replacing antenna

Hey, I ran into this myself without knowledge of what Ford has done. The factory installed antennas come with the male end FIXED in place and cannot be removed. I went to install my new stubby antenna but the stud threads didn’t match up to the new antenna. I thought the stud may have been stuck in the female side so I tried drilling it out to only find out it is permanently installed. I ended up having to order a new antenna wire because of my mistake. Funny thing is the new wire that came, you can interchange the stud now With it. I am not sure where to get an adapter, but I just didn’t want you or anyone else making the same mistake I made and having to replace the end piece of the wire, which by the way is a tricky task.

Attached is a picture of a 14" antennae I have on mine. It screws directly on to the male stud, no adaptor needed. I bought it at O'Reilly. Sorry, I don't recall the brand.

Interesting! My ‘23 Wildtrak is female and the stub antenna I ordered screwed right in.

MetroDriver25

Hey, I ran into this myself without knowledge of what Ford has done. The factory installed antennas come with the male end FIXED in place and cannot be removed. I went to install my new stubby antenna but the stud threads didn’t match up to the new antenna. I thought the stud may have been stuck in the female side so I tried drilling it out to only find out it is permanently installed. I ended up having to order a new antenna wire because of my mistake. Funny thing is the new wire that came, you can interchange the stud now With it. I am not sure where to get an adapter, but I just didn’t want you or anyone else making the same mistake I made and having to replace the end piece of the wire, which by the way is a tricky task.

Thanks for that. Sorry you had to be the Guinea pig for that. I’m going to look for an adapter.

Sam'66, yes that is interesting. Mine is a '24 Black Diamond with standard 7 speaker system. If yours is a B&O, that might explain the difference. Or, this gender thing has infiltrated our Broncos? My factory antennae pictured below.

Strike 3, I think O'Reilly may have an adaptor pack, but for $17, you can buy the same, and similar, antenna kits like mine that include all the adaptors.

MachOne

Sam'66, yes that is interesting. Mine is a '24 Black Diamond with standard 7 speaker system. If yours is a B&O, that might explain the difference. Or, this gender thing has infiltrated our Broncos? My factory antennae pictured below.

Strike 3, I think O'Reilly may have an adaptor pack, but for $17, you can buy the same, and similar, antenna kits like mine that include all the adaptors.

Will take a look thanks

@MachOne “Or, this gender thing has infiltrated our Broncos?“.LMAO!!🤣

Yes, I do have the B&O

I have the 10 speaker B&O system. I notice that the original antenna mount is flush with the cowling. The replacement one that I received stands up out of the hole by about 1/2” or so. Not sure if the flush mount one versus the taller one is also the difference, might be something to note on the different models.

23 wt and no B&O…. Antenna part on cowl is female. Never thought this could get so deep.
Wait……. Scratch that
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On a serious note….. after a brief search on the interweb….. Ford changed the antenna mounts sometime in 2024. A company called Ronin supposedly sells an adapter.!! Fwiw.

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What i want is an antenna the works as good as the one that came with but shorter. I’ve tried one but just didn’t work as well.

Ronin has various antennas and I purchased one for my wildtrack and another for my Braptor there. They work great.

We have a MY22 and bought a cheap stubby from Autozone that has all kinds of adapters, I picked one that fit but I think it is just a tad different thread type/size because that stubby ain’t coming off now. But it ok I don’t listen to the radio anyway. Just Spotify.

BadBronco

What i want is an antenna the works as good as the one that came with but shorter. I’ve tried one but just didn’t work as well.

Same. All the short ones I’ve bought have never worked as well. I read once where it’s as much about having that same amount of wire as the tall one has wrapped around the shorter one to make it work the same but I’m no radio expert.

I had a compatibility issue with my 2025 Big Bend.

6.5” Red Rock antenna has a threaded female receiver but threaded stud on Bronco is too long for the antenna to seat properly, even with supplied spacers.
Sent pictures to Extreme Terrain and they are giving me a refund.
Waiting for the after market to catch up with Ford’s changes.

What’s an atenna?

I figured @Bluestreak57 would have been the first to catch that!

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LOL @Chief Ron I bit my tongue for as long as I could. The grammar Nazi in me is strong. But more to point, what IS an atenna? If they’re talking about an antenna, I swapped mine out for a shortie before gender was a factor. Ah, the old days. When times were simpler. I guess I’m hopelessly binary.

I got a Ronin 5" antenna, and if I'm not mistaken they come with an adapter if needed.

I'm very happy with it, but I also live in the city so I couldn't speak to long distance reception.