Power Antenna Help?!!
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 62
Likes: 2
From: Santa Ana, California
I believe someone used a different cable because i see no splicing.
I have tested the antenna using a battery charger and it will only go up when both wires are hot.
I just tested it having it connected to the relay (for ground) and i used a cable to connect the white and green together (using your picture for a example) to make it go up. So my guess is i need to have both cables hot?
I have tested the antenna using a battery charger and it will only go up when both wires are hot.
I just tested it having it connected to the relay (for ground) and i used a cable to connect the white and green together (using your picture for a example) to make it go up. So my guess is i need to have both cables hot?
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 4,374
Likes: 224
From: Beecher Illinois
Bypassing the relay under the armrest, then yes, you need the constant hot AND trigger hot because you are STILL going through the relay on the antenna.
To lower it, remove the trigger hot.
Are you dealing with white/gray/green wires at the relay? Yes, then someone did some splicing.
Determine which of these wires is connected to the orange at the antenna relay, and connect that color to the orange going into the armrest relay.
Determine which wire is the pink at the antenna, connect that to the yellow going into the armrest relay(later GM cars used pink for the trigger instead of yellow, probably because radio hot was also yellow).
Determine which wire is the black ground, ground it.
Do you have rear speakers? If not, the driver side blockoff panel is easy to unscrew and you will probably see the splices. Or remove the speaker or pull out that rubber grommit underneath.
To lower it, remove the trigger hot.
Are you dealing with white/gray/green wires at the relay? Yes, then someone did some splicing.
Determine which of these wires is connected to the orange at the antenna relay, and connect that color to the orange going into the armrest relay.
Determine which wire is the pink at the antenna, connect that to the yellow going into the armrest relay(later GM cars used pink for the trigger instead of yellow, probably because radio hot was also yellow).
Determine which wire is the black ground, ground it.
Do you have rear speakers? If not, the driver side blockoff panel is easy to unscrew and you will probably see the splices. Or remove the speaker or pull out that rubber grommit underneath.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 62
Likes: 2
From: Santa Ana, California
This is what i ended up doing.
It works, connected the yellow to Antenna remote on my radio and it works perfect!
Thank you so much for your help.
Didnt know i had a aftermarket antenna and that it had a relay.
It works, connected the yellow to Antenna remote on my radio and it works perfect!
Thank you so much for your help.
Didnt know i had a aftermarket antenna and that it had a relay.
That'll do it!
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 62
Likes: 2
From: Santa Ana, California
Actually no, i didnt find no white/green/gray wires, the connection from the antenna to the relay was not original. I believe who ever changed the antenna decided to change the connection as well.
