Thanks 98Firebird! This worked great!
This was my first mod on my new van, which I just brought home two days ago. This write up was perfect, so nice to have all the little details, with everything highlighted. At first, after I found the antenna wire and removed it from the fabric tape, I just tried positioning it up toward the dash, just to see if that may offer a small improvement, mainly because I was shy about removing the stereo trim panel. But after testing the key fob with the wire in that position, it did not make even a small difference, I still had to practically touch the rear door with the key fob on order for it to activate the locks from the rear, and still had to be within ten feet in front for it to work.
So I begrudgingly removed the stereo trim and the trim piece to the right of that, which was actually really easy with a plastic scraper. I was a little perplexed as to what zip tie I needed to cut, but after I found the third piece of fabric tape and removed that, I could tell that the wire would be plenty long to route up through the side of the dash vent and up toward the windshield. This was also on a 2017 and that matches BrayzieSprinter's notes about the three fabric tape pieces. I was able to carefully remove one of the pieces of fabric tape and cut it into about four small strips to reuse for securing the wire up top in its new location.
I can't believe the difference. Not only does it work from at least 50 feet away, it also works from inside the house.
This was my first mod on my new van, which I just brought home two days ago. This write up was perfect, so nice to have all the little details, with everything highlighted. At first, after I found the antenna wire and removed it from the fabric tape, I just tried positioning it up toward the dash, just to see if that may offer a small improvement, mainly because I was shy about removing the stereo trim panel. But after testing the key fob with the wire in that position, it did not make even a small difference, I still had to practically touch the rear door with the key fob on order for it to activate the locks from the rear, and still had to be within ten feet in front for it to work.
So I begrudgingly removed the stereo trim and the trim piece to the right of that, which was actually really easy with a plastic scraper. I was a little perplexed as to what zip tie I needed to cut, but after I found the third piece of fabric tape and removed that, I could tell that the wire would be plenty long to route up through the side of the dash vent and up toward the windshield. This was also on a 2017 and that matches BrayzieSprinter's notes about the three fabric tape pieces. I was able to carefully remove one of the pieces of fabric tape and cut it into about four small strips to reuse for securing the wire up top in its new location.
I can't believe the difference. Not only does it work from at least 50 feet away, it also works from inside the house.