!

its so cute! lol

Can you tell me if you notice any difference in GPS reception, radio reception etc after a few weeks of use? If everything works as usual (I'm guessing it will) then I'm definitely going to order one. Thanks for the link and info!

Will do!

looks better than the shark fins - any problems with receptions etc ?

Purchased lol. Thanks!

I'm going to have to get one of these.

Perfect! Add to cart...

It says it doesnt work with satellite or gps??
Can anyone confirm?

My satellite radio works fine even in my garage. Gps antenna is separate and up under the dash. No worries.

When a bunch of you get this I want to hear some more reviews. Tried to get a cheaper one online, but a different one, and the reception was very mediocre so I ended up switching back.

I ordered one. I'll report back if I have any issues. So, if you don't hear from me. Buy one. lol

just ordered one

order 1 too..

where can i get this?

I was gonna get that bullet shaped one, but it mentioned that it might not get good radio reception.

Mine arrived in the mail today. Initial thought was "Damn, this thing is too small!". However after putting it on it looks great and the radio reception is no different for the stations I listen to.

I put mine on yesterday. It looks damn good on the FRS!

people should post their frs pix with these on ty

Installed mine yesterday. Looks MUCH better! So far no issues.

New listing since the one in the OP is expired
1.5" Black Short Stubby Aerial Antenna
Here you go!


Before
http://i.imgur.com/Cp2QK.jpg

After
http://i.imgur.com/PumkB.jpg

Reception is affected a little bit, with the old one I used to be able to get radio stations 3 levels down in my works underground parking, now not so much.

I bought a 2.4" version. IMO 1.5" is too short. Will post pics for comparison when it arrives.

Apologies for the bad pics but here are some more shots of the 1.5 incher.

It's cute! But somehow it's hard to take this car seriously with its tiny prink. :)

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?

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.

Nice...

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

@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

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

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.

ordered.

Ordered one too, nice find!!

I'm still rocking my little bullet antenna

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