Shark fin sux. If you have to have an external antenna, make it as unobtrusive as possible.

I also agree with the other poster who equated it to the cellphone antennas of 15 years ago. Some people consider it some kind of status symbol, and I'm surprised you can't already buy fake ones at Pep Boys or through the J.C. Whitney catalogue. (Hmmmm ... maybe you can!)

Kill the shark!
.
.

 

But remember, everything's bigger in Texas!

 

yea.. not too sure about the shark fin.. it looks good on say, Audi RS4, but not on the IS.. it looks much cleaner without the fin...

 

This thread is hilarious. It's just a darn fin. If it had come on the 06 model, I doubt it would ever even have been mentioned.

I'm sensing a major case of "fin envy" amoung us

 

LOL! I totally agree!

 

hahah did anyone else notice that on the lexus site... if you look at the pics of the 2007 is... they basically reused the 2006 pics and photoshopped the sharkfin on there?

 

When I get my '07 im gunna cut "gills" into the fenders to complete the look

The fin is ugly but not a big deal IMO.

 

I was at my dealer yesterday to see what they had in stock. The shark fin is sure an eyesore on a sleek small car.

 

i finally got to see one with a shark fin driving down the street the other day. i have to agree, its ugly. its really the shape of a shark fin, pointed and all. i don't really mind a flater one like the bmw's but the one on the '07 IS is hideous! i rather have no shark fin than that shark fin.

 

I saw the fin recently and I don't think it's half bad. Our 06 IS's will look silly in a few years when everyone is used to the finned IS's.

 

Agreed. I wish the sharkfin fad would go away.

 

i believe the fin is for the GPS/SAT Radio.

I have a 07 and I do not have an antenna on the front windsheild.

What can it possibly do? Increase reception I'd must say. it is an external antenna now.. not internal.

Do see your 06 and look for the antenna on the front windsheild.