DIY: Free Shorty Antenna Mod! - Toyota Yaris Forums

kustom play · 03-13-2009, 07:06 PM

Now there is a back story to this mod

well today me and my beautiful but pain in the ass girlfriend are teachers so today was a 1/2 day and now we are off for the next week for spring break (woot)

so i figured, hey i would shine up the yaris and take it to one of the car cruises.

so my g/f has a TC shes been working on wait wait (ive been working on but she owns) now said TC sits in the garage never driven for now. So i spot a nice S2K antenna im going to steal wait i mean borrow for this car show.

so she notices its on my yaris and tells me to take it off, maybe if i asked first, blah blah blah (insert random woman babbling here)

so i say fine i dont need your stupid S2K shorty antenna, so i grab my wire cutters and cut mine at the base, use a little black paint at the top and stick it on

her mouth drops to the floor, radio works fine and she gotz servedz

Clif notes:

men > Woman For Life!

Here are the pics:

ohh i forgot blah blah blah not responsible for cutting fingers, limbs, setting house on fire, running over grandparents/ babies and most of all destroying your 20ft high sears tower stock antenna

post comments
readddddddddddddddddddddddddddy go!

KCALB SIRAY · 03-13-2009, 07:09 PM

StefanVVTi · 03-13-2009, 07:21 PM

great easy mod! i was afraid my radio will be affected, but i`ll cut mine this weekend!

kustom play · 03-13-2009, 07:29 PM

mine worked fine, even the weak stations i cant get on the garage radio (no antenna) came in

but the most important lesson of this thread is that my g/f got owned

lets not forget that

Arkhangel · 03-13-2009, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kustom play

mine worked fine, even the weak stations i cant get on the garage radio (no antenna) came in

but the most important lesson of this thread is that my g/f got owned

lets not forget that

FTW

frownonfun · 03-13-2009, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkhangel

FTW

i recall coming in here to read about something but ended up entranced by your avatar.

but really thanks to the OP for this... i just might do that this weekend.

b00sted4fun · 03-13-2009, 08:43 PM

you just saved me 10$ :P

YAR1S · 03-13-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frownonfun

i recall coming in here to read about something but ended up entranced by your avatar.

but really thanks to the OP for this... i just might do that this weekend.

haha i was thinking the same thing... wait what was this thread about?

that dancing girl's sign language threw me off, lol.

nice mod tho!

taKuto · 03-13-2009, 09:03 PM

i took off my antenna completely and the radio worked fine :)

Arkhangel · 03-13-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frownonfun

i recall coming in here to read about something but ended up entranced by your avatar.

but really thanks to the OP for this... i just might do that this weekend.

lol Got it from www.yaris-club.net
Could not understand the forum (its in Thai)
But like the gif

HTM Yaris · 03-14-2009, 01:49 AM

It took my buddy about 3 weeks to notice that I swapped my Yaris for his S2K antennae

cali yaris · 03-14-2009, 12:04 PM

GREAT IDEA. LOL @ the story.

jjbG35yaris · 03-14-2009, 04:34 PM

so does this really not affect the signal?

Tamago · 03-14-2009, 04:43 PM

i shortened my stock antenna and radio station reception diminished. .

kustom play · 03-14-2009, 06:31 PM

i havent lost any signal strength

i even get the weak stations in clear!

talnlnky · 03-14-2009, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kustom play

i havent lost any signal strength

i even get the weak stations in clear!

you can't argue against the laws of physics and expect to win.

You did lose reception capability... you are lucky and live close enough to the local towers that you didn't need the full length.

when you go on trips however, your radio won't pick up stations as long as it used to, and your quality will degrade sooner.

with that said... i'd be tempted to do this...however, the deck i'm going to install doesn't have the strongest FM reception to begin with and I'll wait till I install it before I start playing around with smaller antennas

kustom play · 03-14-2009, 10:44 PM

not really a big deal since i can make an MP3 Disk

i rarely listen to the radio as it is

but i do not have an antenna on the radio in the garage and i dont get certain stations but i can pick them up clear as day in the yaris with the antenna cut

maybe my yaris and TaKuto's are above the laws of physics

i'll alert the text book makers

POORSHA · 03-14-2009, 11:29 PM

KILLED my reception

03-13-2009, 07:06 PM	#1
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	DIY: Free Shorty Antenna Mod! Now there is a back story to this mod well today me and my beautiful but pain in the ass girlfriend are teachers so today was a 1/2 day and now we are off for the next week for spring break (woot) so i figured, hey i would shine up the yaris and take it to one of the car cruises. so my g/f has a TC shes been working on wait wait (ive been working on but she owns) now said TC sits in the garage never driven for now. So i spot a nice S2K antenna im going to steal wait i mean borrow for this car show. so she notices its on my yaris and tells me to take it off, maybe if i asked first, blah blah blah (insert random woman babbling here) so i say fine i dont need your stupid S2K shorty antenna, so i grab my wire cutters and cut mine at the base, use a little black paint at the top and stick it on her mouth drops to the floor, radio works fine and she gotz servedz Clif notes: men > Woman For Life! Here are the pics: ohh i forgot blah blah blah not responsible for cutting fingers, limbs, setting house on fire, running over grandparents/ babies and most of all destroying your 20ft high sears tower stock antenna post comments readddddddddddddddddddddddddddy go!

03-13-2009, 07:09 PM	#2
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	__________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

03-13-2009, 07:21 PM	#3
StefanVVTi VVTi lover \| D-4D driver View User's Garage Drives: 1.6 Corolla & 1.4 D-4D Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe Posts: 102	great easy mod! i was afraid my radio will be affected, but i`ll cut mine this weekend! __________________ (2006) - 1.6 VVTi Corolla & (2008) - 1.4 D-4D Yaris

03-13-2009, 09:03 PM	#9
taKuto rice rocket Drives: 05 Echo Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 163	i took off my antenna completely and the radio worked fine :) __________________

03-14-2009, 01:49 AM	#11
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	It took my buddy about 3 weeks to notice that I swapped my Yaris for his S2K antennae __________________

03-13-2009, 07:29 PM	#4
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	mine worked fine, even the weak stations i cant get on the garage radio (no antenna) came in but the most important lesson of this thread is that my g/f got owned lets not forget that

03-13-2009, 08:43 PM	#7
b00sted4fun Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 102	you just saved me 10$ :P

03-14-2009, 12:04 PM	#12
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	GREAT IDEA. LOL @ the story. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

03-14-2009, 04:34 PM	#13
jjbG35yaris Drives: G35 / Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 27	so does this really not affect the signal?

03-14-2009, 06:31 PM	#15
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	i havent lost any signal strength i even get the weak stations in clear!

03-14-2009, 10:44 PM	#17
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	not really a big deal since i can make an MP3 Disk i rarely listen to the radio as it is but i do not have an antenna on the radio in the garage and i dont get certain stations but i can pick them up clear as day in the yaris with the antenna cut maybe my yaris and TaKuto's are above the laws of physics i'll alert the text book makers

03-14-2009, 11:29 PM	#18
POORSHA View User's Garage Drives: 2008 LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NE CT Posts: 418	KILLED my reception

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