Which short antenna is better

[mitchorama]

I am looking at buying a short antenna. When my free Sat radio runs out I will be listening to AM/FM radio. I see two antenna that caught my eye. One is you just replace the antenna part, the other one you replace the whole unit. Which one have you installed on your Mustang? Here are thw two sites:
The Stubby Antenna

2010-2013 Mustang Shorty Antenna - Black 4" MU0047SB

Thanks, Mitch

 

[SCMOKN]

I am looking at buying a short antenna. When my free Sat radio runs out I will be listening to AM/FM radio. I see two antenna that caught my eye. One is you just replace the antenna part, the other one you replace the whole unit. Which one have you installed on your Mustang? Here are thw two sites:
The Stubby Antenna

2010-2013 Mustang Shorty Antenna - Black 4" MU0047SB

Thanks, Mitch

I've heard good things about the Craven.

 

[SteveG@Lethal]

I can also recommend our billet Shorty antenna:

2010-2013 Mustang BBR Billet Antenna

 

[JUIC3D]

Just cut yours.. no loss in radio reception and no more Harry Potter wand appearance.

Dremel+painters tape+just a dab of black spray paint=win

 

[Ron Mexico]

I'm happy with the LRS one. comes in black and doesn't need a special tool to install like the am one. to me, it looks better than the stocker cut down.

 

[SteveG@Lethal]

I'm happy with the LRS one. comes in black and doesn't need a special tool to install like the am one. to me, it looks better than the stocker cut down.

That is our antenna BTW. :rockon:

 

[slink]

I have the Cravenspeed. Looks good and I have not noticed any change in reception.

 

[csb85]

I went with the craven speed. I think its the shortest out of all the ones available. I had no loss in radio reception.

 

[mitchorama]

Thanks for the info. I ended up buying the Craven today.

 

[kingnut]

Need one. I would love a straight delete kit bit I guess a shorty will do.

 

[HammeredSoul]

Just cut yours.. no loss in radio reception and no more Harry Potter wand appearance.

Dremel+painters tape+just a dab of black spray paint=win

What if you're a Harry Potter fan? Anyways, I've had one of the stubby antennas before, and I did notice a change in reception. Around town or populated areas, the radio stations came in the same as before. However, on road trips I would notice that the stations would drop sooner, and had pretty fuzzy reception on most stations in between big cities since the towers are usually near populated areas.

This is due to the fact that the antenna on the car is a 1/4 wave antenna, meaning that it is 1/4 length of the radio wave. This makes it electrically resonant of the frequency, much like a tuning fork. The stubby antennas use an inductor coil to tune this resonance to suit their length, but produce less gain (sensitivity). So in short, don't switch it if you enjoy listening to the radio on road trips.

You can read about it here...

Whip antenna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[calgarybandit]

The stubby by far best antenna, it looks like it came from factory.

 

[JUIC3D]

I can this without a doubt--I noticed 0 reception loss in my own personal car when I cut the extra length from the factory antenna. I know I'm not alone as many of my 5.0 friends report the same thing.

 

[kingnut]

who listens to FM anyway. sirius ftw. anyone know of a delete kit?

 

[apex32]

just ordered a craven.. always been annoyed with how huge it is. The craven looks the best to me and I NEVER use the radio. Always sat or bluetooth from the phone.

 

[ViciousJay]

Cut the stocker and glue a boost cap over it, $2 and it looks better then any of those.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/2011-2014-mustangs-354/907395-trimming-antenna-2.html

 

[apex32]

Cut the stocker and glue a boost cap over it, $2 and it looks better then any of those.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/2011-2014-mustangs-354/907395-trimming-antenna-2.html

That looks pretty good, but I'd rather not cut it and cap it. For $20 or so a shorty looks as good if not a tad cleaner and dont have to use a cap and I still have the factory antenna intact.

That's a great cheap diy way, though. Nicely done.

 

[mhyjek]

who listens to FM anyway. sirius ftw. anyone know of a delete kit?

Sirius sucks for clarity and overall sound plus you are paying and still getting commercials. Also the stock interface sucks! I like bluetooth the best but AM/FM second the sirius...

 

[blackbeast12]

I can also recommend our billet Shorty antenna:

2010-2013 Mustang BBR Billet Antenna

This is the 1 I just ordered, it will be here friday!

 

[ACESnEIGHTS]

Ordered a stubby today, and if you like them on facebook you get a free Craven Speed sticker, Oh snap! Free sticker, that sealed the deal.