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fluxcapacitor11 Enthusiast

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Ok, this might be a crazy idea...

I was looking at the wife's Tahoe and they run the antenna wire in one of the windows. Got me thinking:

Has anyone tried to connect the radio antenna to the rear defrost coil in the back window? I'm sure it would be a ton of work, and you would have to disable the defrost function. But it would be pretty clean! Let me know yalls thoughts before I do this and fry something in the truck. Thanks!

 

 

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I took it off already. I like to listen to local stuff, and reception is bad at times. Don't want to kill the data plan by streaming the local station everyday while I'm in the truck for 2 hours

 

 

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15_silverado Enthusiast

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I took it off already. I like to listen to local stuff, and reception is bad at times. Don't want to kill the data plan by streaming the local station everyday while I'm in the truck for 2 hours

 

 

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You can relocate your fm/am antenna to under the hood location. Then use a round plug from your bed to cap off the original antenna hole for a clean finish. Just unsrcew the antenna and unbolt the mount then put it back together and zip tie it up under the hood along the front right fender pointing twards the air cleaner box.

 

There's a thread on here somewhere pretaining to this for these new K2 trucks but I can't find it. But you can look at this older thread.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/171652-how-to-relocate-your-amfm-antenna-under-hood/

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Put the antenna back on. Don't look at the antennna. You should have your eyes on the road. You won't pick up more women, become richer, or be more handsome because you don't have an antenna on your truck. Best case, you attract 18 year old guys that think your truck looks cool.

amxguy1970 Senior Enthusiast

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Haha, this ^

 

All these image concious decisions or modifications are silly and expensive, but the biggest one is those buying 4x4 trucks for the image that have zero use for it but thinks it makes them look cool at the local starbucks or little league games.

 

Tyler

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Ppl get so hung up on these antennas haha

 

 

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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Haha, this ^

 

All these image concious decisions or modifications are silly and expensive, but the biggest one is those buying 4x4 trucks for the image that have zero use for it but thinks it makes them look cool at the local starbucks or little league games.

 

Tyler

In all fairness, I think much of life is a big fashion show. I do it too. I bought a SS Camaro a year ago.

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Dang. Guess I shouldn't tuck my shirt in for work, or try to keep my Sunday clothes clean either. I'll just give up on life because a dude on a forum thinks I'm wasting my time.

 

 

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sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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To use the rear defrost grid, you would need to disconnect both the positive and negative leads so it is completely isolated from the rest of the truck. Then tie into one of those two connections on the grid with the radio coax...getting coax to reach would be the hardest part.

 

You could just run a wire under the hood too (instead of ziptying the antenna under hood), that's all the antenna technically is once it leaves the coax.

 

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Donstar Senior Enthusiast

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I tuck my shirt in and am currently using my antenna as a mini flagpole! Using the rear window defrost as an antenna is an ingenious idea but eliminating the defrost function wouldn't be an acceptable trade-off, imo. I use this function quite often where I live. Many GM trucks in the 80's had the antenna embedded in the front windshield. Sdeeter19555's suggestion would be a discrete and effective option.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I wanted to take off my antenna, until I learned it's a great "feeler gauge", as to whether the top of the vehicle will clear something.

 

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TheBlackPearl Enthusiast

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I wanted to take off my antenna, until I learned it's a great "feeler gauge", as to whether the top of the vehicle will clear something.

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I 100% agree.

Orlando8 Enthusiast

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. Many GM trucks in the 80's had the antenna embedded in the front windshield.

And reception wasnt the best either

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