Antenna wire
 

R&R of my broken antenna mast.
Pulled wiper arms. Removed screws/bolt, pulled cowl.
There is a blob of pucky where the cable enters on pass side. Fine.

I had planned to pull cable outta the back of the AM radio. Tape a piece of 12ga wire to it as a fish. Pull old cable from pass side.

I have factory AC. I can't see the radio when I look under the dash. My hand/arm wont fit in any of the crevices vary far.

Pulled the ash tray. I can see the radio but still not enough room for a hand.

I've done this before on older Chevy cars but there was room to stick a hand up there and use my seeing fingers.

I've tried removing some of the fabric duct work but didn't want to torque on it for fear of tearing it.

What am I missing?

Thanks much...Don.

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You need to pull the glove box lining and everything will be right there.

Can you post pics of how you fixed your antenna mast, I need to find a fix for mine but there seems to be so many versions out there..

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Thank you for the glove box trick.

I bought a new one from https://gmcpauls.com/stereo_equipment1.htm
Part # 366368

HTH...Don.

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Thank you for the link! Let us know how it turns out :metal:

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Done.

Searched this site. Used the paint stick trick to remove the glove box liner. Had to grind out the hole for the grommet a bit for it to fit properly. Liner went back in easier than removal.

Washed/waxed cowl and screen. Cleanest thing on the truck(smile).

https://i.imgur.com/F7pG9Dv.jpg

Thanks all...Don.

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I welded up in that hole for the antenna. I have had older vehicles in the past where some clown decides to make the antenna into the number '7'. Also if you have a nice stereo it is like advertising there is a radio in there.

My solution is to use a "hidden" type antenna...it will mount along the bottom edge of the rear window to be less conspicuous. Doing that eliminates the need to reroute the new harness back along the firewall inside the cab behind the dash. I just ran the antenna lead under the carpet along side the hump on the driver's side to the rear of the truck. There is a depressed area along the hump that the antenna lead fit into perfectly.

Cheers-

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Great to hear it went well!

What's the paint stick trick?

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1st post in this link.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=720080
has a description.

1st pic is identical to what I did.

Tore mine up a bit, nothing serious. All hidden behind the sheet metal.

One difference with mine... the bottom lip of the liner needed to be under the sheet metal vs. on top.

HTH...Don.

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A very cool! Thx!