Stubby Antenna or no?

[Nimrod]

I got whichever one was cheap and had a ton of good reviews on Amazon. It works great but I pretty much only listen to Sirius/XM.

The biggest reason to get the shorty is that in Offroad situations the antenna can whip and break the windshield.
I haven’t seen it happen since the gen1 days but that’s why some of us run them.

 

[GordoJay]

From a Chinese site. Here's a link to the info. It's actually a shift knob that I made into an antenna toy. https://www.fordraptorforum.com/thr...raptor-today-gen2.59415/page-548#post-1549097

I am so disappointed. I thought it was the head off a sâtâníc díldō. I hate it when my illusions are shattered so harshly. Thanks for that.

 

[GordoJay]

The biggest reason to get the shorty is that in Offroad situations the antenna can whip and break the windshield.
I haven’t seen it happen since the gen1 days but that’s why some of us run them.

Interesting. Good reason. I just got tired of the CLANG, SCRAPE, WHAP WHAP WHAP on the backside of my garage door.

 

[Oldfart]

Interesting. Good reason. I just got tired of the CLANG, SCRAPE, WHAP WHAP WHAP on the backside of my garage door.

When I first brought my truck home and I was putting it in the garage for the first time, I was pretty nervous because it's a darn tight fit on the sides. I'm creeping in, trying to be super carefull, all of a sudden I hear this clang/scraping! I about crapped in my pants! I wouldn't have thought an antenna hitting the metal part of the door would make such a scary racket.

 

[LOUSCRW]

Interesting. Good reason. I just got tired of the CLANG, SCRAPE, WHAP WHAP WHAP on the backside of my garage door.

Drove it home, and pulling into the garage I hear a noise. Uh-oh I think to myself as my stomach sinks. Thankfully, at the same time, I notice the whip antenna moving, and proceed to pull in. Within 10 minutes of being home, I was on Amazon ordering a stubby.

Same here. The quote above is literally from my first post on this forum

 

[Oldfart]

Same here. The quote above is literally from my first post on this forum

Yep, that is definitely NOT a sound you ever want to hear your brand-new truck make when you get it home!!

 

[ValveofHouston]

Longer is better imo. I’m in and out of garages so it gives me a nice warning if too low

 

[Keith88]

Had to replace my antenna to fit it in the garage. I ordered my 30.cal antenna on Amazon. It picks up FM stations well enough but I listen to Pandora, Apple Music and Amazon Music solely

Exact one I have. Has gone from truck to truck to truck over the years. Love it.

 

[stevezx900]

Builtright!

 

[GDK]

Not only do they do look better you rid of that annoying whip going down the road. What was Ford thinking??
Not sure if we lost any FM performance at all.