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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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BAH.. my antenna is draining my battery

it gets dark and cold way too early. i have left my antenna in a busted state. the antenna motor will sometimes continue to try to bring the damn thing down after the car is off.


which fuse do i need to pull to stop this? there is no 'ANT' indication on the fuse box.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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I'm going to take a stab at the fuse for the radio. It's usually the same fuse.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 02:10 PM
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nutz. i was hoping to keep the radio, the antenna is stuck in the up position after all. i shall try it this evening.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 02:14 PM
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LOL! My antenna just busted too!
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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Ohmygosh! so is mine, lol. I feel so embarressed. Whenever I turn on my radio, the antenna only comes up about two inches, I have to get out and pull it up the rest of the way. And when I turn off my FD I gotta push the antenna back down.

And the motor still goes for about 10secs before it stops.
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 03:49 AM
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All you have to do is get to the antenna motor in the trunk. You can unplug the power to the motor from there. Hopefully as well, you will be able to reach it, and there is a separate plug for power, so you will still have decent reception.
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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sweet. ...just unplugged the power relays on the antenna and the radio still works fine.
i had to get a whole new battery, what a stinker.
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