After the first Guppy Attack Group Buy sold out in 3 Days we made arrangements for a second Group Buy on this Short(er) Antenna Replacement. As with the first Group Buy, this one will be capped at 75 members.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
The price is $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 75 we will collect payments. We have the parts already in our warehouse, so we should be able to ship these within days of the group buy close.
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UPDATE 6/20:
We have decided to coat the shiny-anodized mirror stems with a satin black powdercoat.[/b] This will look better, and will also last basically for the life of the car, where an anodized finish might start to fade. The antenna masts went to the powdercoater Today, and should be ready in about a week; we have revised the expected shipping date from this Friday (22nd) to next Friday (29th).
For members of the first group buy, we will offer an exchange of your anodized mirror stem for one of the new powdercoated ones, at no cost.
Expected Shipping Date is Friday June 29th.
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UPDATE 6/29: Second Group Buy has Shipped, tracking info below.
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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.
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.
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.
--//--
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.
The price is $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 75 we will collect payments. We have the parts already in our warehouse, so we should be able to ship these within days of the group buy close.
--//--
UPDATE 6/20:
We have decided to coat the shiny-anodized mirror stems with a satin black powdercoat.[/b] This will look better, and will also last basically for the life of the car, where an anodized finish might start to fade. The antenna masts went to the powdercoater Today, and should be ready in about a week; we have revised the expected shipping date from this Friday (22nd) to next Friday (29th).
For members of the first group buy, we will offer an exchange of your anodized mirror stem for one of the new powdercoated ones, at no cost.
Expected Shipping Date is Friday June 29th.
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UPDATE 6/29: Second Group Buy has Shipped, tracking info below.
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