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08-03-2018, 12:06 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Antenna location
My 71 GMC has the factory location of the antenna on the drivers side. Is this Odd???? I never see others with it on the drivers side. Seems odd to me not that it really matters, just curious if others have it on the drivers side of the cowl also.....
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08-03-2018, 04:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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Re: Antenna location
My '67 K/10 Suburban has the AM/FM antenna on the Drivers Side. But I put it there, because I had a CB whip antenna on the Passenger Side rear, and I didn't want them to interfere. It had no factory radio antenna when I bought it. The PO had installed an Alpine AM/FM Cassette deck, but radio reception was poor. I don't remember what he used for an antenna.
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08-03-2018, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: bisbee, arizona
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Re: Antenna location
usually the radio antenna is on the passenger side to avoid interferance (noise)with all the electrical stuff on the driver side. Often the cb antenna would be attached on the drivers side but it to is affected by the electronic noise from all around the drivers dash. Antenna's should be far away from that and from each other.
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08-03-2018, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin & Arizona
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Re: Antenna location
I've never seen a factory installed radio with the antenna on the left. If your truck still has a SPID on the glovebox door, is a radio on the list?
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08-05-2018, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: Antenna location
Yes it is. Maybe it is a GMC thing versus a Chevy.... it is definitely factory... It does seem odd to me....
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08-05-2018, 11:21 PM
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Re: Antenna location
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