Is200 Aerial Improvements

[Boozybloke]

Just picked up my new IS200 today, and amongst a couple of other bits I want to sort out on it, the radio reception is a bit dire. The radio picks up plenty of stations, but signal keeps dropping out on the move. I've had a look through some previous threads, and it seems that a Honda S2000 aerial (part no 39151-S2H-E01 A) with 3mm chopped off to make it fit flush is a good fix, though I'm finding it a little hard to source the genuine part and from what I've read aftermarket items don't work so well.

Are there any other options out there?

[Bobba77]

After having interference on the radio, I managed to get a Honda aerial from eBay for about 15 quid. Thats your best bet really, makes a dramtic improvement though. Expensive to get one new so keep looking ;)

[j8pfc]

I replaced mine with an aerial of the New Toyota Auris Hybrid....... [they are not cheap!!]

Its the same circumference and fits exactly - I tried the Honda one, but where it joins the aerial base the aerial was too large [hope that makes sense]........

I get good reception through it as well. ^_^

[sprinter2012]

I've got one of THESE on mine...

Comes with about 4 adapters to suit different cars, and one of them is a perfect match for the IS200. Looks great and I've had no problems with reception since fitting it. :)

[Boozybloke]

Hmm, for about £18 that's worth a look at least, and cheap enough to not matter if it doesn't work. Many thanks!

[Boozybloke]

Quick update, if anyone is interested; received my new stubby antenna yesterday. Fitted fine, no issues there, looks ok as well. Reception is better in some places, worse in others; for example I now get the local radio station Lincs FM clear as day with no noticable dropout. BBC radio 1 is much the same as before, maybe slightly better, but I could pick up Capital FM before, whereas I can't now. So mixed results really, it's a good buy if there are local radio stations that you listen to but otherwise no better than the OE aerial.