What antenna do you have on your Tacoma?

I spent about 1 month and 3 visits to the dealer to figure out where the wind whistling noise was coming from (I had already done the windshield TSB as well as the taping of every gap facing forward). Turns out it was/is my aftermarket short antenna it is about 40-50% shorter than the factory and the wind hits it just right and creates an annoying whistling noise.

Just telling you in case you do go short and begin to have a whistle noise that isn't the windshield.

 

AtennaX I like it, have the same one on my wife's Highlander.

 

This happened to me too. With my 13" antenna.

 

I have this thingy that I got from autozone... The thread on my stock antenna was bent

 

Autozone as recomended by rogue predator. 6.99, reception is same as stock.

 

AntennaX on my Taco

 

I goto school in Downtown Vancouver. Just barly fit into the garage with my 3'' lift. Id take out a eye if I had the regular length antena, 1ft above the roof.

No name brand

 

thanks for the positive feedback on our antennas!!

 

Does the flexible one bend much on the freeway? That is why I have left mine alone or will shorten the oem. I am not 4x4 so not much limb action hittin it.

 

does not bend too bad on freeway

 

Am i the only one who uses the stock antenna to judge the height of parking garages? If it doesn't hit, I'm good. It's a few inches taller than the cab.

 

^^^^ My stock antena is 11" above the roof. 2005 might be different length.

Dont mind the stock, will actually put it back on when I dont have to go in the garage anymore. Get better reception out in the valley.

 

That's good to hear.

Bought my wife one of the generic "rubber duckies" for her Rav years ago and it took on a permanent bend within a month or two.

I just ordered two of yours for the Rav and the Taco.

 

Parking garages around here have the clearence height. So if you know the height of your truck, don't need to ue the antenna.

Wait, WHAT? Your antenna sticks up 11" above top of cab? Thats Stock?

 

I just ordered the 14" billet style from AntennaX

 

I removed mine as soon as I got the truck, never listen to the radio.

 

i use my cb antenna for my stereo

 

Had originally choose stock on the poll, but ended up getting the Cravenspeed Stubby Antenna today. I love how it looked and how low profile it was, but I regret ever buying that POS. I lost 5 of my preset station and my 6th had a slight fuzzy sound to it. I am very disappointed, but at least the return process is free. I guess I'll be sticking to my stock antenna for good.

 

Ya, 2005 access cab, prerunner. 32'' long antena. Cab is 21'' from the bottom of the window/mounting location to the highest point on the roof. Im the second owner so not totaly sure it its stock, it looks stock.

I wasnt kidding when I said it would take a eye out when Im clearing the parking garage by 2-3''.

 

Stock for now, it lets me know when im getting close in parkades, when i get my lift i know i wont make it as ill have a total of about 5" and will for sure rip off the XM shark fin thing. Once i get lift ill be putting a short one on.