VG Sharkfinn Antenna. Could not make a 100% Seal, gaps in tape - Page 6 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sportsguy83 · 01-11-2013, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

I will take a picture of mine. I got the Beat Sonic and I have a BAD gap in the front. I don't know what to do to fix it?? I put it on in July, it's been fine but it just bothers me that it has a gap in the front.

Did you mean you have the Visual Graphics or the BeatSonic?

EBMCS03 · 01-11-2013, 10:39 PM

Pics of my Gap

Here are pics of when i first got it... I also had those ridges on the tape
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=70

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DaJo · 01-11-2013, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Pics of my Gap

Here are pics of when i first got it... I also had those ridges on the tape
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=70

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You are lucky you only had a couple ridges... I don't know if I should be concerned about mine...

EBMCS03 · 01-11-2013, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DaJo

You are lucky you only had a couple ridges... I don't know if I should be concerned about mine...

it doesnt look too bad...

I posted this elsewhere... what i did was I heated the roof of the car up with a heat gun. NOT HOT... just warm..where i can still touch it, no warmer than parking the car under the sun in the summer time. then I lightly brushed the heat over the double sided tape then taped it on. Hopefully it'll last a few years and not just 7 months.

DaJo · 01-11-2013, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EBMCS03

it doesnt look too bad...

I posted this elsewhere... what i did was I heated the roof of the car up with a heat gun. NOT HOT... just warm..where i can still touch it, no warmer than parking the car under the sun in the summer time. then I lightly brushed the heat over the double sided tape then taped it on. Hopefully it'll last a few years and not just 7 months.

The ridges on mine looks to be pretty deep though...

EBMCS03 · 01-11-2013, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DaJo

The ridges on mine looks to be pretty deep though...

Maybe warm it up now... and try massaging it out. use a hair dryer. repeat a couple times and maybe it'll straighten out.

I know we really shouldnt have to do this and this tape should have came straight from the factory but what can you do?

Sportsguy83 · 01-12-2013, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Maybe warm it up now... and try massaging it out. use a hair dryer. repeat a couple times and maybe it'll straighten out.

I know we really shouldnt have to do this and this tape should have came straight from the factory but what can you do?

Demand the manufacturer to correct it as it should have been from the start, I know I did!

Blake · 01-16-2013, 02:56 AM

Yes I have the beat sonic. I did the prep, cleaning, everything it said...

Sportsguy83 · 01-16-2013, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blake

Yes I have the beat sonic. I did the prep, cleaning, everything it said...

Contact Beat Sonic about it...

infinite012 · 02-17-2013, 01:06 PM

I should've read this thread before making my antenna purchase. The VG sharkfin I got installed great and looked awesome...for a couple days. The entire trailing edge of the fin (nearest the rear window) lifted off. When I tried pressing it back down, there was resistance from the VG antenna mushing up against the stock antenna base.

Not sure what to do with the VG antenna, but I peeled it off and reinstalled the stock antenna for now.

EBMCS03 · 02-17-2013, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite012

I should've read this thread before making my antenna purchase. The VG sharkfin I got installed great and looked awesome...for a couple days. The entire trailing edge of the fin (nearest the rear window) lifted off. When I tried pressing it back down, there was resistance from the VG antenna mushing up against the stock antenna base.

Not sure what to do with the VG antenna, but I peeled it off and reinstalled the stock antenna for now.

How far back did u have the antenna? Mine does not touch the stock antenna base when pushed forward.

infinite012 · 02-17-2013, 01:55 PM

That's where it was installed. I took that picture immediately after installing.

EBMCS03 · 02-17-2013, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite012

That's where it was installed. I took that picture immediately after installing.

That's weird that is pretty far up. There should be enough clearance for the shark find to not come into contact with the stock antenna base

infinite012 · 02-17-2013, 02:23 PM

I thought it was weird, too, but even when I was test fitting with the backing still on the adhesive, that was the only place I could lay the antenna on the car with the least amount of resistance.

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EBMCS03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 222 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pics of my Gap Pics of my Gap Here are pics of when i first got it... I also had those ridges on the tape http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=70

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