My Leer 180XL is installed tomorrow! It's going to be a different look, for sure...but I can get all the stuff I need into it, and isn't that what a truck is for?
It went okay, definitely grabbed a few stations via scan that I couldn't get with the OEM antenna, and stations that used to 'stutter' when driving are dropping off at a greater distance from their origin. I'm happy with the longer mast and it's definitely in the minority of antennas I see on...
My first was a smart rearview mirror with HomeLink, my second was the tailgate shock. Both should be standard, but Ford is trying to hold down the list price, which is kinda why they make them at all...
The Eightwood is the one I ordered, too. It's marginally better at pulling in the weaker or more distant stations, and at $10 I didn't have much to lose. I'm keeping it. Kinda like the look of the longer antenna too, since the trend is toward stubbies or none at all. Swimming against the...
Thanks! I checked out Blackbox and it was helpful, though it's hard for me to completely trust a review site that also sells a related product...but good info just the same.
I'm not a fan of using the OBDII port for anything else but Forscan, so we agree there.
I'm leaning towards the Viofo...
It's 16" and the OEM is 8", so it's twice the length. I just installed it yesterday, so I can't yet say if it's made a difference, but for $10 (and free returns) it can't hurt...
I listen to NPR and CBC Radio (being a border city and all). Commercial radio, bleh.