Check my post earlier in this thread
Still going strong in mine. No problems.
Recently purchased a 7" screen from a member and it is a great upgrade from the 5". However, to access the compass and Sirius XM channels I had to purchase the antenna kit. Well I was going to mount it in the normal location, about the sound bar, but read where many members have issues with reception if they put a metal rack on the roof. Thinking I might be doing that, I decided to mount the antenna elsewhere. Some threads showed the antenna mounted above the visors, others mounted antennas on the inside pillar and one had it mounted on the hood vent by the windshield wipers.
Thinking outside of the vehicle provided the best reception I was going to opt for the "on top of the vent" mount. Afterall, the antenna was black and would blend in. I popped the windshield wipers off and pulled up the vent. Upon doing so I discovered that underneath the vent, there was a metal shelf with a hole it. It turned out to provide the perfect mounting location, outside, no interference overhead (vented plastic) wiring was easily run through body to inside and behind dash. Now the compass and XM radio work great, you don't see the antenna, and I can install a metal carry rack without concern for reception issues.
with the vent popped off, you can see the hole that made for the perfect mounting spot
side view of the area with the vent popped off. plenty of room to run antenna cable
added a lock washer, large washer and some more blue loctite to antenna bolt.
here is the antenna bolted in place
closeup of antenna bolted in place, perfect fit
plenty of room for antenna cable
antenna cable was run under body corner panel, inserted by door and behind kick panel
ran antenna cable under dash/glove box and behind vent controls
wrapped excess cable and tied off and fit nicely behind radio
His is a 2019, mine was a 2018.
Gotcha. That's exactly what I did and I used the cable listed below on my '21 Rubi without a problem.
