Charcoal1989

Hey guys. I'm replacing an old Kenwood HU with a new one in my 89 coupe. I've read posts about switches that keep the antenna down unless you're listening to the radio but can't find the one's that were mentioned. Any ideas on model #s or sites to check?

Thanks for the help

markcz

Some HU have a separate trigger wire for the antenna (blue vs blue/white) that is only hot when on the radio, if you haven't purchased the new radio yet see if you can find one you like with that feature.

I haven't wired the antenna mast supply in an '89, but if it's just looking for +12v to raise the antenna, then any standard on/off toggle switch from Radio Shack should be fine.

Cruisinfanatic

someone has a bypass switch here

Charcoal1989

Thank you both for the help

jcgunn

I know that your car is a C4, but the procedure should be the same. Pull back the carpet near the antenna and look for the three wires. For a C5, splice into the pink (likely the same color for a C4) wire. Run the wires to a toggle switch. I put mine in the ash tray area. The switch keeps the antenna down. It still works fine for local stations even when retracted. Good Luck.

Charcoal1989

It worked just like you said. I spliced into the pink and hid the switch in the console. Thanks for the help