FM antennae Booster Suggestion needed

[VehiGAZ]

Speaking of VX antennas, I just snapped mine on Thursday at the carwash. The attendant who sudsed my VX top to bottom before I went in didn't manage to notice it, and of course it didn't survive. Which is just as well, seeing as I think it wasn't OEM anyway, since it threaded only about half way onto the mount.

My local dealer wants $109 + tax for a new one. (I'm still giggling about that!) I remember a thread about other antennas that fit the VX, but they weren't specific. Anyone have any advice?

[Joe_Black]

You're talking about just the mast that broke, right? If that's it, you can get a generic replacement at most auto parts stores. A less scrupulous individual might remove one from another unsuspecting import.

[VehiGAZ]

Thanks Joe. I'll stay scrupulous and hit up Autozone. I gave up trawling for car parts in college. ;-)

[Ruflyf]

Thx for the info, its not that its bad reception by any means. Its just that my old car would pick up a very good station (usually) thats in pensacola, fl....which is 120 miles away(flat terrain), and I was hoping to get it with the vx.

Now even with the old car, if I went west (away from the station) I would lose it completely real fast. And the wifes car never picked it up worth a crap either, so its certainly not sub-standard performance on the vx's part at all, was just wanting it to reach as far as my other car did.

[thebear54]

I gotta say that the reception in my VX... "SUCKS Big Green Ones".
But it might have something to do with the fact that I live and work between two mountain ranges and you can't get squat without satellite or a 2,000 foot antenna. That's why the CD player is always loaded.
John

[VehiGAZ]

Strangely enough, I still get decent FM reception with the antenna snapped off.

[Joe_Black]

I was always impressed with the FM sensitivity of the Fujitsu and Clarion receivers used by Isuzu, especially using the Diversity antenna as in the Trooper and Rodeo. Since switching to satellite radio the only reason I've retained the antenna is for the rare occasion I might be waiting in a parking garage or want to listen to my local NPR station.