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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: Maintenanceman on January 04, 2011, 07:38:13 pm

Title: Antenna
Post by: Maintenanceman on January 04, 2011, 07:38:13 pm

Ok....kinda feelin stupid here guys.

1985 K20

Ive got an aftermarket stereo in it and the Antenna wire (the big one, Not the power antenna in the wiring harness) is hanging underthe dash. It has come unplugged from wherever the heck it was plugged up at. Now I Have no tuner and cant find where this thing goes. Anyone tell me where the antenna wire is under the dash? Thanks

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Psycho71 on January 04, 2011, 08:21:01 pm

One end should plug into the radio, the other should run up to the center of the windshield, if it has the windshield antennae. Or directly to the antennae if it's external.

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Maintenanceman on January 04, 2011, 08:33:01 pm

well there is no external antenna.

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: 1980c10 on January 04, 2011, 09:32:30 pm

it should go to the center of your windshield right at the bottom just like pyscho71 says. Unless your antenna isn't in your windshield...

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Grim 82 on January 04, 2011, 09:35:38 pm

So you have the part that plugs into the back of the deck, and wonder where it goes from there? If you have the windshield antenna it goes up to the metal coat snap looking piece at the bottom center of the glass. You are talking about this right?:

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Maintenanceman on January 04, 2011, 09:40:53 pm

yeah pretty much...so if there is no visible external antenna then there should be  a connection under the dash at the bottome middle of the radio? anybody got any pictures? I do better with pictures lol

tia

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Grim 82 on January 04, 2011, 09:47:59 pm

Typically these trucks have the antenna in the front glass that looks like two black lines. Those black lines daylight through the glass at the bottom center of the windshield to a plug which is pretty much identical to a snap, like what you find on a winter coat. This snap is above the dashpad, so you can see it without tearing anything apart. The antenna wire snaps onto that and from there it goes down through the dash and then the plug (like from the pic) plugs into the back of the radio.

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: 1980c10 on January 04, 2011, 09:52:29 pm

picture
http://www.customclassictrucks.com/techarticles/1009cct_chevrolet_c10_wiring_upgrade/photo_30.html (http://www.customclassictrucks.com/techarticles/1009cct_chevrolet_c10_wiring_upgrade/photo_30.html)

Title: Re: Antenna
Post by: Maintenanceman on January 05, 2011, 04:39:10 am

ok Ill look this afternoon thanks guys