Sharkfin aerials

[flame_88]

Has anyone got 1 of these or know if there any good? thanks, paul.

 

[1L19]

I think Mds has one

 

[Pabs]

RobDon fitted one at one point, not sure if he still has it or not. I think reception is OK, but certainly lacking in comparison with OEM.

 

[flame_88]

Got a beesting on at minute. but rubbish reception on it anyone else had any problems?

 

[wisejason]

Got a beesting on at minute. but rubbish reception on it anyone else had any problems?

I had really bad reception with a stubby bee-string on cause it didn't have the little knobble on the end like the OEM one. ended up swapping back.

 

[richellis]

i had an OE mk5 one on my golf and that was great reception

 

[rsmith]

Short Bee stings look nice but reception is rubbish, i think you can get a booster for them though.

Won't mind having a look at the sharkfin aerial either

 

[olliep]

could always chop down your standard bee sting (with no/neglegable loss of reception). the rubber nobble at the end just slides off and on so you can choose a length. I spoke to someone tutherday who had a mk5 fin style aerial which looked neat however he cant use his radio now... click my sig for a pic of my choppy choppy jobby

 

[R Power]

leave your existing ariel on, get some cutters, and cut it down to the stubby bit, then file the end down and smooth it up where you cut it and looks perfect. i did this for Vin-R on here, looks better than changing for another ariel. Other option which i did a while back is the Civic type R ariel, looks nice, but i reckon you should cut your existing one. takes 2 mins.

 

[carew]

does the oem aerial unscrew complete or does it just fold back?

 

[wisejason]

does the oem aerial unscrew complete or does it just fold back?

unscrew's completely and then you need to place your hand around the base on the roof and hold it steady whilst you pull on the aerial. It will probably feel like it does not want to come free.