Power Antenna Switch ?'s
05-02-2004, 11:18 AM
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Power Antenna Switch ?'s I am putting a power antenna in my car and have a couple ?'s. I am thinking of disconnecting the switch for the rear window defroster and using that for a switch to power the antenna, since my rear window is tinted. I can't remember if that switch is momentary or not, or is it on a timer. And will it work for a switch to send the antenna up and down? Thanks for any help
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05-02-2004, 06:55 PM
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xaon, Thanks for the answer.
maddboost, I have the stock radio, but listen to alot of cd's. Since I have to run a wire from the radio to the antenna anyway, I figured I might as well put a switch in line.
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maddboost, I have the stock radio, but listen to alot of cd's. Since I have to run a wire from the radio to the antenna anyway, I figured I might as well put a switch in line.
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05-02-2004, 08:05 PM
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What's the logic behind the power antenna? (I'm taking my car in this weekend for a warranty replacement of the power antenna, it's finally completely broken). Is it supposed to be up when the car is on and the radio is on? So all a switch can do is keep it down?
05-03-2004, 01:21 PM
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Can't remember where I found the writeup but I'll look and post a link when I do but I used the convertable plate where the traction control goes. I now have 2 switches. 1 for Traction control and the other for the antenna. It all looks stock.
05-03-2004, 03:49 PM
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Can't remember where I found the writeup but I'll look and post a link when I do but I used the convertable plate where the traction control goes. I now have 2 switches. 1 for Traction control and the other for the antenna. It all looks stock.
BTW, unless you have metallic, really thick, or really cheap tint on your back window, it won't prevent you from using the defroster. I use mine all the time with a tinted back window. There have even been times that I forgot it was on for the full 15 minutes even though the window had cleared quickly - no damage to the tint or the defroster.
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Whitebird00, Thanks. I think in the four years I have had the car I used the defroster maybe two times, both those the first year I had the car before I tinted the window. There just is no use for it here, today it was just over a 100 degrees.
PFDarkside, I got the antenna really cheap and the mast is bent on the fixed one. Yes, with the switch I can just keep it down while listening to cd's.
PFDarkside, I got the antenna really cheap and the mast is bent on the fixed one. Yes, with the switch I can just keep it down while listening to cd's.
