VE Bee Sting Type Arials...?

[corypelican]

Hi Guys,

I am looking for a Bee Sting style arial for my series 2 SV6 Ute.
The standard arial is too tall to fit under my garage... I know, its a low garage...!

Just wondering if anyone could recomend any that I should look and where to buy?
I dont want to loose any reception if possible.

Pics would be great too!

Cheers, Cory

[ssv 08 ute]

I purchased the 1 in link below about 5 months ago....havnt noticed any drop in reception
ANTENNA / AERIAL STUBBY BEE STING VE HOLDEN SS SSV SV6 (eBay item 170443959739 end time 04-Feb-11 21:03:10 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

[glenn l]

there on ebay and even some holden dealers sell them in there spares division.

[Troyziee]

im looking into one too, wasnt sure if the ebay ones are just cheap chinese things or are half decent...

surely more ppl have swapped them out with others.?

[corypelican]

Thanks Guys,

Really appreciate the info!

Are these an easy thing to install yourself?

Anyone tried these ones?
HOLDEN VE COMMODORE, CALAIS, BERLINA, ANTENNA AERIAL (eBay item 170583442900 end time 26-Jan-11 00:48:31 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

[Troyziee]

they look nicer than the others, if you purchase one, please let me know how it goes

[jaffassv]

Yeah I got one recently as well and was unsure how reception would go. So had radio on the whole time while I switched them over. There was no difference between the original then no aerial at all then with the stubby one. I thought that was pretty funny.
Though last time I was out woop woop I had no reception with it.

[Hektic]

I bought this one looks beter then otheres IMO its auction though not buy it now , i bought it for about $25 reception is still the same, and it just screws on

http://http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VE-COM...item3a62701c7b

[Escape-The-Fate]

in the ve section there is another topic on this..alot of blokes go the ebay option, one fella bought a mazda cx7 one which is 7cm's or something from memory.

[corypelican]

I bought this one looks beter then otheres IMO its auction though not buy it now , i bought it for about $25 reception is still the same, and it just screws on

http://http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VE-COM...item3a62701c7b

Thanks again for more info.

Hektic, your link didnt work...

Now its time to search eBay!

[Hektic]

Thanks again for more info.

Hektic, your link didnt work...

Now its time to search eBay!

paste this into the search bar and it will come up i checked it my self to see if it works

VE-COMMODORE-STUB-BEE-STING-AERIAL-NEW-MODEL-6CM-LONG-

Hopefuly it does

[Troyziee]

OP howd you go mate? purchased one yet?

[edals]

If you look around you can also find these for them and have the aerial built into them, this link i dunno but shows you the idea.
Universal Shark Fin Car Antenna Decoration Fr BMW Black (eBay item 110639384973 end time 30-Jan-11 20:18:57 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
seen a few look alright IMO

[corypelican]

OP howd you go mate? purchased one yet?

I havent purchased one yet...
I am still waiting to pick up my Ute.
Still about 2-3 weeks away...
Ill let you know when I get one though!


I do like the look of those shark fin arials.
Just wondered how much work is envolved in fitting them?
The bee sting's are so easy to install.

[TumTum]

I dont want to loose any reception if possible.

You'll find AM reception will suffer especially once you get out of town. AM reception is dependent on the length of the antenna and shorter antennas don't work as well as a longer mast. That's if you even listen to AM... :P

[corypelican]

You'll find AM reception will suffer especially once you get out of town. AM reception is dependent on the length of the antenna and shorter antennas don't work as well as a longer mast. That's if you even listen to AM... :P

Cool, Thanks for that!
Pretty much got me sold then!

Just got word that I might be able to pick up my Ute this week.
Ill go order my antenna now!

Ill keep you posted on how it all goes.

[corypelican]

Ok Guys,

I picked up my Ute and received my arial in the mail the same day.

No reception loss that I can tell. And I think it looks good.

I really needed to change my arial beacuse I have a low garage under my house and the original arial didnt fit under...

Hope this helps everyone!

[davey g-force]

Huge improvement. I hate the big "remote control car" type factory aerials!

I changed mine a while ago for a Mazda CX9 aerial. Best $24 I ever spent! Suzuki Swift aerials and a few other makes/models will also fit.

[dingdong555]

Does this still allow blutooth from your phone to work through the car speakers etc..? It will still pickup phone reception right?

[davey g-force]

I didn't think the aerial had anything to do with bluetooth?

...Anyway, my bluetooth still works fine with my short aerial.

[BigBoss]

I have this one
***SMART CAR ANTENNA*** BEE STING HOLDEN, FORD & MORE (eBay item 250714280924 end time 18-Feb-11 01:27:21 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
Looks good but bad signal loss,
Any one with a 5mm thread should fit

[Troyziee]

here's a question about the reception. Does the GPS run off the aerial?

if so i wana make sure theres no lose in reception at all, especially when off the beaten track!

[B-roca]

Does this still allow blutooth from your phone to work through the car speakers etc..? It will still pickup phone reception right?

I didn't think the aerial had anything to do with bluetooth?

...Anyway, my bluetooth still works fine with my short aerial.

Bluetooth is only the interface that connects your cellphone to the car stereo, the cell phone still uses its own aerial to get signal so therefore the cars aerial will not change anything.

here's a question about the reception. Does the GPS run off the aerial?

if so i wana make sure theres no lose in reception at all, especially when off the beaten track!

GPS is a different interface and does not use the cars aerial (gps aerials are normally square and near the windscren)

[Troyziee]

yes but the IQ system on the ve ii runs the radio and gps in the same unit, and that rear aerial is the only one on the car, so would it run through that, or still nah?

[B-roca]

yes but the IQ system on the ve ii runs the radio and gps in the same unit, and that rear aerial is the only one on the car, so would it run through that, or still nah?

Yes I know the whole IQ system jazz, it does not run GPS through the aerial it is a seperate aerial, just because you cannot see the gps aerial doesn't mean its not there.