It is trivial. You just have to know the details. On the outside, Remove your grill and left side headlight. On the inside Remove your instrument cluster. Presuming you are replacing a "standard" antenna (on the slope of the metal on the left side of the vehicle. Loosen the nut holding the antenna in place. On the inside, disconnect the antenna cable from the back your radio. You should now be able to pull the antenna right out and the cable will come with it. Installation is pretty much the reverse. You did pay attention to where the cable went when you pulled the antenna out right? On Jun 29, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott wrote: > I kinda busted Mellow Yellow's radio antenna. Feel badly about it. I > have a replacement here on the desk next to me, but a cursory > inspection > the van suggests that getting to the inside portion of the antenna is > not a trivial job. Tell me it ain't so! |
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