Pilot Automotive,Inc. Cz292cf Shark Fin Antenna

I purchased to disguise the horrible carcass of my original shark fin on my Saab 9-3. Strange that the car still looks new, except for the fin and the Saab emblems.. When I took off what I could of the old fin with a pair of pliers,( I have no patience for tedious, annoying things) I had an odd lump left. I took this fin out of the package and put Auto Goop on the base and pushed it on. I had read other reviews that stated the placement of the fin took a stronger than usual adhesive and ordered the Auto Goop at the same time. It actually looks pretty decent. It does not look perfectly sealed to the car if one was to stare at it at close range, but it is no longer an eye sore and I am very happy with the purchase.

An economical fix for my 2010 Saab 9-3's rotting shark fin antenna problem. I carefully cut off the old rubber and plastic cover (in my case with the base 9-3 the "antenna" doesn't do anything) leaving the metal bracket on the roof. Then I trimmed the double-sided tape so that the Pilot dummy antenna fit. I doubt the tape would be enough to hold this thing on...I used clear silicone caulk liberally to make sure there's a good secure seal.

I have a gray Saab 9-3 and the faux carbon fiber looks great. One thing to remember if you have a Saab is that you must tear off the old antenna--if you don't take it all off, the new one doesn't fit all the way down tight to the roof of the car. The old antenna has a thin aluminum cover with a rubber coating--it's not enough to peel the old rubber off, you have to use a pair of pliers and carefully twist and bend the aluminum housing until you get it down to the bottom piece of plastic. Then the new one fits nice and tight. You will also need to trim the center out of the adhesive pad on the bottom of the antenna cover and just leave a ring around the base. Go slowly on twisting the old antenna so you don't bend or scratch the roof.

Perfect fit. Used it to cover the old antenna on a 2005 Saab. Peel the 3m adhesive pad on bottom away. Carefully razor blade off the rubber coating from the car's antenna. Mine was all cracked and peeling. There's a hard plastic underneath the rubber layer. You don't have to be super careful with the rubber layer, small remnants will be fine. Test fit the cover over the car's antenna. It will not reach all the way down to the roofline. Apply a liberal amount of silicone adhesive/sealant, push on firmly, wait a few hours. I did mine in the evening so it sat around all night. You could then silicone the crack between the antenna and roofline, but factory antenna always had a gap as well.

Hello I own a 2006 Saab 9-3. I was looking for another antenna cover because mine had begun to crack because of car washes, sun, etc. I found this and figured it was worth a try. So I removed the exterior rubber/plastic cover from the original antenna. Side note that this is shark fin has a full adhesive pad at the bottom, not just around the base of the fin. So I had to remove the center of the pad. I did a test fit and it would not sit low enough for the adhesive to seal on the roof of the car. I used a clear silicone to seal the gap.The appearance looks better than what it did. It sealed nicely and I haven't had any issues.

We took a chance even though other reviewers listed a large gap. Same problem for us, we have the inner antenna on the roof and just needed a cover. We removed the bottom adhesion and placed this cover over the inner antenna but this cover doesn't come close enough to the roof, there's way too large a gap to fill it with silicone. We threw it out.

Perfect. I already had my antenna off the car so cleaning the old coating was easy with a wire wheel.I removed oem cover 1st and then used a wire wheel on a grinder to clean off original coating. I also chose to cut upper portion of original cover ensure clearance into replacement cover. I then reinstalled cover onto antenna base and adhered the new cover on top of it with some windshield urethane to ensure it was sealed for weather (silicone causes problems down the road). I then installed it onto the car and it looks better then the original at a fraction on the replacement cost.

While this is certainly an improvement, the color is more of a matte black...charcoal grey even. It's really not black and shiny like it looks in the photo. I was disappointed by that but I guess it's worth the cost for the improvement over a rotted antenna. Might try to paint it some day but probably not.