Replaced Black antenna base

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 4, 2017

Well i was tired of cleaning my all black truck and having this huge greyed out hunk of plastic at bottom of antenna.

Oem p/n: 5064395AF
(In case link goes bad)
So I ordered an Oem replacement for $8.54
Couldn't be happier with 5 min install.
Link to one I used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00T...AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ram+antenna+base

I used 2 pair of needle nose to release the chrome top nut as shown:
(I put a shop rag over them so as not scratch chrome plating off but removed for pic)

LEAVE ANTENNA ATTACHED TO HOLD ONTO OR BASE WILL FALL DOWN IN YOUR FENDER!!

Slide ring nut and old plastic greyed base up and off slide new one on, screw nut back on, and your done. Looks much much better, could have refinished but for less than $9 and 5 mins, why
Before on left new one attached

Litew8 · Mar 4, 2017

How big is the hole? I want to delete it

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Ram_Fish1 · Mar 4, 2017

Litew8 said:
How big is the hole? I want to delete it

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Here is pic while it was off, you can compare that to size of base by seeing the dirt ring, I would say 1/2"+ with a couple small notches top and bottom

Litew8 · Mar 4, 2017

Hmmm. Wonder if anyone done it before

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badtothebone · Mar 4, 2017

What black antenna are you using?

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 4, 2017

badtothebone said:
What black antenna are you using?

Chopped and plasti dipped the Oem one

Rzrman328 · Mar 4, 2017

Nice....replaced mine about a year ago.

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 4, 2017

Nite and day difference,looked even worse once I held new one next to it! Lol

CostaRam · Mar 4, 2017

My next mod as i have the same problem;
mineral grey truck and ****** faded grey antenna base don't look very cool ...
Thanks for the write-up, that will help me a lot!
Chris

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 4, 2017

CostaRam said:
My next mod as i have the same problem;
mineral grey truck and ****** faded grey antenna base don't look very cool ...
Thanks for the write-up, that will help me a lot!
Chris

Lol, I almost titled the post, "****** greyed antenna base fix"

Mega-Hemi · Mar 4, 2017

I bet if you had sanded and shot the new one with a coat of gloss black spray you wouldn't have to replace it again in a few years. Definitely looks better though.

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 5, 2017

Mega-Hemi said:
I bet if you had sanded and shot the new one with a coat of gloss black spray you wouldn't have to replace it again in a few years. Definitely looks better though.

Oh I know, but c'mon man its $8 for doing nothing and same or better look, I'll eat that on a 3 yr basis, haha

Mega-Hemi · Mar 5, 2017

I agree, I'm just thinking <$2 in spray paint and you won't have to do it every 3 yrs. that and you can call it "custom". [emoji6]

jljbtm · Mar 5, 2017

I think Mequires makes a product "back to black" and it restores all the faded black parts back to black

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joeygster · Mar 5, 2017

That's a great write-up for those of us (like me) who would have unscrewed the antenna & then lost the base inside of the fender.

I've bookmarked this for future reference when mine fades.

BrBlack · Mar 5, 2017

Thanks for the write up.
this has been on my to-do list for sometime now.

LB3711 · Mar 5, 2017

now i can replace mine.

Ram_Fish1 · Mar 5, 2017

jljbtm said:
I think Mequires makes a product "back to black" and it restores all the faded black parts back to black

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I have tried the 3m version of this a couple years ago on some trim on wife's car, and while it worked well it slowly faded back to grey. Would say it lasted about 5 mos before needing reapplied held up longer on some parts but not much

CAP LOCK KID · Mar 5, 2017

Good write up and reminder that I too have to do this.

:happy107:

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