DIY Antenna LR095840 Install

A while back my LR4 Antenna (LLR095840) was either stolen or incorrectly mounted, leaving behind the shroud(cover) and mounting bracket. I've searched all over for a detailed guide on how to replace but could not find anything concrete. Using the repair manual and some common sense I went at it today and was fairly pleased with results. This forum has helped me tremendously with LR4 ownership. Hopefully someone will find this valuable in the future.


Step 1: Attach and align Mounting Bracket - This will be totally dependent on your own personal scenario. In my case, the mounting the bracket and back shroud cover were still present (pictures in second post). Please note that the mounting bracket comes separate from antenna.

Step 2: Remove headliner, disconnect coax cable, and rear trunk light -



Step 3: Clean the Area - A combination of Simple Green and Goo Gone did trick for me. Clean this area BEFORE removing the circular piece behind the mounting bracket. Once this circular piece is removed its basically a gaping hole (pictured in Step 3). Any debris and liquids that fall into that hole could possibly cause damage to electrical components and and the roof lining.


Step 3: Prepare for install of new antenna - As I stated before the mounting point and back shroud cover were still present after the front part of the antenna went missing. The antenna is connected to the car via a coax cable which was completed ripped off(pictured in second post below). The Antenna (LR014110) came with coax cable attached and new shroud. It does not come with security screws. I ordered an extra set of security screws just in case I lost them during installation. Having a heat gun and a cheap prying tool made this process much easier.

Heat up the circular piece with your heat gun in order to losen the adhesive bond from the roof. Go slow and take your time. The prying tool helped speed up the removal process


Once I removed the remainder of the of the old antenna I cleaned the area up with some Goo Gone. After it was all cleaned up I prepared the area around the circular opening with some rubbing alcohol for good measure. This will ensure the adhesive on the new antenna bonds correctly to your roof.



Step 4: Install the new antenna - The new antenna slips right on to the bracket. The circular part aligns perfectly into the the opening slot. Route the coax cable straight through opening so that it's dangling past your headliner. Remove the protective film from the circular part of the new antenna to uncover adhesive. Once this is removed, bond it to your roof by applying pressure. Note: The adhesive sticker is very strong, probably a one shot deal, so again, take your time.



Step 5: Follow Step 2 in reverse order to finish connecting and installing the rear trim headliner.

Note: This process worked perfectly for me but I acknowledge I could have made an error along the away as I am a total newb. Feel free to share any feedback or suggestions and I'll edit the post accordingly.

Thanks for the detailed write up. I’ve banged mine up pretty well in a hotel garage a few years back and ever since then my radio reception has sucked.

jlach993 said:

Thanks for the detailed write up. I’ve banged mine up pretty well in a hotel garage a few years back and ever since then my radio reception has sucked.

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Your welcome! Hopefully it helps demystify the replacement process of some folks.

The damaged antenna seems to be a pretty common problem from what i hear. They tend take a beating in garages with low(ish) ceilings.

I found that buying the antenna directly from LR directly was the cheapest option by far for me. I was also able to save on shipping cost by selecting the store pickup option from my local dealer.

Really good pictures, much appreciated.
Is the antenna within the plastic cover just a cell phone antenna or is it also the radio antenna? If the antenna includes radio, is the signal it receives AM/FM or is is just for Sirius XM signal?

I do not have anything similar in my LR3. The antenna's for the AM/FM are in the side glass of the rear area and there is no provision for XM, at least that I know of.

I do not think there is any cell phone antenna either re my LR3 but I did install a booster setup to amplify the cell tower signal within the cabin.

bbyer said:

Really good pictures, much appreciated.
Is the antenna within the plastic cover just a cell phone antenna or is it also the radio antenna? If the antenna includes radio, is the signal it receives AM/FM or is is just for Sirius XM signal?

I do not have anything similar in my LR3. The antenna's for the AM/FM are in the side glass of the rear area and there is no provision for XM, at least that I know of.

I do not think there is any cell phone antenna either re my LR3 but I did install a booster setup to amplify the cell tower signal within the cabin.

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Unfortunately it's not super clear but it seams it services multiple purposes. My understanding is that it's a general purpose antenna with GPS and HD radio built in, it can also serve as cell phone antenna according to service manual. There is also another model (LR014110 that does not have HD radio built in). My radio still worked without the antenna installed but it was spotty at best. I did not test the SIRUS/XM as I don't use it.

Kuro50 said:

Unfortunately it's not super clear but it seams it services multiple purposes. My understanding is that it's a general purpose antenna with GPS and HD radio built in, it can also serve as cell phone antenna according to service manual. There is also another model (LR014110 that does not have HD radio built in). My radio still worked without the antenna installed but it was spotty at best. I did not test the SIRUS/XM as I don't use it.


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From your pictures in the first post, I kind of presumed that the round thing still stuck to the metal might be a GPS antenna.

In my LR3, the GPS antenna is located within the red plastic of the high mount stop light assembly so all I have is the round plastic plug back there.

I also assumed the missing forward part was cell phone related, but I wondered how that worked at the dash end?

Is there some sort of cell phone antenna connector near the dash? I doubt it but perhaps there is some sort of hidden dash built in cell phone signal amplifier and cell phone signal pickup that feeds the signal to the exterior antenna.

I have a Smooth Talker cell phone booster device that does that - magnetic antenna on the roof at the rear and a sort of flat antenna within the cabin at the front that radiates cell phone antenna signal and picks up the phone signal and relays it to the exterior roof located antenna.

Anyone know how the bracket EFT500041 attaches to Glass? Lost antenna and bracket. New parts came with Bracket, Antenna (Radio Antenna Mast), 2 Screws, but no gasket/seal or glue for the Bracket (EFT500041)..

After looking at the Bracket, it has a "channel" on the side that attaches to the glass, that looks like 2 sided tape fits in to secure to bracket and bracket to glass.

tim