Does anyone have this short oem antenna?

[rabbit]

I wanna get this for my protege 5 just wondering if the reception is any good. Anyone has this?
http://www.parts4euro.com/cgi-bin/P...ction=view_product&productID=30022&category=0

 

[Kansei]

Welcome to the forums! The reception should be great, you may lose some AM reception though. I had an antenna about 1/3 that size (only 4" long) on my Protege5 and it was great, and now I have a Honda S2000 antenna (6" or so) and it's still great.

 

[rabbit]

cool thanks for the info, i guess ill go ahead and order this one.

 

[tsunami]

i would try and see if you can order a cx-7 antenna from your local dealer as its a oem stubby and shouldn't have any affect on signal and looks a bit better then that imo...

 

[ZoomVT]

i would rather get the shark fin antenna painted to match the body color. i think it looks so much better, a little more upscale.

 

[tsunami]

got mine in the mail today!! woot woot!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rabbit]

nice, do you have pics?

 

[tsunami]

not yet... its sittin on my counter... should be installing it this weekend..

 

[rabbit]

still not pics?

 

[tsunami]

hahaha no i don't have any... its still sittin on my counter as it rained all day sunday... and i have no garage..


plus i am debating about waiting till i get either a satalite radio antenna or a gps antenna and hide it underneat the shark fin..

i have seen the pics so i will dig one up for you. hatch or sedan?



EDIT***** for pics.. sorta..

here is a link to the site that made the sharkfin.. they have tons of pics of mazda 3 hatches and sedans as well as other cars to see... good stuff

http://www.sharkfinantenna.com/

 

[RonTonkinMazda]

how about the cx-7 antenna its like 14 bucks from us and its an oem one and 6" and has pretty much the same signal. i have almost 20 instock



http://www.trademotion.com/partloca...fo&PartID=369625&siteid=214328&catalogid=4249

 

[amsgator]

for everyone still looking for a short antenna, i want to point your attention to this site:

http://www.carccessory.com/product.asp?key=Stubby_Short_Antenna_

The plain black one, 2.55 inches is on this site for 5.99 plus 5 shipping. The reception is 3 out of 5, and at that price I'll take it. I dont listen to the radio all that much, and at 10.99 shipped I think it is a great deal. I used paypal beacuse I am not familiar with the site, but if you still want a stubby antenna you should check out that site, they have other type of stubbys as well!!!

 

[MM3Canuck]

If you are looking for stubby pictures, there is a thread already on that. Pictures are either on pg 1 or 2.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123649864

 

[BRICE]

The CX-7 antenna is perfect fit!

 

[BKK Jack]

how about the cx-7 antenna its like 14 bucks from us and its an oem one and 6" and has pretty much the same signal. i have almost 20 instock



http://www.trademotion.com/partloca...fo&PartID=369625&siteid=214328&catalogid=4249

I put the CX-7 antenna on before I left the dealership the day I bought my car. It fits perfectly, and reception is fine (since I took the stocker off before I even drove the car, I can't give you a good comparison). Unless you are planning to hid a gps or satellite antenna under the sharkfin, IMO the CX-7 (or the Acura RDX stubby) is the ticket.