My car came with a Shark Attack Antenna, which many people run on their NSX - I felt it was still a little too tall. Recently mine also broke, since I use a car cover, and the Shark Attack is fixed in place. Over time, cracks started to form in the base, until the mast snapped off. I found a replacement, which is easier to install, can pivot front to back, and is way shorter (90mm vs 250mm):
The antenna is amplified, just like the Shark Attack, so wiring is the same. One nice detail is that the power wire for the amplifier is blue, like the NSX dash wiring, and not red, like the Shark Attack; there's also a filtering system, but my reception was good before, and is good now, so I don't know the impact of this extra electronic bit. The blue wire on the antenna is is spliced into the pink/white wire which goes into the OEM antenna:
The fastening is easier, since this antenna tightens from the top, and not from the tight space on the bottom. You basically unscrew the nuts on the antenna, slip this antenna in from the bottom hole, then slide the base pieces over the top, and tighten the upper nut with a 19mm wrench. The antenna itself can still swivel from front to back if everything is aligned correctly, which means using a car cover will not break it.
Here's the finished product, it's about the same height as an NSX-R wing, and blends nicely:
Radio reception is good, it seems the same as the Shark Attack II which I removed. The amplified antenna base is produced by Metra, so it's from a quality company.
Installation Instructions for Guppy Attack Antenna
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Group Buy Information
This is a vendor-direct group buy, payments will be made to our LLC's PayPal account, and we will send the product directly to customers. Check and Money Order options are also available, again made payable to our LLC.
If there are 20 people interested we can sell these for $50 shipped (Add $7.95 for International), which is about the same price as the Shark Attack antenna.
There is no deposit required, just post your interest and once we hit 20 we will collect payments. We will start to order the components once there are about 10 people interested, so we should be able to ship these within days of the group buy close. If we don't get 10+ people within 30-days I will enjoy mine, and this group buy will go away.
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Update 6/07:
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Masts arrived Today, we've started to assemble the antennas, and the first 20 or so will ship Today.
The complete replacement assembly weights 5.8oz (0.36lbs), based on weight-reduction threads, other members have placed the stock antenna weight at 1.7-2.2lbs, so it's a weight savings of about 1.5lbs.
I have been covering / uncovering my car with this antenna on an almost daily basis for the last month, and have been making slight tweaks to my personal antenna. One of the items I didn't like was the rubber piece between the base and mast would poke out slightly, so I found a way to eliminate this part altogether. By using a combination of a fender washer, and a serrated tension washer, which go underneath the quarter panel, spacing the antenna downward. This also creates a tighter grip on the quarter panel, since it's now a full ring instead of the standard claw, so the overall antenna is more-secure.
These tweaks will be included with all of the Group Buy antennas, which should ship Today and Tomorrow.
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69 Antennas Shipped, 6 Will Ship Tomorrow:
If your username isn't connected to your payment the zip code is used instead. It may take a day or two for these numbers to become active, for International Orders the status will not update once the parcel has left the United States. Delivery should take around a week for US orders, and about 2-3 weeks for International.
Tracking Information (http://www.usps.com):
The antenna is amplified, just like the Shark Attack, so wiring is the same. One nice detail is that the power wire for the amplifier is blue, like the NSX dash wiring, and not red, like the Shark Attack; there's also a filtering system, but my reception was good before, and is good now, so I don't know the impact of this extra electronic bit. The blue wire on the antenna is is spliced into the pink/white wire which goes into the OEM antenna:
The fastening is easier, since this antenna tightens from the top, and not from the tight space on the bottom. You basically unscrew the nuts on the antenna, slip this antenna in from the bottom hole, then slide the base pieces over the top, and tighten the upper nut with a 19mm wrench. The antenna itself can still swivel from front to back if everything is aligned correctly, which means using a car cover will not break it.
Here's the finished product, it's about the same height as an NSX-R wing, and blends nicely:
Radio reception is good, it seems the same as the Shark Attack II which I removed. The amplified antenna base is produced by Metra, so it's from a quality company.
Installation Instructions for Guppy Attack Antenna
--//--
Group Buy Information
This is a vendor-direct group buy, payments will be made to our LLC's PayPal account, and we will send the product directly to customers. Check and Money Order options are also available, again made payable to our LLC.
If there are 20 people interested we can sell these for $50 shipped (Add $7.95 for International), which is about the same price as the Shark Attack antenna.
There is no deposit required, just post your interest and once we hit 20 we will collect payments. We will start to order the components once there are about 10 people interested, so we should be able to ship these within days of the group buy close. If we don't get 10+ people within 30-days I will enjoy mine, and this group buy will go away.
--//--
Update 6/07:
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Masts arrived Today, we've started to assemble the antennas, and the first 20 or so will ship Today.
The complete replacement assembly weights 5.8oz (0.36lbs), based on weight-reduction threads, other members have placed the stock antenna weight at 1.7-2.2lbs, so it's a weight savings of about 1.5lbs.
I have been covering / uncovering my car with this antenna on an almost daily basis for the last month, and have been making slight tweaks to my personal antenna. One of the items I didn't like was the rubber piece between the base and mast would poke out slightly, so I found a way to eliminate this part altogether. By using a combination of a fender washer, and a serrated tension washer, which go underneath the quarter panel, spacing the antenna downward. This also creates a tighter grip on the quarter panel, since it's now a full ring instead of the standard claw, so the overall antenna is more-secure.
These tweaks will be included with all of the Group Buy antennas, which should ship Today and Tomorrow.
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69 Antennas Shipped, 6 Will Ship Tomorrow:
If your username isn't connected to your payment the zip code is used instead. It may take a day or two for these numbers to become active, for International Orders the status will not update once the parcel has left the United States. Delivery should take around a week for US orders, and about 2-3 weeks for International.
Tracking Information (http://www.usps.com):
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