New England B.S. Thread

Oh OK. Got it

 

I guess my suggestion won't help.
I had one of those shorter antenna's on my Taco and it didn't work for shit, tried a signal booster and still worked like shit , plus I mostly listen to Bluetooth or ipod anyway.

 

Size matters!!

 

@DoubleRGirl You could always cut down your factory antenna, lots of people do that

 

Cobra's a nice brand. I've just got an inexpensive Midland in the '84, but it works pretty well for what it is.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00024DIDK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edit- I did have to run an extra ground, though. Since my antenna's a window-mount unit it isn't directly grounded, and I was getting a lot of feedback from the engine's ignition system. Ran an extra ground to the antenna cable and cleaned it up a lot.

 

I've got the cobra 75wxst in my FJ. I think a few others here run it too.

Edit: Rob beat me to it. That's the one I've got too

 

My old CB setup was a Pace 23 channel with the cheapest 'diesel' brand antenna they had at the local TA. I don't remember the length but it was really short compared to the others. After tuning the setup, that thing could really reach out.

 

VVV

That's what I did to both my Tacoma and the F150. I cut the antenna so it was only about 1-2" taller than the cab. That way, if it does hit, I know I should think really hard about continuing into that garage / underpass. I used a small piece of heat shrink to keep the top of the antenna together since I removed the ball.

 

backyard ballistics was something my friend and me spent a lot of time "reading"...

I have a cb radio. Just need to install it again.

 

i thought about wanting to maintain a little height for clearance checks, but realistically i drive her so little hahaha

 

That antenna saved me from getting stuck in the prudential parking lot downtown... I was about 3 inches from smashing the cap haha

 

Damn parking garages suck. My roof rack always his the stupid warning pipe, but I've never hit anything in the actual garage

 

Hey guys off topic but gotta ask, does anyone have access to a "pipe puller", "ditch witch"? I am going to try and put an irrigation system in and don't want to destroy the lawn in the process.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/shorty-antenna-yea-or-nay.429097/

 

My evo came with a RC car antenna from the factory, the previous owner of my car swapped it out with a 3" stubby antenna. I can't get shit for reception with it but its loctited on to the point where it's about to snap the antenna base mount so... I suggest not getting stubbies. Even the 5 inch stubby on my old evo was crap too.

 

I had a stubby on one of my cars. I think it spilt at the base after 6 months.

 

the tacoma doesn't see car washes haha

 

I've been to Boston one time and the parking garage I parked in was quite the experience. It was not built with trucks in mind. I think I had inches between my bumpers and the concrete while going around the corners. Not to mention the $100 it cost me for the duration. Thankfully work paid for that.

Truthfully, many things about Boston fascinated me. But I guess that's what happens when you take a guy who grew up in a town of 800 and put in him a city for a couple days.

 

Meh. I'm from a small town and mostly being in Boston just pisses me off, haha!

 

I had to take my wife to the hospital (Beth Israel) 2 weeks ago at like 11 at night. Forgot I had my hi lift attached to my roof rack and wacked the warning pipe with it. I literally had less than an.inch between it and the ceiling joists, and had to make sure to avoid the electrical conduits/lights attached to the ceiling. Fortunately I never hit, but I was able to park right next to the entrance/exit and I think if I had to go further in I would have been SOL. But it was 11pm and I didn't even think about it until after I dropped her off at the door and went to go park.

Moral of the story: parking in the city sucks balls, especially with a truck/suv