How do you replace the radio in a 1998 Jeep Cherokee?

Answer 1

The antenna mast screws into the antenna mount on the fender. Unscrew the old one and crew in the new one. If you need to replace the entire antenna mount, you will need a new antenna mount assembly with antenna cable.

Answer 2

you order the part from a Jeep or chrystler dealership, very simple to follow the included instructions....less then 10 minutes for me and I had never done it before. I recently purchased a mast for a 94 Grand from www.AntennaMastsRus.com.Great price, $13.47, and fast shipping. They will include the appropriate instructions.

Answer 3

put floor shifter all the way back. take out ash tray.undo two screws in ashtray well, and two screws in trim above radio,take trim out slowly lighter is attached lay in passengers side, take out four screws holding in radio.take radio out slowly and disconnect antenna.pull antenna lead toward drivers side, two clips hold it under dash and when it is free tug gently but firmly away from side kick board to release clip you will feel it pop. take off drivers side pillar trim start at top pull steady it has three knife clips. pry antenna lead out of retainers unsrew antenna base on outside pillar and you are home free. take your time good luck, frank

Answer 4

You have to remove the front quarter panel. Mine broke so I don't use the radio anymore and bought a satellite radio.

additional info: this is something that I did and did not have to remove the quarter panel. While I did not replace the old power antenna with the same (the cost seemed to me to be not worth it) the process is the same. Since the antenna is mounted on a sharply angled piece of body work none of the parts store antenni that I tried would sit at an upright angle so I bit the bullet and bought a dealer provided regular replacement so it would sit upright instead of leaning at a weird angle off the car. Vastly cheaper than the auto antenna option. Then, with the steering wheel turned fully right I removed the screws holding the plastic fender liner so that I could see up into the small space holding the defective auto antenna. This is a really small space but you CAN get in there with some Yankee ingenuity and remove the bolts and bracket that hold the old one in. Safety glasses are a good idea here as there is lots of dirt and dust up in there. The new antenna goes in much easier because it doesnt have the electric motor ect. Instead of running the new antenna lead to the radio which was a whole other box of worms I cut the existing lead inside that space and using Radio Shack connectors just created a new female connection on the antenna lead. While I did lose the fancy function of the power up and down antenna I can now listen to the radio and this single piece of steel stands up to low tree branches and car washes much better than the old hollow multi-segmented auto one ever did.

I have used the old antenna shaft and refitted it to mount on the old base. This is what I did. I did not want to spend the money for a new automatic antenna. My old shaft broke off near the base. I still had the old shaft. So I pulled the second section away from the first. This exposed a copper fitting inside the second section. (The second section also included the third and fourth sections). I simply rounded out this exposed copper fitting to slide over the broken section of antenna still remaining on the car. I rounded out the exposed section still remaining on the car by using a pair of plyers and eye-balling it. So now the radio works and receives all stations, the antenna does not retract but is stationary (even though the automatic antenna motor still works), and the repair fix cost me nothing ($0.00). When I go to a car wash, I get out and take off the three section of antenna. Then replace it when the car is clean. Hope this might help.

Answer 5

The antenna should just unscrew from the base. If the base is broken then usually there is a cover to take off and screws are underneath. If not then it is screwed on from underneath the fender. You might have to take the inner liner out or out of the way to get to them. Have seen jeep do several different ways over the years. I hope I have helped some.

Answer 6

The antenna mast screws into the antenna mount on the fender. Unscrew the old one and crew in the new one. If you need to replace the entire antenna mount, you will need a new antenna mount assembly with antenna cable.

Unscrew the antenna and then unscrew the antenna mount nut. Unfasten the mud guard in the wheel well enough to pull it aside and reach up to the antennae. Remove the kick panel to find where the cable enters the jeep.

Answer 7

If it's power, remove it and replace it with a standard one. power antena = problems.

Answer 8

Go to www.antennamastsrus.com They have a replacement mast for the power antenna for $14.95 + shipping.

Answer 9

I need to know what year/make,and model and if you are trying to put an aftermarket radio in it.