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Emarc

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RKeeper1 Enthusiast

RKeeper1

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removed mine, bought aftermarket 13 inch offroad rubber antenna, looked good but once i got up in mph it went back from the wind and i did not like that.. after a long drive it took forever to warp back into a straight position so i removed completely and was able to find a little rubber cap to go over the antenna hole to more a less make it appear shaved.. i use satellite radio/mp3,cds anyways so i never use the regular radio. overall i like the end look result.. better than having the hole open..

 

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Which way does the rubber piece unclip?
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RKeeper1 Enthusiast

RKeeper1

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I got it moved. Looks much better! It was a little fuzzy at first, moved it towards the cab more and it's better. I did lose one station though.

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Exhausted Enthusiast

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Below: You can do this with pretty much any late model and classic GM truck. On some, the Tahoe/Yukon has a cover with no hole so no grommet required.

 

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just did this last night, took about 10-15 minutes and so far I haven't noticed any loss in reception.

Sidewayz Enthusiast

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I routed mine under my hood on both of mine but used the small round grommet from bed to cover hole. Just be careful not to pull wire from antenna. ...free mod and about same reception.

Can you show a picture of your setup and how you made this happen? Would greatly appreciate it!

Exhausted Enthusiast

Exhausted

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From the two holes by the tailgate on each side of the bed, it's where the tie down attachments would be installed,

Sidewayz Enthusiast

Sidewayz

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From the two holes by the tailgate on each side of the bed, it's where the tie down attachments would be installed,

The grommets I have on my truck are oval not round unfortunately. I'll have to look at the auto parts store. Only problem is of course when I wanna do this its cold here now. This may have to wait until spring.
  • 9 months later...
RedKevin Enthusiast

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I was in the market to modify the stock antenna and I came across this post! After initially thinking about going to purchase a stubby antenna, I decided to follow the aforementioned steps on removing and repositioning the factory antenna. It only took me less than 30 minutes to complete the process and I am very happy with the results.

 

Thanks everyone for the tips and photos! First mod on the 'new' truck complete .. on to the next!!

  • 4 months later...
15BlueSilverado Enthusiast

15BlueSilverado

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Didn't like that long ugly antenna either so I got me a .50 cal bullet antenna! Love it! No loss of radio reception either when I listen to the radio. I usually stream via bluetooth and the .50 cal bullet just looks cool IMO.

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