WTB Esky cowl cover

[Tonyrodz]

If you disconnect the base of the antenna from the vehicle you will lose the ground plane which is important for reception. I believe an extremely short cut off mast will work better than one laid along the inside of the fender like some have done, because you need to disconnect the base to do that. My shorty works like a stock one.

Have a pic of your setup?

 

[05Single]

I layed mine down, so the base is not on the ground base. Radio is fine with no static.
Actually no noticeable difference in reception

 

[Rocket Man]

Have a pic of your setup?

Mine is just a stock mast, cut off so it fits under the Esky cowl. I think it's about 1" tall.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Pretty short. Do you get good reception on the highway? On long trips?

 

[Rocket Man]

Pretty short. Do you get good reception on the highway? On long trips?

Yep. I get reception further from the city than my daughters '15 Cruze.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yep. I get reception further from the city than my daughters '15 Cruze.

Do you have an aftermarket radio or stock headunit? I've noticed after market units reception isn't as good as factory units.

 

[Fosscore]

Mine is just a stock mast, cut off so it fits under the Esky cowl. I think it's about 1" tall.

Might have to try this with a junkyard donor just to see how it receives and fits under the Esky cowl.

 

[Rocket Man]

Do you have an aftermarket radio or stock headunit? I've noticed after market units reception isn't as good as factory units.

I have a Sony DD.

 

[Tonyrodz]

The reception in my 03 isn't bad, I have a Pioneer dd, but reception is horrible in my 01 Express. I have a Boss dd in there. I've had a few vehicles that the stock hu's sounded great but after markets sounded crappy. I wonder why.

 

[Rocket Man]

The reception in my 03 isn't bad, I have a Pioneer dd, but reception is horrible in my 01 Express. I have a Boss dd in there. I've had a few vehicles that the stock hu's sounded great but after markets sounded crappy. I wonder why.

A lot of aftermarket stereos have terrible tuners. Nobody looks at ( or even understands) the specs on tuners when buying a HU.