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<blockquote data-quote="03SonicVert" data-source="post: 15251720" data-attributes="member: 152241"><p>Take the antenna and the wiring out of the Explorer, plug that wiring into your radio and try hiding the antenna in the dash or up in the a-pillar. It is okay to bend it a little bit. Try that first and if it doesn't work then just put the antenna back on the factory mount. </p><p></p><p>I thought there were a lot of folks that shaved the antenna mounting off of their cars and mounted the antenna under the dash, right above the headliner or in the a-pillar and didn't lose any functionality. You could keep the stubby on the outside just to fill the spot.</p><p></p><p> If there are sources of interference you can check by putting the AM radio on, selecting the lowest station possible, then drive the car and see if it the noise follows vehicle speed or engine speed. If so the major sources of interference are coils, alternator and grounds that are contaminated. Make sure you haven't grounded any gauges or aftermarket equipment near the radio ground and that the radio ground is tight and good to go.</p><p></p><p>You might be able to find an after-market kit that mounts to the front or rear window glass as well. The new cars have them mounted in the window kind of like the defroster grid so it gives it the same surface area if not more. I've never looked into it but I got to think somebody offers a stick on antenna grid that you could put in the back and never see it or in the front high enough that it would be in the tinted area.</p><p></p><p>SV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="03SonicVert, post: 15251720, member: 152241"] Take the antenna and the wiring out of the Explorer, plug that wiring into your radio and try hiding the antenna in the dash or up in the a-pillar. It is okay to bend it a little bit. Try that first and if it doesn't work then just put the antenna back on the factory mount. I thought there were a lot of folks that shaved the antenna mounting off of their cars and mounted the antenna under the dash, right above the headliner or in the a-pillar and didn't lose any functionality. You could keep the stubby on the outside just to fill the spot. If there are sources of interference you can check by putting the AM radio on, selecting the lowest station possible, then drive the car and see if it the noise follows vehicle speed or engine speed. If so the major sources of interference are coils, alternator and grounds that are contaminated. Make sure you haven't grounded any gauges or aftermarket equipment near the radio ground and that the radio ground is tight and good to go. You might be able to find an after-market kit that mounts to the front or rear window glass as well. The new cars have them mounted in the window kind of like the defroster grid so it gives it the same surface area if not more. I've never looked into it but I got to think somebody offers a stick on antenna grid that you could put in the back and never see it or in the front high enough that it would be in the tinted area. SV [/QUOTE]
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