Yeah man I'm not trying to be an A$$ but this thing is bad, and I'm pretty much stuck with using it. I don't want the auto parts store version, I work at NAPA Auto Parts and could buy one for $8, they are not my cup of tea. LMC has a Antenna for $80 but that seems a bit high and who knows if its any good. Denny I did what you did I changed the spacer ground it down and made it fit somewhat better. The antenna still sticks out from the cab but the more I look at pics of trucks some did from the factory too. Im going to try and get it a little bit better and may just end up leaving it, oh and the brackets are getting modified they are horrible.