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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:38 AM
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why do people want to change their antennas with these?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:41 AM
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why do people want to change their antennas with these?
because it looks better?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:45 AM
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because it looks nice
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:46 AM
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looks much better
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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yeah, they look about 1000000000000x better then the stock one.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 05:59 AM
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its shorter, thus making it more aerodynamic, thus creating less drag= faster tC

simple physics...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:03 AM
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yes!!! faster!!!! i thought so too!

but since its shorter doesnt it make the radio reception weaker too?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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^nope

same difference lol
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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acutally i have lost a little bit of reception in SOME places. but my honda fit antenna was probably one of my favorite cheap mods i've done.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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It looks so nice, you have an antenna, not a CB radio antenna like stock haha. And it adds 100 hp!!!
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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i need to get an S2K antenna, i hate my AP one...... no reception FTL.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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because i dont want a horse whip on my car
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by tcCAlI
i need to get an S2K antenna, i hate my AP one...... no reception FTL.

just take it off a honda.... not telling enyone to do... but mine is not a s2k.... but I took mine off a civic Si in a honda dealership....lol
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umm thanks for the idea? but that's not how i role.
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what in the flipper..... did you just write?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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wish i could just shave it off and put like a small block or something on top of the roof or somtin ya dig?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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i needed the horse whip to hit someone...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Scionluber
yes!!! faster!!!! i thought so too!

but since its shorter doesnt it make the radio reception weaker too?
not with a s2k antenna...or element,crv,fit antenna....they are all the same...except if some crvs come with a wire around the whole thing.....but anyway....some shorter antennas will make the radio reception weaker.....
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reception is the same...car looks waaaaay better with the s2k antenna.

who listens to the radio anyways....ipod ftw
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^ very true....

ipod or mp3 cds.....



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