I bought one of these because there was so much FM noise without it. I go to install it and the plug that goes in where the stock FM plug goes into the radio is an inch longer, meaning the right side of the radio is an inch longer. There is not room in the dash for this though because the air conditioning duct is right behind the radio. Any suggestions on how to get around this? Is splicing antenna cable as easy to screw up as it sounds?

 

I mounted mine under the driverside vent (to the radio's left) and that was that. I do have a Pioneer Headunit if that matters but shouldn't. Couldn't tell you if it's do-able without splicing, can't be that hard anyways just they don't give alot of slack for the stock antenna wire I think. It is a great improvement in clarity though.

 

Yeah I wouldn't splice your antenna, that could leave you listening to CD's or Tape's for eternity. If you have to splice I would buy an antenna wire extender and splice that. Its a lot easier to fix if you screw up and like BLUE20004X4 said, they really dont give you much slack. Here are some other alternatives though. I am assuming you have a CD player in your truck, but if not. In my 2000 I have a tape deck and use one of those Tape Deck adapters that we all used for our Discman's before cars came with CD players. However in my 2008 I hardwired the Satelittle Radio with an AUX adapter. Part of having Satelitte Radio is the digital sound quality which is lost when you transmit to FM or use the tape deck. Here is a possible alternative for you depending on which stock head unit you have.

I am guessing you are doing this on your 98 F150. If your head unit is Premium Stereo (CD Changer capable) You May want to look into this: http://www.tss-radio.com/frdfaux-p-203.html Or if you have one of the newer Model Sirius units with the 5V power supply, you might want to try this one. This will hardwire not only sound, but Power as well. http://www.tss-radio.com/ford-xm5frdf-p-3761.html

If your headunit is not the premium model than this might work for you. http://www.tss-radio.com/peripheral-...rd-p-5867.html

 

No my unit is the stock cassette player from 1998. I don't have an AUX port on the back because it's so old.

 

Your Best bet is one of those casette adapters. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1077625430711