How To: Hidden Antenna Mod

[Soundmound]

Find of the day!

Totally knocked this out today after I got debadged and buffed. The sum cost $2.96 and two minutes time. You have no idea the joy it gives me to be rid of that monstrosity. There was minimal signal loss FM and I don't do AM ever, so..... The juice is worth the squeeze. Do it up the A pillar 10 gauge stranded wire, might go solid core in the future since its a cheap theory to test. One ring terminal and M6-1.00 nut and four feet of wire, he'll you could go 6-8 feet and see if it helps reception all the way down the body. Oh, just buy black wire don't be a cheapo and use whatever's laying around. I will do the esky cap though.

 

[nickbaldwin86]

to lazy to read 11 pages..

did this kill signal?

Is there a replacement cover that doesnt have the hole in it?

Thanks

 

[Tahoewhat]

To further the ? above, anyone have HD radio? Hows reception with it.
(did this along time ago, but never tried the wire up the pillar and roof)

 

[donut slayer]

I did the wire under the molding trick, but the reception was terrible. I went to a short rubber flexable antenna.

 

[Tahoewhat]

Yeah did this as well. Reception is alright. Alot of static when driving. Going to try another way

 

[jomulk56]

just did it today...












I wraped some copper wire around the base and ran it up through the weather seal to get better reception. I get better reception than with the original antenna! Esky piece is on order...for now i put duct tape over the hole

Does the Esky piece fit over the base that way?

 

[Tahoewhat]

Yeah it fits fine. The base is lower than the esky cover.

I even put a nut on the base and still fits.

 

[jomulk56]

Awesome if it works for me I'll be buying the cover

 

[Tahoewhat]

it will work, no doubt. Unless you put something on the base that makes it alot higher. But even the screw thats there is lower. So your good.

Just switched up to putting antenna down fender and works much better for me, than pillar, etc.

 

[doubletap1911]

Has anyone tried laying the antenna on the fender AND also running a wire up the weatherstripping?