Has Anyone Fitted A Standard Whip AM/FM Antenna To the '24-Up Gladiators?

[sheath]

'24 and up Gladiator with windshield antenna. Has anyone installed a standard AM/FM whip style antenna?
If so, any insight to your install would be sincerely appreciated.

Getting really poor reception with this new Windshield antenna in a '25 Gladiator. The OEM whip antenna on my old JK had great reception. Hoping someone has already done this mod, so I don't have to "recreate the wheel".
TIA,

Scott

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[White Eagle]

I’d like to know the answer to that myself. I thought the antenna was in the windshield but the guy at the glass place says its inside the dash. I’ll continue to listen to AM 680 and a USB stick with and enough music to cross the country 20 times

 

[ChrisNLA]

I’d like to know the answer to that myself. I thought the antenna was in the windshield but the guy at the glass place says its inside the dash. I’ll continue to listen to AM 680 and a USB stick with and enough music to cross the country 20 times

Fairly certain he is wrong. The antenna is the gold strip in the windshield, passenger side top. It has a connector to the right of the cruise control radar tucked tight against the top.

I listen to the radio some but I have a stubby antenna on my truck - so my signal is probably as good as the newer windshield mount at this point.

 

[White Eagle]

I ain’t chasing it too hard. They told me the gold thing was a heating element to keep the camera clear or whatever.

 

[sarguy1941]

I started to order the parts. I'm told the hole is under the badge but been pretty busy with other stuff. I went to quadtratech and ordered these so far.

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/base-cable-bracket-antenna-wrangler-jk-jl-gladiator-jt-56040921ag

https://www.quadratec.com/p/crown-automotive/amfm-antenna-base-cover-wrangler-jk-jl-56040950ae

Then all mopar parts for antenna - https://parts.mopargenuineparts.com...2lnKVHY1IqRcqMYTN4NgolsQ8pZmE43xoCXXsQAvD_BwE

 

[sheath]

I started to order the parts. I'm told the hole is under the badge but been pretty busy with other stuff. I went to quadtratech and ordered these so far.

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/base-cable-bracket-antenna-wrangler-jk-jl-gladiator-jt-56040921ag

https://www.quadratec.com/p/crown-automotive/amfm-antenna-base-cover-wrangler-jk-jl-56040950ae

Then all mopar parts for antenna - https://parts.mopargenuineparts.com...2lnKVHY1IqRcqMYTN4NgolsQ8pZmE43xoCXXsQAvD_BwE

Thanks for posting this!
Please keep us posted on your progress. If it only works half as good as the JK radio reception it would still be a great enhancement! I'm betting it works great.

 

[sarguy1941]

I got alot of this from the JL forums. Others are doing same. I think I am missing one cable still but I need to dig back into it. I have no FM coverage at all with the glass mount antenna where i live.

 

[sheath]

I got alot of this from the JL forums. Others are doing same. I think I am missing one cable still but I need to dig back into it. I have no FM coverage at all with the glass mount antenna where i live.

Same here. Terrible reception. Out here when leaving the house there is just enough reception to suck me into listening. Live stock report, agriculture news, etc.. Then just when it gets juicy... fuzzzzzzzzz. LOL
I carry a small Ham talkie that has FM radio. It works all the time.
Windshield antenna seems like a solution to a problem that didn't exist.

 

[WambliSka]

WE STILL YAVE RADIO STATIONS?!?!?!?!?

Ha! WHO knew… ‍

 

[sheath]

Thanks to @sarguy1941 I did some more searching and found this video.
Going to order the oem whip from Jeep, and the extension cable, if needed.
Will post back up once this is completed. Might be a few weeks.
If someone does this before I post back up. Please post up with your thoughts, tips, and which beer you celebrated with.

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