2late4u Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 well was having my alignment checked last week and the guy was backing up with my journey and i heard someone holler hey stop to the guy i didnt pay any attention as i was close by and knew he hadnt hit any thing, but i didnt notice he must have hit the antenna on the roll up door that was half way closed, as when i was detailing the journey i noticed the antenna rubber shaft is cracked open and you can see the wire inside it,( there is a copper wire that wraps around the antenna shaft that goes all the way to the top of it)oh well it is about 6 yrs old and i was keeping an eye on it as it had gotten hard and was getting hairline cracks in the rubber , so guess ill mosey on down to the dealership they have them in stock and cost is $ 21, plus tax.. ill get a 25 % discount for being a Chrysler retiree so that will make it cheaper than buying off amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 i read somewhere someone tried one of the fins but it didnt work right, also i seen on amazon about a similer antenna like ours only its about 3 1/2 inch long it got great reviews for it looking better and for being so short ,but there was quite a few saying it didnt pick up as good as the longer oem regular antenna did, actually i can buy the oem one cheaper than i can the ones off amazon, i am sure someone has mod their journey with the fin but think ill stay with the oem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Locosiete said: I rarely listen to radio so for me that doesn't really matter. But ultimately if you don't care how it looks then yes definitely stay OEM especially if you can get it at better price. At least you already know it will last longer then the weekend lol. Never know how long that aftermarket stuff last or even if it works with a crap so true,and like you we hardly listen to the radio unless on long trips,,,,actually the antenna is still working great just you can see the wires and such where the rubber is cracked all around it, thinking i might walk over to harbor freight and get some black shrink tubing and try that and see if it will work on hiding the cranks in the outer rubber coating or maybe some plastic rubber dip? Edited September 27, 2020 by 2late4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavalLacrosse Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 I just changed mine because it broke. I bought the replacement off of amazon for 14 dollars. They said it was OEM, but it wasn't. Didn't matter- works great. Someone else said once that the shark fin was weak, and the short nubby antenna was also weak. I don't know- everytime i removed mine for hauling using the roof rail, the radio worked equal to when it was installed. Locosiete and 2late4u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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