Originally Posted by
Cristian Silva
Hi everyone,
Ive just purchased the DSM system, and have some question about the installation of the receiver if you could please answer for me.
It says you can cut the wire down to 3.6 for easy installation......how is it going to be easier to install with a shorter wire?
Will this length be short enough for the antenna tube to stay within the shell without having to cut a hole, or is it recommended to have the antenna tube sticking out?
Has anybody tried running without the antenna tube and just having the wires wrapped up along the side of the receiver, will this work?
thanks.
Hi Christian, I'm driving with the DSM too. I didn't cut the antenna for a simple reason, I didn't want to risk any possible glitches. I cut my antenna tube to around half the length of my antenna itself, I put the antenna throught it, so it will be low enough to stay under the shell, but the end is not able to reach any moving part of the car. It works really well for me, of course don't just cut you tube to around the half, just check how long the tube can me, and cut it of a little lower than your shell. Just to be sure the antenna can't get near your belt.