jpr1957
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- Jeff
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- 2017 V6 Auto
Thanks for the info. I hope mine works when I power it up again.
I did remove that center cover on the dash. It put up a fight. I though if I broke it I could just buy a replacement. Nothing broke but it hit the windshield when it came loose. Two blue clips came off. I took the other two blue clips off it so I can put it in place but it is easy to remove it if I have to.
The installation video for the Rosen 8-inch screen unit says to put the "ground plate" that comes with it under the GPS antenna. The Kenwood unit I installed in my F150 came with a small, thin steel plate with foam tape on it to stick to the dash and the magnetic GPS antenna to stick to that. I did some searching of the internet and found it is recommended to have a small metal "ground plate" under the GPS antenna. I found others that said it wasn't necessary. I might try putting a metal plate under it but I expect to get a signal without it.
I did remove that center cover on the dash. It put up a fight. I though if I broke it I could just buy a replacement. Nothing broke but it hit the windshield when it came loose. Two blue clips came off. I took the other two blue clips off it so I can put it in place but it is easy to remove it if I have to.
The installation video for the Rosen 8-inch screen unit says to put the "ground plate" that comes with it under the GPS antenna. The Kenwood unit I installed in my F150 came with a small, thin steel plate with foam tape on it to stick to the dash and the magnetic GPS antenna to stick to that. I did some searching of the internet and found it is recommended to have a small metal "ground plate" under the GPS antenna. I found others that said it wasn't necessary. I might try putting a metal plate under it but I expect to get a signal without it.
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