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hey guys,
Can anyone tell me real quick how to disable the power to my antenna? I got a new stero system a while back and i rarely if at all listen to the radio, mostly mp3. My antenna motor is very noisey and the antenna needs a little help to go down, plus I don't always like it up just to listen to my ipod. I figured something in the manual would tell me how to disable it, but unfortunately my manual is at my other house and i wont be there for quite some time.
Thanks for the help.
-Nick
Can anyone tell me real quick how to disable the power to my antenna? I got a new stero system a while back and i rarely if at all listen to the radio, mostly mp3. My antenna motor is very noisey and the antenna needs a little help to go down, plus I don't always like it up just to listen to my ipod. I figured something in the manual would tell me how to disable it, but unfortunately my manual is at my other house and i wont be there for quite some time.
Thanks for the help.
-Nick
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another option is to put a switch on the antenna wire behind the raido that would allow you to listen to the radio if you really really want to for any reason. it might be that the antenna is tied to the remote amp turn on lead and not the antenna wire. this would be the case if the antenna goes up even when playing CD's etc.
With that said the easiest is just unplug the power antenna at the back.
With that said the easiest is just unplug the power antenna at the back.
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Gears stripped
The gears on my antenna motor are stripped it just makes an annoying grinding noise, whenever the car is started or stopped with the stereo turned on.
I have the touring version, and with the Bose system its not so easy to pop off the trim piece.
I have taken out the jack and explored by touch, I can feel the connector and all, but I will try to do a little arthroscopic surgery to see if I can isolate the orange/white wire. I want to leave the antenna lead intact to the radio if possible, I get good reception of local FM stations even with it inside the fender.
I'm another person who doesn't like an antenna that goes up when you turn on the CD player, that's just not necessary.
I have the touring version, and with the Bose system its not so easy to pop off the trim piece.
I have taken out the jack and explored by touch, I can feel the connector and all, but I will try to do a little arthroscopic surgery to see if I can isolate the orange/white wire. I want to leave the antenna lead intact to the radio if possible, I get good reception of local FM stations even with it inside the fender.
I'm another person who doesn't like an antenna that goes up when you turn on the CD player, that's just not necessary.
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Spend an afternoon and do what I did....
Remove your head unit, get the signal wire for the antenna, route it somewhere you want it to go. Cut it in half at that point. Put a switch there to make connection if ON, no connection if off. The antenna will now only come up when the switch is flipped.
This will also double to save your antenna gears from unneccessary usage since they are extremely cheap/prone to failure in FD's.
Remove your head unit, get the signal wire for the antenna, route it somewhere you want it to go. Cut it in half at that point. Put a switch there to make connection if ON, no connection if off. The antenna will now only come up when the switch is flipped.
This will also double to save your antenna gears from unneccessary usage since they are extremely cheap/prone to failure in FD's.
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OR, you could step over to my GB for a permanent solution:
https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-ce...al-gb-1092395/
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. I figured it was relevant and this old thread has already been pulled from the grave
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https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-ce...al-gb-1092395/
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. I figured it was relevant and this old thread has already been pulled from the grave
Lane