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What antenna do you have on your Tacoma?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by zul, Jan 2, 2012.

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What size antenna is on your Tacoma?

  1. Stock

    1,100 vote(s)
    68.9%

  2. Aftermarket, 24" or over

    19 vote(s)
    1.2%

  3. Aftermarket, between 12" and 24"

    199 vote(s)
    12.5%

  4. Aftermarket, 12" or less

    279 vote(s)
    17.5%
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  1. Jan 5, 2012 at 2:16 AM
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    Tepidy

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    Stay away from the stubby antennas( less than 12" ). Reception is shit on all of them regardles of what the manufacturer states. I have the stock antenna on my truck. If it ever breaks off then I will get a shorter than oem antenna
     
    Tepidy, Jan 5, 2012
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  2. Jan 5, 2012 at 2:46 AM
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    Aw9d

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    No issues on mine at all. I live in a major city, never had a single cut out yet.
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2012 at 4:42 AM
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    the issue's are in the rural area's
     
    Tepidy, Jan 5, 2012
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  4. Jan 5, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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    AntennaX

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  5. Jan 5, 2012 at 8:42 PM
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    Only you guys notice your antennas, nobody else does. Those stubby antennas will decrease your reception. You only don't notice because radio station transmitters are high powered and located in key areas. Drive into a rural area and you will have high SNR
    Trust me on this, I have a couple of antennas

    [​IMG]
     
    BarefootBandit, Jan 5, 2012
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  6. Jan 5, 2012 at 9:27 PM
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  7. Jan 5, 2012 at 9:32 PM
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    Me likey that one!
     
    Tigahshark, Jan 5, 2012
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  8. Jan 6, 2012 at 6:00 AM
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    u should get one! haha. they changed them a bit since i got it, supposedly it was an improvement in the coating or something liddat. but mines still cherry 3 ish years later.

    when i was by my house, in a valley, some of the weaker stations wouldn't catch or would sound terrible. as soon as I would start to leave the valley the reception was about the same as stock. honestly, it's common sense. shorter antennae are going to have worse reception. this is much more of a cosmetic mod than a functional one. however, the loss was less than I had expected, and I was able to live with it. Now, IDGAF cuz i no more one analog radio lmao.
     
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  9. Jan 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM
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    This thread prodded me to switch my antenna. All I did was clip off 5" from the stock and put a small amount of black heat-shrink wrapping on the end. Works amazing and cost absolutely nothing.
     
    carcharias, Jan 6, 2012
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  10. Jan 6, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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    I have done candy bar antennas and hidden them behind the dash before. That might be an option.
     
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  11. Jan 7, 2012 at 7:11 PM
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    Today I have one of those little stubby ones. Tomorrow I'm taking it off and putting a slightly chopped version of the stock one back on. Reception sucks with this thing.
     
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  12. Jan 7, 2012 at 7:53 PM
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    Stubby

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1325994818.550190.jpg
     
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  13. Jan 8, 2012 at 1:03 AM
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    I got a stubby one mainly cuz i like the way it looks and i dont need it for reception purposes cuz i listen to Sirius XM :)
     
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  14. Jan 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM
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    Mine was always loose also. I nicked the second last thread on the antenna and reinstalled. It has not come loose since then.
     
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  15. Jan 9, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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    anyone know where to get an adapter to get the antenna to lay at 45* towards the window or even 90* (horizontal)? they make them for cbs but i wondered about antennas...
     
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  16. Jan 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM
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    im just going to cut my stock one down and put the ball back on.
     
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  17. Jan 21, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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    I got mine from Autozone. 13 inch Raptor brand $ 9.99 my friend who works there is always replacing his. The wife keeps losing them in car washes. His advice to me was to stay away from the rubber antennas their reception is not as good as steel.
     
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  18. Jan 22, 2012 at 4:05 PM
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    I'm so use to seeing my stock one. When I look at the pics of your guys stubbys, it makes me think yours is broken when its not.
     
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  19. Jan 22, 2012 at 4:14 PM
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    took my antenna off, keep it behind the seat for a weapon. Sattelite radio is the way to go
     
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  20. Jan 22, 2012 at 4:17 PM
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    LOL a weapon, I guess a whack from an antenna might sting, but I don't think its stopping anyone.
     
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