by teezythakidd »
April 4th, 2015
Just decided to do some research on this, and I noticed something interesting. Obvious, but interesting. According to the diagram, the shark fin from a 2G TSX (probably a 1G TSX and 4G TL as well) appear to be exactly the same, connection/connector-wise. So maybe it is practical, theoretically speaking, for this to be a direct swap. Even the screw (#7 on the diagram) is the same! As well as pretty much everything else! Not so sure about from manufacturers outside of Honda/Acura, and I don't care lol. The TSX' shark fin is cool to me. The thing that sucks, is that the TSX' shark fin is nearly 4x the cost of one for a Honda! Lol so one of these days I'm gonna head to a junkyard in hope to find a TSX with a shark fin still intact for a bit cheaper. Another downside to this "mod" is that [IIRC] I'll have to remove the whole headliner, which isn't a "big" job per se but requires much more labor for such a minor change in lieu of the aesthetic. But I'm willing to do it lol. Fortunately I do have an XM subscription so I won't have to worry about drilling any holes or anything. There's a how-to on DA for installing an XM antenna from scratch. I'll keep you guys updated!
Side note, check out the pics for reference to the diagrams.
TSX
The XM antenna is #6!
Accord (8G)
XM antenna is #6 here as well!
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Edit: Not having much luck with finding the part any cheaper at a junkyard (via online inventories). I may just have to take the loss and buy the part brand new, eventually.