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I bought a Shark Fin antenna from Visual Garage after reading about it on these forums. I felt the Shark Fin better matches the styling/design of the Fusion rather than the whip antenna that comes standard. I sent an email to Visual Garage, stating I had a Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium with Tuxedo Black Metallic paint and a few hours later they sent me a PayPal invoice for $69 + $12 S/H = $81 total. I ordered on May 8th, it shipped on May 17th, and I received the Shark Fin on May 20th. It was shipped via USPS first class mail from Point Roberts, WA. Shown below are photos of the unboxing and what the final installation looks like on my HyTi. I followed the provided installation instructions and had the Shark Fin installed in about 30 minutes. I used blue painters tape to align it where I wanted it on the roof before I peeled off the adhesive backing on the antenna. I haven't driven around to determine if the reception is any better/worse, but others on this forum have stated little to no reception loss.

This topic was posted over on the BOF, but I figured I would ask here as well. What's the deal with metallic versus ceramic tint? Does metallic tint interfere with the car's antenna/systems in any way, but ceramic tint doesn't? Is ceramic tint more expensive? Do they look any different? I'm planning on tinting all windows, except the windshield but I can't have the tint interfere with anything in the car. B8BB8B mentioned that his car can't get a GPS fix with the front windows (tinted) closed. Does anyone know where the GPS antenna is located and does the tint really block the GPS signal? Are any other antennas inside the car or can anything else be affected by tint? What about Wi-Fi? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I have been looking for a solution to replacing the mount cover for my antenna. I came home from a deployment to find my antenna had been ripped off my car by some punk kids in my apartment complex. Ford wants $122 for the base. They say the only way to get the mount cover is to buy it with the base. Does anyone know of an after market solution that may even be smaller? Maybe even a shark fin type? I looked all over the place and it is hard to find one. Thanks in advanced.