STi Shark Fin Antenna
 

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This is now available. I don't know yet if it will be plug and play yet for the USDM BRZ. I would assume that it won't be.

I would also assume that it will be for the rest of the world market BRZ's with the JDM style antenna.

japanparts.com now has it listed at 190ish. Ouch. The STi Catalog has still yet top be updated with the new parts - Key Fob Cover, Privacy Cover, Control Arms, Shark Fin, Struts, etc..

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Box contents include Antenna and adapter harness-
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Compared to the OEM Legacy Antenna-
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Compared to the OEM BRZ Antenna-
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This antenna is "plug and play". Meaning that the harness provided will plug into the OEM USDM BRZ harness. But there is no provision for sat radio. So if you get this you will lose sat radio.

Now, this. This, I can dig.

that white car has every add on doesn't it? haha...love the antenna. need more full car pictures though.

Do you have a straight-on profile shot of the antenna installed?

Interested.

How does reception compare to the OEM antenna?

Yep, I've just about cleared out the STi, TRD and all other OEM catalogs. One of the locals named my car the "Mid-Atlantic Catalog Car".

More pics here - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ight=thermobox

I'll snap some.

I don't really listen to the radio. But I did try it a couple times for when this questions arose. It seems the same as the normal antenna. The only "real" loss is the sat radio.

Do you think a sat radio antenna would fit within the fin section of the antenna?

I can't say. I cracked all three antenna open. They are all very, very different as to where the antenna post attaches to the base. I would need to actually disect the OEM BRZ antenna to see how the sat antenna is wired, positioned, etc..
The JDM Shark Fin is about rock solid on the interior with little to no room to place any new bits in.

Pity. It looks like a sweet antenna, but I will need something that will allow the antenna part of this bad boy.

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Thanks for the update though!

Does this sit over the antenna base? Or does it require removal complete of the black pod? (Canadian BRZ, so we don't have the SatRadio antenna)

It replaces the existing black antenna. Meaning you will take the roof liner down and remove the existing roof antenna and then install this piece. It comes with a harness adapter to make it plug-n-play but provides no SAT Radio antenna.

Yes...I think I found your other post where you said this explicitly. That's a lot of work for just an antenna.....