Steel Replacement Antenna

It's fits perfect in my truck, came quick

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Replacing the Ranger antenna

Fit and function are excellent. The Master Sheet didn't have any instructions about antenna replacement. Fortunately, I'm not a noob. Detach the old antenna from the fender. Pull the entire radio bezel, two bolts above the HVAC controls and it snaps out. Disconnect the old antenna. Follow safety procedures and pull the passenger air bag module by two bolts accessible through glove compartment. Look hard and you'll see the antenna wire exiting the firewall. Thread a strong string on the old antenna wire plug and pull it out through the antenna hole on the fender. Tie onto the new antenna wire plug and pull the new antenna wire through the firewall hole. This requires jiggling and expletives. Clamp down the new antenna to the fender. Route the new antenna wire, secure all the excess length. Reassemble the air bag module and dash bezel. Done. Reception is great.

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Suited my need perfectly

This antenna, 44-FD810, was selected primarily to cover a broken antenna's extra mounting holes. The larger of the two supplied bases covered the four mounting holes that the old antenna had used. The larger base and its 'gasket' are tapered to permit installing them with opposing tapers for horizontal fender top, or with matching tapers for slightly sloped fender top. That adjustability and rotating the antenna to line the grip arms under the fender to the high and low points of the fender slope permitted perfect vertical mast positioning. Mine is installed on a fiberglass body so I needed to add a ground wire.

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Not a replacement: a full one-piece antenna assembly

Pretty simple, but if you have an ancient vehicle this is not a good idea. In my 30 year old truck, routing a new antenna cable through the completely disintegrated material that the original cable used to run through is never going to happen. If you just need to swap out a broken antenna mast, get something else. The casing of this thing is forged together as a single piece and the brass base is press-fit into the molded end of the cable itself - there is no way to take this thing apart at all. That means that the majority of this item is stuff nobody probably needs unless their vehicle doesn't have a radio antenna to begin with. In the end, I had to use a vice to press the brass fitting on the antenna itself into the original mount with some metal packing. It works fine, but a junkyard might have been a better bet for that kind of solution. Anyway, your mileage may vary, and make sure you can/want to actually route the cable. Calling this a "replacement" instead of just an antenna assembly is kinda bs imo, it's clear its a production component, but then it was picked out for me sight unseen so I can't really ding it too much.

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Nice option for broken or missing antenna

Nice antenna with 2 different bases. Seems to be high quality.

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Steel Replacement Antenna

Delivered on time. Was easy to install. Works great.

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Great Product!!

It fits well and works as intended. Easy to install.

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Steel Replacement Antenna

Great Value

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Very Happy

Antenna fit my 77F250 perfectly. The 6.5 went right in the door beh6the panel and the 5 1/4 speakers needed a 4.5 in hole in the door. My system sounds great!!

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Steel Replacement Antenna

This was an exact match to my original antenna.

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Great product!

Perfect, just what I was looking for!

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Steel Replacement Antenna

I needed a new antenna to replace the one that broke on my 1972 AMC Gremlin. I purchased it here on Crutchfield. When it came in it fit perfict the first time even though this car is not listed as one it fits.

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Steel Replacement Antenna

Perfect replacement. I read several reviews about this antenna not seating to the angle of the fender and was hesitant to purchase.However, upon installation i realized the seating clips (underside) needed to be positioned parallel to the angle of the fender in order for the antenna to be perfectly vertical. This antenna was a near perfect factory replacement for my 95 Ford truck. Thanks Crutchfield!

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Steel Replacement Antenna

Easy installation, package arrived on time, instructions were perfect! Took much less time than I thought it would

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Nice antenna replacement

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Steel Replacement Antenna

Product as is described. It is even better then I expected. Shipping was fast pricing very competitive.

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Ok for a quick fix...but...tilted

I got this product to replace the wire on my stock one due to the male connection being cut off and not wanting to modify a new end. It does its job as a antenna replacement ill give it that. BUT it does mount bad. It tilts away from the vehicle at a substantial angle. I did try to bend it back as others said as well and well the mast snapped off. I ended up gluing it back on after bending and test fitting it into the angle I wanted. I still get good reception for the few radio stations. Overall an OK product. Should come with some sort of more adjust-ability for the angle.

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Great Replacement Antenna

Fit just like the OEM on my 1994 ford bronco

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Good enough for me

Although a little difficult to thread the antenna cable through the firewall of my '95 F150 (I had to remove the original antenna cable and it was a bear) the antenna works for me. The antenna is not an OEM product, so you have to realize that. I have no complaints on its function. People who think that this antenna is a direct replacement are wrong! They should have done a bit more research and they would realize that. My antenna sits straight as an arrow. If you want a direct replacement of the mast only, then go to your makes dealer and pay the price!! 'Course you also might find one at your local junk yard.

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Not a direct screw in replacement for 06 Ranger

I needed an antenna when somebody stole mine by simply unscrewing it from the base. I talked to a rep who thought that this would be a direct replacement and could screw into the base. It doesn't. This antenna requires access inside the quarter panel. I found out later that although Ford has been using this antenna design for almost 15 years, no one makes an aftermarket replacement that can screw into the existing base if one's antenna has been stolen/broken. The only option is to buy it from the dealer for about $35. Buying from the dealer was cheaper for me in that it only took a few seconds to screw in instead of opening up the truck. Crutchfield service was fantastic, however. The item is so cheap that it didn't make sense to pay return costs that would nearly equal the credit. So they simply refunded my money. :) Thanks Crutchfield!

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Don't waste your time or money on it.

Nearly impossible to get on straight. When tightening it would try to tilt out away from the fender, and while holding it straight with my thumb while tightening, the mast snapped right off.

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