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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 11:56 PM
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This has not been addressed in awhile ,so what's the most functional and best looking ones out there.Feel free to post pics .
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 09:32 AM
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I went with a forum vendor and got one when they advertised a sale for about $12 shipped. I don't know if it is the most efficient or not, but all the stations I listen to came in the same as the original long antenna.

http://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=418

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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 11:34 AM
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I have a 02 Electron Blue ZO6. I ordered a black shorty antenna (too many years ago to remember from where)

I was at a car show and I noticed my buddy had a White FRC with a blue anodized shorty antenna. We swapped antennas and both of us couldn't have been happier.

I noticed a small loss of reception but, its nothing to write home about!

No more C5 fishing rod on the rear fender.

BC
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 01:02 PM
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I have this one and it works great !

http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...nna-p-480.html
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 01:06 PM
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I got my stubby from craven speed. It was about $25.
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Iamchap
I got my stubby from craven speed. It was about $25.
Same here. Seems to work. I bought it to rid my car of the ugly Z super-long. Radio is rarely used.
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by QCVette
I went with a forum vendor and got one when they advertised a sale for about $12 shipped. I don't know if it is the most efficient or not, but all the stations I listen to came in the same as the original long antenna.

http://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=418

Good luck.
I have the same one, works great, no radio reception issues so far.

Pro tip - buy 2 at this price... I've bent mine several times, and had a buddy bend it as well while getting some gear out of the trunk (FRC)...it's so short you can forget it's there.

Just waiting for mine to break, next time it bends I suspect metal fatigue will rear its ugly head!

Barry
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 05:51 PM
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Got mine from Southern Car Parts, looks cool works well.
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Originally Posted by Iamchap
I got my stubby from craven speed. It was about $25.
I got the same one. Love it.

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