removed Factory Antenna

[Thunderstruck]

Read on a earlier body style forum about relocating antenna inside fender. So I did some investigating today it turned out to be simple and free. No noticeable loss of FM but AM is just a buzz now if anyone has ideas about this please chime in 

 

remove antenna

remove plastic cover

remove foam rubber seal

unbolt antenna mount (don't drop it as I spent more time getting wire back out of fender then anything else)

reassemble antenna and mount 

Zip tie inside fender 

trim and reinstall foam rubber seal

reinstall plastic cover

I used a plastic plug that came from in bed when I put on tonneau drains to plug antenna hole

 
 

[Thunderstruck]

1 hour ago, Thunderstruck said:

Read on a earlier body style forum about relocating antenna inside fender. So I did some investigating today it turned out to be simple and free. No noticeable loss of FM but AM is just a buzz now if anyone has ideas about this please chime in 

 

remove antenna

remove plastic cover

remove foam rubber seal

unbolt antenna mount (don't drop it as I spent more time getting wire back out of fender then anything else)

reassemble antenna and mount 

Zip tie inside fender 

trim and reinstall foam rubber seal

reinstall plastic cover

I used a plastic plug that came from in bed when I put on tonneau drains to plug antenna hole

 
 

Found A simpler way to do this FM reception still good  

 

Remove Antenna

Unbolt antenna base

Remove plastic cover 

Lay antenna in drain area below windshield 

Reattach antenna base

Zip tie antenna in place to grill work and hinge base

Sorry photos aren't better

[CMillSilverado]

Thanks for posting this, I'll do this on Sat since I hit my antena on the garage door everytime I drive in and out!

 

 

[Sjordan]

1 hour ago, CMillSilverado said:

Thanks for posting this, I'll do this on Sat since I hit my antena on the garage door everytime I drive in and out!

 

 

Shorty antennas can be purchased on amazon for less than $20 as well.  I went this route because of my garage door and have had no signal loss.

[CMillSilverado]

Tried a shorty and I lost 30% of my signal.

[BlancoSilverado]

36 minutes ago, CMillSilverado said:

Tried a shorty and I lost 30% of my signal.

How can you tell? is it you think or you hooked a tuner to it?

[hcop33]

11 minutes ago, BlancoSilverado said:

How can you tell? is it you think or you hooked a tuner to it?

I purchased a short antenna too. I like it but I can definitely notice more static between the stations. Doesn't bother me as much as I use Spotify for most of my music plus I live in a major city and not in the suburbs so my signal is still pretty good.

[CMillSilverado]

HD radio goes in and out and there's alot of static, the 30% is an estimate.

[Thunderstruck]

Tried a Shorty Lost most of the stations we like. With this we didn't. And its free

[CMillSilverado]

I just did this as well yesterday and still lost a little signal but not nearly as bad as the shorty, thanks for the post!