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Looks great on my car and replaced my broken, dried out antenna. Very durable and the signal strength is just like factory antenna. A bang for the buck.

After 13 years...apparently my original antenna went through its last trip at the car wash.This is a stubbier antenna. Basically a nice blend of metal and carbon fiberish material. Durable. Kit comes with all the possible reducers and spacers you would need. You just gotta set up the cleanest way youll see fit. I opted to use the spacer to get rid of that slight gap (for moisture reasons).Signal strength is back to factory but it really depends on length of screws youre using also. Worth the $20.

Unscrew the old antenna, find the matching screw and it fits perfect

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Please note that the description for this "antenna" is very inaccurate. This antenna DOES NOT have an internal copper coil as advertised, rather it has a copper screw. This internal copper screw is not threaded into the antenna base far enough to make contact with the vehicle's internal antenna cable. This leaves an "air gap" between the copper screw and vehicle. In short, this is a "fake" antenna. Please see attached photos for a visual reference.If you are looking for an aesthetic upgrade for your vehicle then this will work fine. If you are looking for a functional antenna, I suggest looking elsewhere.Regarding antenna element length. A quick internet search, regarding FM antenna element length for vehicles, will result in quite a few discussions regarding FM signal at various frequencies and the proper antenna element length to best receive those frequencies. The proper FM antenna element length, for vehicles, is roughly 31 inches. Even if the internal copper screw in this antenna were making contact with the vehicle's internal antenna cable, you can clearly see, in the attached photos, that the internal screw in this antenna is nowhere near that length.

The reception is not too great. I think I need a taller antenna.

I have bought short antennas before in the past and they’ve never worked very well. I got the 3 inch antenna on this one and this thing looks amazing and it works great. I haven’t lost any signal from any radio station with this short antenna. It’s worth every penny and a highly recommend it.The only complaint that I have is that there is no square area to grab a hold of to tighten with a tool. So you have to do tighten it with your hand. It was pretty difficult. It is so smooth that I could not get a good grip. But I ended up getting a rubber jar opener and taking that rubber pad and wrapping it around the antenna to get a good grip and tightening the antenna with my hand. I got it really tight and it works great.

I replaced the bent/ chewed LONG antenna on my BMW i3 and WOW this stubby carbon is so much nicer and more sleek in style and performance I did not lose any reception and the size just looks so much better, I did take it apart and put it back together with locktight that way it doesn’t come off that easily overall I recommend this to anyone especially with an i3 5star