Ford 8L5Z-18812-A Cable Assembly - Extension

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To remove on some vehicles for 2010 and earlier models you need to crawl under the instrument panel, unplug the antenna cable at the lead in connector, then unplug the cable from the plastic clips under the panel. Remove the antenna by first and the small cap by the use of a small and tight screwed screw driver. String or wire a piece of string or wire onto the radio end of the antenna cable with a view of pulling the new cable through the channel. Take out the screws fixing the base of the antenna to the body and, having disconnected the cable, with the help of the fingers pull out the body of the antenna together with the base and gasket. If at all, remove the antenna lead-in cable from the radio thus removing it from its clips. To access antenna for the models of 2011, remove the antenna by undoing the screws at the back, pry off the cover on the base using the help of a small screw driver, and the take out the rest of the screws along with the new base of the antenna from the cowl. Remove the antenna cable connector from the base to rewire the new installation; you are required to tie a string or wire at the end of the cable. Take out the radio and free the antenna cable at the rear of the unit. Pop the glove box completely, take the gasket at the rear and extracting the cable through the hole generated. For all models, installation is the reverse of removal as a new gasket has to be fitted and the string or wire to connect it to the new antenna cable has to be untied and slowly pulled back into place after which the string or wire is removed.

Use a small screwdriver to carefully pry off the base cover, then remove the screws and the antenna base from the cowl.