See thats what I wanted to know I found all my remote entry under my dash on the lower steering column. found my antenna and extended it to the top of the a pillar
Yup, there's the problem with the range; the receiver is stuck down inside a big steel box. Steel is very effective at blocking RF.
To add insult to injury, they mount it to the support for the column which further shrouds the box.
Standing by the truck, I can 't get it to work until I'm next to it. Works a little better if I walk around with my arm in the air like an idiot. However, I can use it 15-20 feet away if I'm in the house on the second floor and the truck is in the driveway.
Get thee antenna above the door/dash lines....at least that's what I was intending to do. CC seems to have beaten me to it. Curious to see his response to the question if there gain in range by extending the antenna...
Further thought into it; i may remove the box from the column mount and move it up into the dash plastic where it sits above the door and windshield base. That is probably the best you can do for it without increasing the fobs output (not easily done)....