Best Short Radio Antenna?

Hey guys,

Getting a little tired of the long a** stock antenna hitting everything like tree's and in parking garages. Looking to find a short one but there is a few on Amazon and I'm wondering which one would be the best, any of you guys have any experience with them?

Thanks!!!!!

 

I have not found one that was good for me. So I cut my oem antenna down about 6" still works fine for me.

 

I took my OEM unit and cut it at 14". Took the ball off the top with vice grips and super glued it to the new 14" antenna. I did hit it 4-5 times with black Plasti-Dip. Works just fine

 

Like others, I just cut my OEM antenna to 12" and plasti-dipped the tip

 

Looks like ill just cut mine down to 12" and plasti dip it or put a rubber cap on it!

 

Kinda curious how this would work?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-Black-Sho...yota|Model:Tacoma&hash=item35d13b3512&vxp=mtr

 

Requirement: Factory antenna base that accepts screw-in type antenna mast. Does NOT replace power antennas. For AM/FM radio only. Does NOT compatible with satellite radio and/or GPS system.

Radio Reception may be affected with the short antenna.

 

Just don't get the rubber shortie (8"-14") antennas. They "flop" and "sag" and do not remain "erect" at driving speed.

 

Cut it and forget it. Maybe I'm lazy but I didn't even replace the ball or put a rubber cap on it. That was 4 years ago. So far it's still ok.

 

Yup, I just got my CravenSPeed antenna in and out of 12 stations I caught ONE! Yes one FM station and NO AM stations, can you believe it?!?!

 

Say it ain't so...

 

Well I'm pretty sure everyone is going to have different experiences due to region and terrain but in Honolulu the CravenSpeed is a no go.

 

So guys look like im just going to cut my antenna down today to either 12 or 14 inches? Whats the lowest you guys recommend?

 

I just put this one on two days ago. And have driven all over the place where I was losing signal with the cheap ass 6.00 TRD Ebay antenna. Haven't lost or faded a channel yet. Best 13.00 I spent.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251912806305

 

I did my usual overthinking on this several years ago. After a bunch of reading and almost buying a couple I ended up taking a hacksaw and lopping some off. I just needed some clearance for parking garages and my home garage. I just measured it. Mine is 27 inches tall. Obviously much taller than you're thinking about but it works flawlessly and doesn't hit on stuff. And I spent $0.00 on it.

 

I have an antennax off-road that I'll give away. Garbage. Cut the original.

 

Thanks all for your feedback. I too was hitting in parking garages. Just cut it off at 26" and then took the tip to a grinder and buffer to soften tip. No loss is reception!

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0095OWK0U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I use my stock antenna to gauge how close I am to the ceiling in a parking garage

 

Definitely don't use one of the crappy Antenna-X shorties. After less than a year, the color fades away and they turn brown... and that was with my truck being parked in a garage both at home and at work every day. Pathetic. At this point, I'll just repaint mine. Still stupid though.

Reception is obviously shit on these too, but I never listen to AM/FM, so I only ever cared about a low profile antenna for the aesthetics and not hitting on garages.