Scott Carlton Windell Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Has anyone experienced problems (Performance Related) with this aftermarket device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp2388 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 If you are referring to the VG Sharkfin antenna, there is a slight degradation in the signal strength for the HD radio (signal takes a little longer to acquire) but that is expected per the manufacturer's own FAQ. Other than that, Sirius and GPS work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Carlton Windell Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfengler Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 This is an alternative to the Shark Fin... I looked into the Shark Fin, but after looking at the amount of 3m tape that holds it in place, I wasn't about to spend $90 for one. It looks like there is only 1/8" - 3/16" (3-5mm) of surface area that goes around the bottom contact area. This one is about 4" (100mm), or about the length of the wide portion of the OEM antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jeff_h Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I looked into the Shark Fin, but after looking at the amount of 3m tape that holds it in place, I wasn't about to spend $90 for one. It looks like there is only 1/8" - 3/16" (3-5mm) of surface area that goes around the bottom contact area. There may not be that much contact area for the tape, but it is very sticky as I discovered when putting on one of mine and making slight contact with about 1" x ¼" of area and then needing to pull it back off and straighten it -- that stuff is super sticky. Once I repositioned it and pressed down hard and held for 60 seconds as it noted in the instructions, it felt very secure and in a couple weeks the blue one will hit the two-year mark and still on very securely. So people may prefer the appearance of one over the other, but I don't think the secureness of the adhesive should be a concern. That may change in a couple more years, who knows, but thus far it is still attached very securely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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