Reviews for Quadratec 16" Hi Performance AM/FM Stubby Antenna for 07-23 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK & Gladiator JT
Looks great, easy install BUT mine broke at the base (fiberglass?) where the antenna connects to the metal base after 4 months. Not sure how it happened since it had not been off road and maybe went through a carwash 3 times. Disappointed in the quality....
I lost a couple channels, however that's not a big concern since I primarily play my own music. I would rate higher but after the first month the rubber tip on the end cracked exposing the top of the antenna. 2 stars for style and function.
Antenna is nice but the adapter that came with mine would not fit my jeep I am a machinist by trade so I have thread gages I checked adapter & it would not go into gage , had to run a thread die on adapter & that did the trick hopefully mine was just a fluke because a thread die will cost you around 10 bucks ! reception is good so all in all I'm happy with antenna
Antenna looks great and was easy to install, but a branch hit it while driving and bent it in two. Not a very sturdy product. Disappointing.
I bought this $40 stubby antenna to replace the OEM antenna on my 2021 Gladiator. The OEM works great but I wanted something that was shorter and not get destroyed in the carwash. I live about 20 miles outside of a major metro area and I listen to a lot of AM talk shows when I am not streaming music. I had my radio on as I installed this antenna and noticed an immediate and significant signal and volume loss. Other channels also had lots of static and crackling so be warned that this antenna is not as strong as the OEM. I did not try any FM stations. Anyway, this antenna is useless to me and when contacting Quadratec they informed me that they would not accept it as a return as it had been "installed" despite the fact that it had been on my Jeep for about 2 minutes.
Great quality but lost several local stations and a few others were sporadic static. I live in the Boston area. The stock wrangler antenna performs much better.
It was worth a shot but did not work out
This antenna did not fit my 2020 JL as stated.
This antenna did not fit my 2021 JL as stated. Not sure if the wrong part was sent but I cannot reach customer service for a resolution.
The antenna looks to be good quality, but I could not get the adapter to go in. I tried lubing the threads. Still no go. Something looked slightly off, so I mic'd the diameter of the threads and found that the adapter was .008" too big. Just enough to not work. Currently waiting on Quadratec customer service to respond. Everything else I've purchased here has been perfect.
Perhaps I received one with bad threads, but I was unable to use this due to it not being the same thread as the factory threads on my 2019 JLUR. It was impossible to screw into the OEM antenna location.