My car with the new Shark Fin Antenna

[pinky]

Hey guys,
so when I saw this as an option for my yaris a few weeks ago on this site I knew I had to get it. Two weeks after ordering it, here she is.

I know this look isn't for some of you but I personally love it. I think it makes the car look even cuter which is what it's all about when you're a girl :biggrin:. I noticed after I installed it that the shape of the fin echoes the shape of the yaris so it's like having a mini yaris on top of my yaris...sounds weird but I think it looks really neat. Also, I've noticed no loss of radio reception since putting it on. Mind you, I have only driven in the city since installing it so it's not like I really tested it out but since 95% of my driving is in the city, I don't think it will ever be an issue for me.

I purchased this from VisualGarage ( http://www.visualgarage.com/home.html ). Installation was very easy. Having two people is definitely recommended. The company website has a nice detailed installation page with pictures. The only thing I would recommend differently from their instructions is attaching the antenna and than taping it off. They recommend taping it off first but when you attach the antenna, you might find it wants to sit in a different place naturally.

So here she is with the new antenna :wub:

[Callisto]

I like the way these low profile antennae look and think it compliments the car well. However, I was wondering if you have noticed any degradation of signal reception?

Looks nice:thumbsup:

[KCALB SIRAY]

How did you handle the paint, did it come pre-painted or is it a DIY?

[engelm_]

That looks so awesome. I also love where the pics were takin.

[Stargate YARlantIS]

how does the radio sound w/ that antenna.... is it a dummy

[pinky]

Like I said, I've only done city driving with it so far but the sound quality is identical to the stock one as far as I can tell. It even got reception in my underground parkade, as good or better as the stock one ever did.

[pinky]

I like the way these low profile antennae look and think it compliments the car well. However, I was wondering if you have noticed any degradation of signal reception?

Looks nice:thumbsup:

So far the sound quality for my radio is the exact same as the stock antenna. I've experienced no degradation but I live in a major city. Not sure what the reception would be like if I was out in the boonies. I do plan to go on a road trip to Portland soon so I'll update after my trip and let you know how it is between cities. I have underground parking and the antenna even gets reception there, it's scratchy but no scratchier than the stock antenna got.


How did you handle the paint, did it come pre-painted or is it a DIY?

As far as the paint, the company takes care of all of that for you. All you have to do is give them the make and model of the car and your paint color code. If you know the name of your paint color (which I think most of us do) you can select the paint code color from their website based on the name of your paint. For example, my color is called "absolutely red" so the code is 3PO.


That looks so awesome. I also love where the pics were takin.

Thanks so much! It's one of my favorite areas of the city. :smile:

[kimona]

Looks brilliant! I love it. Got to get one.

[Stargate YARlantIS]

is it one from ebay??? lol

[Stargate YARlantIS]

Has anyone seen the small shark fins that some put on instead of a spoiler??? like on the Scion TC's...

[Ryu]

Shark fin looks great

[*MAD DOG*]

Few questions.

What brand is it? Where did you get it from? Did you have to paint it or did it come in that color? How much is it?

[TinyGiant]

maybe i'm weird.. i don't fancy it.. Good job on the install though :)

maybe it will grow on me :)

[pinky]

Few questions.

What brand is it? Where did you get it from? Did you have to paint it or did it come in that color? How much is it?

It's from a company called Visual Garage. Their website is http://www.visualgarage.com/home.html

The antenna comes prepainted. They match the shark fin to the color code of your car. You can go onto their site, select your car make and model and the name of your car color and they'll tell you what color code you should be specifying in your order. As far as I'm aware, they have matching colors for all the yaris's.

The price on their website is $69.00. That doesn't include the cost of shipping. I kinda lucked out. I live in Vancouver Canada. This company is located just outside of Vancouver in a city called Richmond so I was able to drive there (half hour drive) and pick it up. I paid $75.00 Cdn total for it.

[pinky]

maybe i'm weird.. i don't fancy it.. Good job on the install though :)

maybe it will grow on me :)

:wink: no worries. To each his own.

What I also love about it is that I've yet to see another Yaris with one here and Vancouver is Yaris central! I see them everywhere but now mine stands out.....for now haha.

[TinyGiant]

you know what.. i might be that your yaris doesnt have the spoiler that is making it look odd to me.. i'd have to see it on a few others :) i like he idea of getting rid of the big antenna though

[sanityassassinv2]

you know what.. i might be that your yaris doesnt have the spoiler that is making it look odd to me.. i'd have to see it on a few others :) i like he idea of getting rid of the big antenna though

What you don't like the R/C car look? :iono: Heck, I was thinking about putting a little orange flag on mine just for kicks. :w00t:

[derickveliz2]

I got mine from Hong Kong (ebay) for $2 and $6 for Sh&h no paint.

It's fake but looks good.

Every thing started as a joke, and I placed an order a week later there it was!

http://derickveliz.googlepages.com/YarisFake4.JPG

http://derickveliz.googlepages.com/YarisFake1.JPG

http://derickveliz.googlepages.com/YarisEyeLidsGrill3.JPG

http://derickveliz.googlepages.com/Yariscomparopanbak1.JPG

[whiteghetto]

I am thinking of removing the external antenna, what kind of degredation should I expect?

[YarisSedan]

I dont understand. Could you do what derickveliz2 did if you really like the shark fin look and save a bunch of money and have a antenna that works better than the one you spend money on. Your factory antenna? And then it oculd be easily removed if the vehicle is sold the the new owners taste does not like it. To me that just makes more sense.

[Hirosan]

siiick!! i need one of those
btw shouldnt u hide ur License plate?

[1NZYaris1]

Dame thats expensive, But very nice,:drool:

[pinky]

I dont understand. Could you do what derickveliz2 did if you really like the shark fin look and save a bunch of money and have a antenna that works better than the one you spend money on. Your factory antenna? And then it oculd be easily removed if the vehicle is sold the the new owners taste does not like it. To me that just makes more sense.

The shark fin antenna that I bought can be removed at any time. It's glued down with a strip of foamy adhesive (they called it a gasket). You'd probably have to use some goo remover to get the little bits of adhesive off but then it would look like it did before and you'd just screw the old one back on. That's what I like about this mod as well, it's completely reversible but it's not like I have no antenna there now (if I was using a fake).

[pinky]

siiick!! i need one of those
btw shouldnt u hide ur License plate?

Oh! Should I? :eyebulge:

Dang, I'm such a noob. Guess I'll have to photoshop the pictures and repost.

[darthbauer]

I like the look but i like having an antenna cause all my cars before this one had an internal one. With out one where would my antenna ball go?

[*MAD DOG*]

It's from a company called Visual Garage. Their website is http://www.visualgarage.com/home.html

The antenna comes prepainted. They match the shark fin to the color code of your car. You can go onto their site, select your car make and model and the name of your car color and they'll tell you what color code you should be specifying in your order. As far as I'm aware, they have matching colors for all the yaris's.

The price on their website is $69.00. That doesn't include the cost of shipping. I kinda lucked out. I live in Vancouver Canada. This company is located just outside of Vancouver in a city called Richmond so I was able to drive there (half hour drive) and pick it up. I paid $75.00 Cdn total for it.

Thanks for the info :w00t:

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

It's a freaking pirahna!!

[pinky]

lol, my threads got combined. So maybe the advice to "post stuff under mulitple topic categories" isn't such a good idea?

[derickveliz2]

Yeah... some times I don't know where to write my posts, good thing this one end up in the photo thread. :thumbup: