Here's a pic of my 14" silver one:

 

I just hacked mine off on the bench grinder. I'll squirt it black eventually, but for now it's fine.

 

i know...someone resurrected an old thread, but here's the 8" antenna from a slight distance:

 

i got mine yesterday, actually. took about 30 seconds to put it on. the original antenna was pretty much coming off on it's own --i guess it was vibrating itself loose.
anyway, the new one is on nice and tight. i got the 8in one, btw. pretty spiffy looking.
i dont notice any difference on reception either... and i listen to the radio pretty much whenever i drive.

 

I installed the 8" and love it! My stock antenna was hitting the driving lights mounted on my windshield, so this works perfectly as it stops just short of the lights. I think that my AM reception may be a little worse, but that could just be my imagination.

 

yes it is. i was driving through I-95 and every time I went under an overpass the signal would cut out.

 

my FM reception is quite a bit worse, with the 14", than it was before. all the radio stations i listen to are about 60 miles away, but i have noticeably less reception now.

 

does anyone know where to buy antenna adapters??? i got a sweet antenna but there is no hardware for it

 

I'm too cheap to spend the money on a new antennae, so I chopped my stock one. Unfortunately it looked unfinished, so I grabbed the section that I'd cut off, clamped it in a vice, and grabbed the little ball on the end with vice grips and twisted it off. I ground the end of the short antennae down so the ball would press on, put a dab of epoxy on it, and hammered it into place. I sanded the whole thing and sprayed it flat black. Came out clean and stock looking. Best of all, it was free. Sorry for the crappy pic, it was dark out.

 

Nice job goose,and thrifty too!