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Old 02-15-2014, 02:01 PM
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as of recent, the signal hasnt been the best and my radios been staticy, not all the time but most of the part. any reason? the i checked the adapter it was on tight behind the headunit and the antenna its self is screwed all the way down
 
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Old 02-15-2014, 10:28 PM
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ive seen the coax rot really bad at the base of the antenna in the fender. some even completely off
 
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Old 02-16-2014, 01:55 PM
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i just took a look, it looks in good shape, gonna have to follow the antenna line and see if its nicked or something.
 
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Is your power wire for your subwoofer ran through your antenna hole in your firewall? Thatll do it.
 
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Old 02-17-2014, 09:00 PM
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Is your power wire for your subwoofer ran through your antenna hole in your firewall? Thatll do it.
im not 100% sure, does the antenna hole go in the driver or passenger side of the fire wall?
 
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Old 02-17-2014, 10:25 PM
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Its on the passenger side, just follow your antenna wire from your antenna, its really the only easy hole to run your power wire through so its very tempting to use it.
 
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