Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
INSTALLATION
Step
1:
Determine
the
type
and
location
of
your
vehicle's
F"M
antenna
The key
to
properly
installing
the
FEA in
your
vehicle
is
being
able
to
determine
the
type
and
location
of
your
vehicle's
FM
antenna.
The
type
and
location
of
the
FM
antenna
in
your
vehicle
should
be one of
the
following
(see
Figure
29,
opposite):
A.
Whip/aerial
mounted
on
the
front
fender
or
hood: A
fixed
or
retractable
aerial
antenna
located
on
the
front
fender
or
hood
of
the
vehicle.
B.
Whip/aerial
mounted
in
the
A-pillar
of
car
frame:
A
fixed
or
retractable
aerial
antenna
located
in
the
A-pillar
of
the
vehicle's
frame.
C.
In-glass, in
the
rear
windshield:
Several
lengths
of
wire
in
the
rear
windshield
glass,
usually
near
the
top
of
the
window.
There
is a
difference
between
the
FM
antenna
and
the
rear
window
defroster
wires
found
in
many
vehicles.
The
FM
antenna
wires
have
uneven
spacing,
breaks
in
the
wires,
and
some
of
the
wires
do
not
fun
from
edge-to-edge
in
the
glass,
while
the
rear
window
defroster
wires
have
uniform
spac-
ing and all
wires
run
from
edge-to-edge
in
the
glass.
D.
Whip/aerial
mounted
on rear
part
of roof: A whip
or
aerial antenna
mounted
on
the
rear
part
of
the
roof
(often
just
above
the
rear windshield glass). The whip
or
aerial should
be
7 inches
or
longer.
E.
Whip/aerial
mounted
on
the
rear
fender
or
trunk:
A
fixed
or
retractable
whip
or
aerial
antenna
located
on
the
rear
fender
or
trunk
of
the
vehicle.
F.
Whip/aerial
mounted
on
front
part
of roof: A whip
or
aerial antenna
mounted
on the front
part
of
the
roof
(often
just
above
the
front
windshield glass). The whip or aeriai should
be
7 inches
or
longer.
G.
In-glass, in
the
front
windshield:
One
or
more
strands
of
wire
in
the
front
;:::ndshield,
usually
near
the
top
of
the
windshield.
H. In-glass, in a
rear
side
window:
Several
strands
of
wires
in a
rear
side I:nOO\,
often
found in SUVs,
mini-vans
and
station
wagons.
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