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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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^ x2. I haven't listened to the radio in ages...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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I'm usually not the one for much aesthetic mods - but I don't know why I waited so long to convert to the S2k antenna - it makes the car look so much nicer. The reception didn't change much in my opinion.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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no reception change with my S2K either,looks way better too.I also got a short antenna from Cravenspeed.com for my Yaris and very little signal loss from it either,not bad for a 4" antenna.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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you dont have any reception change with a s2k antenna...anything shorter yes it will be weaker.....
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jovan_gonzales
^ x2. I haven't listened to the radio in ages...
my g/f thinks im a snob and that I think I am too good for "normal radio" lol listening to iPod or before when I had Sirius in it.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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I have the shorty antenna used on a 09 sebring. There is a slight loss in AM reception. Otherwise not bad.
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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^i dont think i've ever listened to AM radio hahaha
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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^ yea same here....lol
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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WTF! you can pull if off a honda in the dealership? Does it just twist off or something? if its so easy, cant someone just jack if off your car in a parking lot? sounds like alot of people want this thing =x

I wish I'd gotten a ipod, but i got a samsung already before getting my tc =[
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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what do you guys think of this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Prope...ayphotohosting

its cheap, and it looks like the same thing, and the material used sound nice.....
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Scionluber
WTF! you can pull if off a honda in the dealership? Does it just twist off or something? if its so easy, cant someone just jack if off your car in a parking lot? sounds like alot of people want this thing =x

I wish I'd gotten a ipod, but i got a samsung already before getting my tc =[
i wouldnt just steal one....but

yea it just twist off......some glue it down so noone would steal it...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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looks the same but it isnt...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SW_08
Originally Posted by Scionluber
WTF! you can pull if off a honda in the dealership? Does it just twist off or something? if its so easy, cant someone just jack if off your car in a parking lot? sounds like alot of people want this thing =x

I wish I'd gotten a ipod, but i got a samsung already before getting my tc =[
i wouldnt just steal one....but

yea it just twist off......some glue it down so noone would steal it...
hmmmm....are there any disadvantages to doing that later down the line?
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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i wouldnt know.....

i have a s2k antenna on my tc.....but i didnt glue it down...
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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mine got stolen and it had thread lock on it
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by AGTC85
mine got stolen and it had thread lock on it
that's why i put thread locker on mine so that it didn't get stolen. I used the red thread locker, its never coming off!
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:46 AM
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i used the red one too. they took it off some how and then stuck the horse whip antenna. i think someone hates me lol
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by AGTC85
i used the red one too. they took it off some how and then stuck the horse whip antenna. i think someone hates me lol
damn, if it was the red one, its supposed to break the antenna mount to get it off lol but yeah if they put the stock one on there, then it has to be a scion tc owner lol
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 04:09 AM
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yeah the thread lock is pointless cause if you dont have an alarm then its really no use. i have a s2k antenna and i lost some reception in some areas as well plus i live in a town with a bunch of stupid kids always jack stuff like this. first it was the colored honda emblems and now anything they can get their hands on.
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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my neighborhood is that like.....and we dont have a garage....



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