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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2016
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Hi everybody here. I Just bought a 2014 Focus Trend 2.0L Hatchback. The original antenna is too long so it's a pain to enter or leave my garage. I want to know if you have any short antenna for my car? Any bee-sting type or shark fin type with good radio function would do.
This is my first post. Please forgive me if I posted in a wrong sub-forum. Thanks. Acon |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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http://www.quicksales.com.au/ad/untitled/8502611 try this site...
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Barra Turbo > V8
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I have a shark fin on my focus.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
Posts: 4,324
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Ford hopeless, they must be one of the few car company that puts huge antennas on new cars.
If you think it's bad on a Focus you should try it on a Ranger. That reminds me, I have to go an measure my new garage now to see if mine will actually fit in with the standard antenna. |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Bundoora VIC
Posts: 246
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How low is your garage???
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 4
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My garage is low enough to hit my antenna so I have to ask my wife to bend it to avoid it every time I drive back. In other word I can't get into the garage by myself.
Wondering if this works for my 2014 Focus Trend. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...860_em_1p_0_ti |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 260
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Gee, but that has to be a very very low garage! Are you sure it's just not the garage door that is hitting the antenna? Anyway, those 'stubby' antennae may help your case, but be aware - AM reception can be affected using a shorter antenna.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 4
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But a short antenna would solve this anyway. About the AM, what if I get a "not so short" antenna (10cm for example. There are some shorter ones out there)? Would that be better? |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maffra
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I got a 4.7 inch stubby antenna for my 2013 Focus ST off eBay for about $6. It came with several adapters, so it fits perfectly. Radio reception (FM) is really good, I have not tried AM.
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Motorsport Guru
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The Blue Mountains, N.S.W.
Posts: 1,677
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For my MKI I went to TeamTorquesteer in the U.K.
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Interior Enhancements: Footwell Lighting, Brushed Alum. H/brake Handle, 6 Disc In-Dash System. Exterior Enhancements: ST170 Wheels, Richbrook Shorty Aerial, Euro-Spec Hatch Handle. Performance Enhancements: Ate Callipers/EBC Rotors/EBC Greens Stuff Pads, ST170 Suspension, Herrod's Custom Tune, Ford Racing Coated Exhaust Manifold & Bespoke 2.25in Exhaust. Awards: AFD '07 EFOC Best Focus, SFS '09 EFOC Best Focus, SFS '10 RSOC O/all Best Focus, AFD '10 CFC O/all Best Focus. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 4
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Just got this little guy:
http://www.originalpartsgroup.com.au...CK-CARBON.html There are some different sizes of screws included to fit different car models. One of them fit my Focus Trend 2.0, but the assembly quality seems to be bad because the plastic base part get separated from the antenna part when I tried to tighten the screw in so I have to use super glue to fix it. Installation on my car is easy but the screw is about 1mm too long so there's a round gap between this product and the antenna base on the car. I have to seal that gap with water proof tape. But everything is fine now and the reception seems to be ok. |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 253
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I have a Perrin shorty on mine
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/In-Stock-...8AAOSwp5JWVmDA The Focus uses the same antennae as the WRX
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