I put a dodge caliber snub antenna on mine. That and the Kenwood deck and my fm is always crystal clear.. sounds digital

 

Oh yeah. Used my previous antenna to try to jimmy my lock.. fail. Nice attempt tho

 

for the love of god, DO NOT paint your gauge face neon green

check your tire pressure, oil and other fluid levels, cv joints, grease your ball joints up front.

vacuum it, wash it, and wax it.

then drive it.

 

Wheel it!

P.S. mitchlikesbikes love your avatar even though i don't ride S&M doesn't mean you can't respect a solid company that has seen about it all in the bike history

 

Remove the carpet! Never looked back.

 

I removed my FM antenna because it never worked and I didn't like how it looked. Then I went and put a 4 foot antenna on for my CB.

A good free mod is to remove all the rubber/plastic crap from the wheel wells and under the engine. Improves airflow in the engine compartment, reduces a bit of weight, and prevents mud and salt and other crap from getting stuck in the wheel wells causing rust.

 

I love hitting mud puddles, should I leave the rubber "crap" from under the engine? Idk if it makes that much of a difference or not. I will take the stuff from the wheel wells tho

 

It will make a bit more crap get into the engine compartment, but it also makes it much easier to clean it off. Plus half of the XJs I see with the splash guard still there, its hanging half torn off and looks terrible.

 

Lol x2

 

So... What advantage is there to hacking your antenna in half?

 

Yes. And if there's any pics I'd like to know how it looks "cool"

 

Buy a stubby antenna. .

 

Preventing damage from trees.

You shouldn't notice too much of a difference in radio sound quality. I'm able to use the radio with the antenna detached with no problem.

 

@mrfajita

When I got my Jeep, the rubber was dangling from under the engine. I removed this piece because it was a pain in the butt when I would crawl under there and dirt would get in my mouth whenever I touched it.

In the instance of the rubber from the wheel wells, I left mine. I think it's a good idea to keep that in there because it helps keep a lot of dirt and moisture from getting in touch with the interior metal. Mine's certainly not tattered, and if his isn't tattered, I wouldn't recommend removing it either.

 

Damage from Trees? I have the original antenna still on my trail rig. It's been thru **** and it's still there.

Maybe I'm not doing something right.