Power antenna replacement
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Yes, you can convert. Talk to jr's3800 for details.
If you properly maintain your antenna, it'll never jam. If the core breaks, you'll know it when the battery drains the first time. Well worth the trouble, IMHO.
If you properly maintain your antenna, it'll never jam. If the core breaks, you'll know it when the battery drains the first time. Well worth the trouble, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
acg_ssei - I meant if the antenna doesn't fully go down due to corrosion, or crud in there, and is say half up, it will run and kill a battery
Wiring may be there. It'd be a lot of work for them to figure out which cars at the factory needed it, and which didn't.
You'll need to take a look for yourself, but start back at the trunk end: if the wiring is there, it'* probably connected all the way up to the front as well.
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the power antenna on my delta is stuck 9/10'* of the way up... the previous owners solution was to pull the fuse... but then ofcourse the stereo didn't retain any memory, the seatbelt light stayed on, and my "reminder" lights other then headlights didn't work... while I was checking over the brakes on the car I just undid the screws for the inner fender and cut/wraped the power wires... the antenna itself still works great... if I can't sell the car I'm gonna totally remove it "shave" the hole and swap to aftermarket interior/window antenna (with my stereo finally installed I don't listen to radio that much)
most decks use the remote turn on lead (usually for amps) to turn on the power antenna... newer ones and good quality ones have a second lead for the power antenna
most decks use the remote turn on lead (usually for amps) to turn on the power antenna... newer ones and good quality ones have a second lead for the power antenna
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Originally Posted by projectheavytouring
the power antenna on my delta is stuck 9/10'* of the way up... the previous owners solution was to pull the fuse... but then ofcourse the stereo didn't retain any memory, the seatbelt light stayed on, and my "reminder" lights other then headlights didn't work... while I was checking over the brakes on the car I just undid the screws for the inner fender and cut/wraped the power wires...
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I took the shell of my 93'* power antenna, The upper mast from the 87, and the gears out of a 95 caddy to make my antenna, and the only part I had to buy was the four 1/4-20 bolts to put it back together... Now that'* Shadetree
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