richardcarman 29 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 Well I'm loving it, what a car, picked her up Saturday and first wash last night. First change is the audio and that aerial!! Any suggestions? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 TTR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 Congrats and glad you're enjoying it. Any head unit will be better than the OEM one but as for aerial, you can easily go stubby or shark fin. There are various shark fin ones around, the more expensive ones like the beatsonic ones are good because they go over the existing aerial base and connects to it where as I brought a very cheap one off ebay (about a tenner I think) but this removes the aerial completely and in order to have the aerial to work, you'll need to splice the existing connector to it which I haven't bothered as I don't listen to the radio at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 I have a 4" stubby aerial bought from Amber Performance, reception still good and it looks much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardcarman 29 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 Seen a 2" Perrin might try that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 The 2" is supposed to be a bit hit and miss on reception, but if you don't use the radio much it could be a winner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willtl 54 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 I have this in mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 I do like my Alpine head units. Granted not cheap, but very good. I have had one of these along with a custom pro-install of everything else for three years now. 85K miles and still going well, navigated the Alps twice. All good. http://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/navigation-systems6/ine-w925r Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 @Lauren's suggestion is on sale here:- http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-alpine-ine-w925r_p-28178.htm?gclid=CjwKEAjwjca5BRCAyaPGi6_h8m8SJADryPLhiMPnj0hgF6WB7Y12Zbo7-4dHRh25FMWb7c-TYqxOtRoCn1_w_wcB Just under £700. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted May 10, 2016 11 hours ago, richardcarman said: Seen a 2" Perrin might try that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I tested both the 2" and 4" perrin antennas for tarmac sportz a couple of years back and found the 2" terrible for reception, so opted for the 4" which in my opinion looks better and performs much better than the 2". Give Chris at @Tarmac tarmacsportz a call for prices Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardcarman 29 Report post Posted May 15, 2016 2' Perrin working fine for radio, spent 8 hours doing a full detail and a ceramic coat yesterday, she's cleaned up nicely Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted May 15, 2016 Looks great in that colour I have to admit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardcarman 29 Report post Posted May 16, 2016 Yeah it's by far my favourite, the White was a close second Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brig 10 Report post Posted July 21, 2016 Got a sharksfin from a company called light in the box. Loads of colours supplied with but or bolt fittings and goes over existing Arial fixed in place with a 3m pad. Looks the business and works. All for 13 quid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTR 509 Report post Posted July 22, 2016 Always happy to see another BRZ Welcome to the club! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 14 Report post Posted April 1, 2017 On 10/05/2016 at 9:38 PM, Mark-in-Stoke said: I tested both the 2" and 4" perrin antennas for tarmac sportz a couple of years back and found the 2" terrible for reception, so opted for the 4" which in my opinion looks better and performs much better than the 2". Can I ask how the Perrin 4" compared with the stock aerial for reception? 90% of my listening in the car is to Radio 4, and there are a couple of places on my daily commute where reception gets very noisy, so I'd like to try replacing the stock aerial with a better one. I don't care what it looks like, just what it sounds like, so if anybody knows of a better aerial, regardless of shape or size, please let me know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted April 1, 2017 Philip, it's a long time since I tested them, I can remember the 4" wasn't any better than standard one it just looked better and the 2" was terrible in my area. There's a picture of them on the first page 1 Philip reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted April 1, 2017 They don't perform any better, they're just shorter and (IMHO) look better. The 2" is dire, the 4" is what I have on and I'm happy with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 14 Report post Posted April 1, 2017 Thanks. Don't suppose you know what the screw size is for the connector (e.g. M5, M6)? - I'm wondering about trying an 18" or 20" from eBay and seeing if that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites