[wasney]

I have one and I haven't noticed if it has been better or worse. Seems about the same for me. But I usually only lose signal if I drive between a bunch of tall buildings.

 

[revjpeterson]

It seems the same as the stock antenna, but neither of them stand up to the reception of 3-ft. spiral-wrapped mast that came on my Jeep.

 

[Merc6]

Also echoing what the Poll said. My car was driven in 4 states and the reception was the same as stock to also include XM into the mix.

 

[Patman]

Had a shark fin on my 2 previous Cruzes not bought one for my 2014 yet. No difference in reception

 

[obermd]

I had no issues with reception. The VG shark fin has a fractal antenna plastered on the inside of the fin. This antenna screws into the antenna base.

 

[Rivergoer]

Thanks for all the votes and replies...consensus so far is no change in radio reception from stock antenna. Color-matched, easy install, great looks and under $100 bucks...think I'll pull the trigger.

:goodjob:

 

[Blasirl]

No change for me, but I have lousy reception. That said, what I did was clean the threaded hole with contact cleaner, blew it out with canned air, put a small dab of dielectric grease on the new screw, pulled the tape cover off the fin, wiped the paint with a touch of acetone, screwed in the new screw with fractal antenna attached and pasted down the fin. Put some blue tape on to ensure a good bond.

Some day when I learn how to upload video I'll show side by side with my Dodge van that I should have ten times as many stations on my Cruze as I do.

 

[Merc6]

No change for me, but I have lousy reception. That said, what I did was clean the threaded hole with contact cleaner, blew it out with canned air, put a small dab of dielectric grease on the new screw, pulled the tape cover off the fin, wiped the paint with a touch of acetone, screwed in the new screw with fractal antenna attached and pasted down the fin. Put some blue tape on to ensure a good bond.

Some day when I learn how to upload video I'll show side by side with my Dodge van that I should have ten times as many stations on my Cruze as I do.

LOL, You should hear the Accord. It's 8 Track quality FM and AM. USB and BT is slightly better. They have these Active Noise Control microphones in 2 spots of the roof and they pretty much make a crappy setup even worse. You have to disable it if you add subs.

 

[thebac]

"other"

I would not classify the reception as "worse" overall, as both types of antennas on this car have/had trouble with stations over 40 miles away. I have noticed the AM reception might be a bit worse. I am not really worried about it.