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Stole my antenna???

AzDragonLord

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So I leave for work in my truck this morning (haven't driven it all week) and my radio reception gets crappy soon after leaving town. I glance over and noticed the radio antenna is missing...CRAP!! I have a 55+ mile commute each way through mountainous terrain and all I get is static until I get to my destination and pick up the local station. This blows. How much are stock replacements? Thought about XM, but that's another expense I don't need. I have a magnetic CB antenna with an FM adapter that I could use, but I'm not certain I want to mount it permanently. Thoughts??

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Hit up a local salvage yard.. bound to have on that will screw right on.

 

XM just sent me something like $25 for 6 months if you did want to go that route.. I just plug my phone in and use pandora radio no matter where I'm going.

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Might be a good time to convert over to a power antenna mast. Then it's "out of site, out of mind". Anyone have any luck with the universal units?

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Just signed up for the "XM Mostly Music" plan for $10/month. The FM radio still picks up when I'm close to town. They can't steal the antenna again if I don't replace it....plus the antenna-delete mod looks good from here.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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steal someone elses....jk. you could also get a shorty antenna.. a lot of people i know get them for somereason

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Almost bought an aftermarket antenna, I just don't like the look of most of them. I tried the delete-mod before by hiding the antenna under the hood, but it cuts my reception too much since I live and travel on the fringes.

&CDFiXER% Enthusiast

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I have had TWO that kept loosening all by themselves. Loc-Tite knocked that little issue out. Not saying that is what happened to yours, I have no idea if the ones on our trucks will do that or not.

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