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A Stubby Antenna That Works

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by duece292, Jun 4, 2017.

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  1. Jul 22, 2019 at 8:12 PM
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    Darkness

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    I recently got the 6 3/4" for my Tundra and for my GTI. I ordered them and when I chose PayPal I didnt realize that would dictate my shipping address, I hadn't used PayPal in years so it was sending to the wrong place. Zach took care of that in no time and I got the antennas before my drive to Mexico.

    I tried the one in my truck first, sounds just like the stock antenna did, I was surprised. Disclaimer that I have a loose connection there to chase, can't blame the antenna for that at all. I love the low profile and good sound. I had tunes all 6 hours of my trip thanks to Zach.
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    Next day i hopped into my GTI to drive to work, holy chit it sounded better than ever! That car has a roof mount so no doubt its optimal for a stubby, this beats the hell out of my old stubby and my old stock one.
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    Darkness, Jul 22, 2019
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  2. Oct 1, 2019 at 4:59 PM
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    Just ordered the 13" antenna. :)
     
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  3. Oct 5, 2019 at 7:50 PM
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    Just ordered the Stubby!
    Been looking at this for some time now. The positive reviews and great engagement from Zach convinced me to pull the trigger. Plus I was getting tired of constantly having to exit vehicle to remove OEM antenna before entering the car wash.

    The Tundras.com forum mod influence has begun on day 1 already!!!
     
    GarTX526, Oct 5, 2019
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  4. Oct 8, 2019 at 4:03 AM
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    Just ordered the 17" @TheAntennaSource
    I had a stubby one from one of the car parts store, didn't last long. Figure get a taller one as i'm not in the woods but we are rural and stations were spotty sometimes. Looking forward to it, tired of hearing the OEM scrap the carport.
     
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  5. Oct 8, 2019 at 4:52 AM
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    Still wondering why in 2020 the truck still has one!
     
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  6. Oct 8, 2019 at 10:08 AM
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    I would still remove it for the car wash, some members had the same stubby break off.
     
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  7. Oct 13, 2019 at 3:11 PM
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    Probably not a bad recommendation but my understanding is that the latest version is guaranteed/warranteed against car-wash breakage so I’m not sweating it at this point. I’ll definitely let everyone know if I learn the hard way...........

    In any event I’ll volunteer to be the guinea-pig for testing on this for forum members.

    On another note, I haven’t noticed any loss of signal reception with the new antenna and picking up all my local stations as before. In fairness, when I get on the road for more travel I often just switch to Bluetooth music from my iTunes.
     
    GarTX526, Oct 13, 2019
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  8. Oct 13, 2019 at 3:21 PM
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    Stubby and tinted front driver and passenger windows......44516904-96AA-47F3-BD8D-11689A43F060.jpg
     
    GarTX526, Oct 13, 2019
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  9. Oct 28, 2019 at 4:03 PM
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  10. Dec 22, 2020 at 6:04 AM
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    Stubby ordered! The factory long boy was irritating to look at bending to winds doing 70mph. First and last time I went through a touchless carwash it got a little lean to now. Time to make the first external "mod". Thanks to Tundras.com for spending more of my money on the right product. Looking forward to it!
     
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  11. Dec 30, 2020 at 6:47 AM
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    Easiest install mod ever. What a difference it makes to the overall look of the truck! Perfect. And there was a small amount of difference on the way to work for my radio stations non-issue. If it becomes an issue I'll get the 17". Let me ask though @TheAntennaSource how do I stop this from corroding out and busting off like it did on my previous Tacoma. Lube or semi annual remove and clean?
     
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  12. Dec 30, 2020 at 6:51 AM
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    Maybe some anti-seze?
    Removing it once or twice a year to clean shouldn't be a problem..
     
    Jerry311SD, Dec 30, 2020
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  13. Dec 30, 2020 at 7:00 AM
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    This happened to mine on my current truck. It looked more like it broke due to fatigue. I used blue LocTite on the threads so that some clown wouldn't wander off with it.
     
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