I had seen some guys post that they had done this and got curious. I hate that stupid antenna and thought about getting a stubby but didn't want to sacrifice reception too much so I thought I'd give this a try for a clean look.
This mod takes all of 5 minutes to do and was done courtesy of the FSC forum help section. I took my own pics as I didn't really like the ones over there.
Here is the stupid antenna that you need to remove:
This is the trim piece that you pop off. Just grab underneath it and lift
This is what it looks like once it has been removed
This is the base that the antenna screws to. You need to remove the 3 screws that hold it in place
Use a 7mm socket to get them out. A nut driver or an extended length socket like this one makes it a little easier to reach
You can see here that it's got some slack in the wire the base is attached to, but not much
I just laid it down alongside the fender, it shouldn't go anywhere
Screw the antenna back onto the base and run it along the top of the fender
I tucked the tip of the antenna under the rubber piece here, it's held firmly in place
Pop your trim piece back on and you're done. Notice you will still have a hole in this piece. If you're cool with that then you're finished. If not, we'll talk about that in a second.
Finsihed product, looks much better without the antenna IMO
I personally don't like the hole left over. You can order an Escalde cowl piece from www.partszoneonline.com. The part number is 15287179. I paid around $16 bucks a few days ago and that included shipping. When it comes in I'll edit and post a pic of that too.
If you want to look at the write up on FSC here's the link:
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums...s-two/268764-cheap-way-shave-nbs-antenna.html
This guy used an "L" bracket to mount the antenna base back to and zip tied it to something on the fender. There's not really anything to zip tie ours to and from what i can tell it's not going anywhere. I kept the screws just in case I need to fab a bracket but I don't think I will.
Once I finished I took a short drive around and didn't notice any real loss of reception. I live in a pretty urban area though. I'll report back next time I make a trip to AL and let you guys know how it does.
This mod takes all of 5 minutes to do and was done courtesy of the FSC forum help section. I took my own pics as I didn't really like the ones over there.
Here is the stupid antenna that you need to remove:
This is the trim piece that you pop off. Just grab underneath it and lift
This is what it looks like once it has been removed
This is the base that the antenna screws to. You need to remove the 3 screws that hold it in place
Use a 7mm socket to get them out. A nut driver or an extended length socket like this one makes it a little easier to reach
You can see here that it's got some slack in the wire the base is attached to, but not much
I just laid it down alongside the fender, it shouldn't go anywhere
Screw the antenna back onto the base and run it along the top of the fender
I tucked the tip of the antenna under the rubber piece here, it's held firmly in place
Pop your trim piece back on and you're done. Notice you will still have a hole in this piece. If you're cool with that then you're finished. If not, we'll talk about that in a second.
Finsihed product, looks much better without the antenna IMO
I personally don't like the hole left over. You can order an Escalde cowl piece from www.partszoneonline.com. The part number is 15287179. I paid around $16 bucks a few days ago and that included shipping. When it comes in I'll edit and post a pic of that too.
If you want to look at the write up on FSC here's the link:
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums...s-two/268764-cheap-way-shave-nbs-antenna.html
This guy used an "L" bracket to mount the antenna base back to and zip tied it to something on the fender. There's not really anything to zip tie ours to and from what i can tell it's not going anywhere. I kept the screws just in case I need to fab a bracket but I don't think I will.
Once I finished I took a short drive around and didn't notice any real loss of reception. I live in a pretty urban area though. I'll report back next time I make a trip to AL and let you guys know how it does.
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