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Posted By Discussion Topic: 1938 Radio Antenna -- page: 1 2     dddunham 08-18-2020 @ 5:36 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 2015 Here are the best pictures of the trapped old cable and the crack it comes through. ford38v8 08-17-2020 @ 9:18 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 I apologize for the confusion on pillars. Your first post mentions an instruction to "shove the cable down from the center of the windshield", so it was that windshield center divider that I erroneously referred to as a pillar. I agree, the transition of the A pillar to dash offers very little wiggle room to fish a cable end through, and it does need to make a hairpin turn at that transition for clearance. I'm afraid I can offer only my best wishes, as my antenna coax is original. Alan dddunham 08-17-2020 @ 8:24 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 2015 Alan, In trying to straighten up the difference between A pillar and windshield side support, I researched, found pictures and there is no difference on either of our cars. There is only one side pillar, the windshield edge. dddunham 08-17-2020 @ 8:19 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 2015 Alan, What do you mean, on the coupe, the coax came down the A pillar, not the windshield side? Once you got it down, was there any other barrier between the A pillar and the radio? dddunham 08-17-2020 @ 8:02 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 2015 Alan, I had to look up A pillar and I see no difference between A pillar and windshield pillar in reference to my car. It has but one front (winshield) pillar, one removable B pillar, and that is it. Remember it is a convertible. It has no vent windows which might entail another pillar. The coax is long enough. The pictures are left, the replacement cable, and right, the original cable that I cannot get out because it's (antenna) end will not go between the two metal pieces (dash & firewall or support?) which I cannot picture. Dennis Carpenter says that their kit is exactly the same as the Ford original, although the grounding lug is a bit larger. But this is not my first problem. The end, even of the old cable, will not come out between the crack between dash and other metal piece. The new cable is slimmer because it is plastic coated modern coax, but the ends are about the same. fordv8j 08-16-2020 @ 5:07 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 176 Joined: Jan 2015 I installed one in our 38 conv. coupe, don't recall having a problem, as to removing sun visor, don't know about 4 door conv. but our conv' coupe didn't come with visors ford38v8 08-16-2020 @ 2:33 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 Those two mounting holes are for the top hold down bracket. My own radio is the '37 converted to '38, which had been furnished to early '38's, its box mounting over the steering column. My coax does go down the A pillar, not sure if the '38 model radio coax does the same or if it goes down the windshield pillar. If your coax goes down the A pillar, double check the length to see if the new one will reach to the center mounted radio box. Can you picture the 3/4" nut you describe? That doesn't sound right at all. Alan dddunham 08-16-2020 @ 1:46 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 2015 You are right, Alan. Mine has just 2 screws in the 3 holes of the visor. They were added after purchase. These are the pictures of my nice dash that I do not want to mar and the driver's windshield post from which I had already removed the sun visor to prevent possible interference from the screws. It shows no 1" hole. Thanks, folks. But how do I get the old coax out and a new one in? ford38v8 08-16-2020 @ 1:31 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 With respect, the 1938 open cars and wagons did not have visors. The page (8)-9 reference applies only to closed cars. Alan trjford8 08-16-2020 @ 1:13 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4214 Joined: Oct 2009 You have to remove the visor completely to get to the 1"hole. It should be there as all the convertible sedans had the visors from the factory.

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