Install A Roof Antenna With Wire Under Headliner

In order to mount an antenna on your roof without damaging it you should attach the antenna to the gable the fascia or the chimney.

Install a roof antenna with wire under headliner.

When its lower than a few wavelengths and at multiples of 1 4 wavelength like 1 4 3 4 etc the pattern of a vertical antenna can be pushed upward and away from the horizon a bit lowering its gain at the horizon. During the installation i found a sirius xm antenna inside the cap on top of the driver s side cabinet up against 1 high aluminum angle on one side. Work toward the rear and install the side to side wires. He wants about 700 to remove headliner change antenna wires.

It required putting a small groove in the base of the factory antenna and then i sealed everything up with black rtv. Whatever you do do not put holes in your roof to attach your antenna. This solved the problem for about 4 months. Second some may find large tv antennas to be unsightly.

This is where the short bow will attach. Now he tells me i have a short in the antenna wire which runs under the headliner. Installing my xm antenna is exactly why i had the headliner out. I would consider a vhf uhf antenna over a huge metal roof ground plane similar to an hf antenna over earth ground.

As a general rule the farther an outdoor tv antenna s range the larger the antenna is. Check in the center of the roof for a row of v shaped prongs across the car. Lift the headliner to the roof and install the number 3 wire rod. After two hours could not find the other end under the dash.

Installed sirius xm antenna on the roof where it belongs. First it may be more cumbersome to install a large tv antenna than a small one so you may want to enlist some help if you cannot manage it on your own. I mounted the antenna at the trailing edge of the roof and ran the wire down through the factory antenna mounting hole. You can adjust the listing wires upward or downward by utilizing appropriate holes in the sides.

Then work forward and install remaining side to side wires. You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place. Excess wire coiled up in same location. The static noise signal fade has gradually returned and is as bad now as it was before dealer put on the electrical grease.

Size plays a factor in two ways. You want the listing wires.