sixt5

i took the yota out for the first time down a trail and i must have broken the ant. bracket cause it will now swivel around all over the place. i was thinking about those universal power antennas that go up and down.

eighty5yota

i busted 3 power antennas so finally i shaved the old location and i have a 5 foot CB whip mounted in the bed horizontally parallel to the back window,
its hidden but still visible,not to mention the killer reception

4Crawler

I run the stock power antenna on my '85 and it works fine. Broke it one time on a steep gravel road, did not think I was in any trees, but one must have been close enough to the road. I like the setup on the earlier trucks, the antenna control is via a separate switch so you can have it up or down independent of the radio. Actually pulls in a decent signal even fully retracted. Another option would be one of the short rubber whip antennas, or a CB antenna as mentioned above. You can run a splitter on the antenna is you use it for both CB and AM/FM. For a CB antenna, be sure to run a spring on the base:

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sixt5

eighty5, can you post some pics of your setup and maybe a quick how to?

05prerunner

i just put a cheap $6 Autozone on my 01 Runner. Cant stand the up, down, up , down of the stock crap and plus the teeth messed up anyways so it grinded all the time. Im happy with it for $6

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Team420

I took the ant off a junk blazer I had, and jammed it in the hole...problem solved..lol

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khoopes

Any power antenna can be operated remotely with a switch instead of using the radio. You just have to wire it that way. Serious off-roaders hitting tree limbs and stuff might consider a power antenna to retract and put a small cage gaurd around the base of the antenna on the fender to shed limbs.

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88 X-Cab, 87 T4Runner

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TQ Farms Guam

2 things I did to 2 of my trucks:

1. I bought a $10 antenna that you tape around the inside of the windshield corners. It works okay even in those low laying areas.

2. I pulled of the ball of the end of the antenna, then shortened the antenna below the cab line, grinded the tip fit the ball with epoxy glue. Still get pretty good reception.

Dublin

Antenna's????

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94 4Runner 4x4, V6 Auto, Outlaw II's with BFG 33x12.5x15 on stock suspension (no lift), Kenwood KDC-MVP Sirius/MP3 player, Bushwacker extenda-flares, 1700 watt power inverter, Air intake mod, Radio Shack CB, GPS, Swing arm tire carrier, modified 1st gen Toyota 4Runner Rollbar, Aisin manual hubs. Off roading Rocks!

jason191918

I put a switch inline on the blue antenna wire. That way, when the switch is "on" the antenna is up when the radio is off. When the switch is "off" the antenna is always down.

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1992 Pickup V6, 4x4, 5 speed, SR5, 300,000 miles young, every option except automatic tranny

31x10.5R15 | K&N FIPK | Cherry Bomb | 3" BL | 4 110W KC Light Bar | 6'6" Western Plow | 800W 10" Sony | 850W Sound Storm | 2 4" Obcon | 4 1" Rockford Fosgate Tweeters | 2 High Pass Crossovers | 2 High-Low Pass Crossovers | 2 6.5" Rockford Fosgate | Pioneer 4x50W Head Unit | Mechanical Oil Pressure Gage | Lack of EGR

sixt5

im actually thinking about buying a black rubber/plastic shorty antenna. maybe 8 inches or something.

corax

I mounted one from a Ford Focus up on the front of the roof -got it from a junkyard for $10 -base, whip, and antenna lead. Real easy install: drill a hole, remove inside rear view to get at the backside, tighten everything down with a bit of black RTV to seal it and run the wire

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jason191918

Is there a windshield available for our trucks that has the antenna built in it?

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JASON

1992 Pickup V6, 4x4, 5 speed, SR5, 300,000 miles young, every option except automatic tranny

31x10.5R15 | K&N FIPK | Cherry Bomb | 3" BL | 4 110W KC Light Bar | 6'6" Western Plow | 800W 10" Sony | 850W Sound Storm | 2 4" Obcon | 4 1" Rockford Fosgate Tweeters | 2 High Pass Crossovers | 2 High-Low Pass Crossovers | 2 6.5" Rockford Fosgate | Pioneer 4x50W Head Unit | Mechanical Oil Pressure Gage | Lack of EGR

schmooot

cb antenna mounted right in the center of the roof