, hows the reception w/ it down? crappy? 
power antenna stopped working?
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power antenna stopped working? i did a search & all it pulled up was cars for sale... lol,, but anyways,
was driving my trans am yesterday, & after i had it parked, i noticed that my antenna was still up all the way..., whats the normal causes for this? (car has 98,xxx miles on it) possibly a fuse? or could the motor be out.
thanks,
michael
was driving my trans am yesterday, & after i had it parked, i noticed that my antenna was still up all the way..., whats the normal causes for this? (car has 98,xxx miles on it) possibly a fuse? or could the motor be out.
thanks,
michael
i did a search & all it pulled up was cars for sale... lol,, but anyways,
was driving my trans am yesterday, & after i had it parked, i noticed that my antenna was still up all the way..., whats the normal causes for this? (car has 98,xxx miles on it) possibly a fuse? or could the motor be out.
thanks,
michael
was driving my trans am yesterday, & after i had it parked, i noticed that my antenna was still up all the way..., whats the normal causes for this? (car has 98,xxx miles on it) possibly a fuse? or could the motor be out.
thanks,
michael
The easy fix:
- Wet a rag with 100% Mineral Spirits. (You need the real thing - paint thinner will not work.)
- Wipe down the mast really good and then try to retract the antenna.
- Repeat as necessary until the mast moves well.
I've found that the above procedure needs to be done once or twice a year to keep things going well, but after a couple of years, it will stop working and then the mast needs to be replaced. (Replacing the mast isn't a big deal either. Its just $25-30 and you can keep re-using the original motor.)
That being said... I've had my car for 10 years now and have gone through 3 masts. I decided to move on WhiteBird00's hidden antenna mod and its been great! https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...m-antenna.html
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Verdad Gallardo Yea, the motor has to be running. The easiest way to do the procedure is to have someone in the car turning the radio on/off for you.
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ok so i basically just took some scotch brite to the entire antenna, & some lacquer thinner, cause thats all i had at the time, and i got it to where it would go all the way down, but on the way up when the radio is being turned on, it snags the mast & the motor makes a loud noise like its bogging down or some ****, maybe just spinning freely idk,,
but anyways, is it alright if i take some high grit sand paper to the mast? to remove all the black crap off of it? or just near the bottom maybe? so it wont snag or whatever's happening?
edit: also by the time i got home from school, its back to being stuck all the way up again....
but anyways, is it alright if i take some high grit sand paper to the mast? to remove all the black crap off of it? or just near the bottom maybe? so it wont snag or whatever's happening?
edit: also by the time i got home from school, its back to being stuck all the way up again....
Nope - definitely not OK. You must use real 100% Mineral Spirits. That is THE solvent for the particular antenna coating. (Anything else won't be fully effective.) If you sand it all up, the metal will not be smooth and will also corrode - which will make things much worse.
The scotch brite may have helped get rid of some surface contaminants, but its the goo in the joints that causes the jamming. If you get some real mineral spirits and you should be fine.
The loud noise is the motor gear skipping over the plastic teeth connected to the antenna tether. (This is what pushes/pulls on the antenna mast.) This is normal when its jammed.
The scotch brite may have helped get rid of some surface contaminants, but its the goo in the joints that causes the jamming. If you get some real mineral spirits and you should be fine.
The loud noise is the motor gear skipping over the plastic teeth connected to the antenna tether. (This is what pushes/pulls on the antenna mast.) This is normal when its jammed.
