Help with antenna
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Tampa Fl
Help with antenna
I'm in my garage with my antenna motor hanging down and cant get the main anteena wire off.I took apart the trim at the harch and unpluged it but when I pull on it nothing is moveing.I don't wana pull it thru then not be able to get it back in
BTW my radio works with the connection unpluged at the hatch.I was thinking geting a cheap rubber antena and putting it under the plastic atch cover.Has anyone done this
BTW my radio works with the connection unpluged at the hatch.I was thinking geting a cheap rubber antena and putting it under the plastic atch cover.Has anyone done this
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Radford Virginia
There is a braidded copper grounding wire that needs to be disconnected also, have you done that? The antena wire will come out, but you must go inside the hatch (on thre inner fender)and push the rubber gromet out as well. Good luck
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Drifting
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From: Tampa Fl
never mind I drilled out the plastic rivets,took the motor apart and ended up breaking the gears prying them out.
Then I figures out how it worked.
That sucks I screwed up the gears now I need a whole new motor and mast.
Now that I see how it work it would have been easy if I wouldn't have broken it.
i put it back together sfter snipping the ribbon off.I am going to just leave the antenna down or I can pull it up manually
Thanks anyways guys
Then I figures out how it worked.
That sucks I screwed up the gears now I need a whole new motor and mast.
Now that I see how it work it would have been easy if I wouldn't have broken it.
i put it back together sfter snipping the ribbon off.I am going to just leave the antenna down or I can pull it up manually
Thanks anyways guys
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Orland Hills ILLINOIS
Man I wish I would have seen this sooner.
You should have just unplugged the motor. Then you can cut the wires close to the old one. Then cut the wires near the plug on new one and splice together. Thats what I did and it worked fine. No need to pull out the grommet or the plug side.
When you removed the tailights were you able to uscrew the antenna from the top? The part that holds it on to the body.
I took my whole rear wheel off. Was wondering if when you took the tailights off you could reach in and unscrew that part.
Kevin
You should have just unplugged the motor. Then you can cut the wires close to the old one. Then cut the wires near the plug on new one and splice together. Thats what I did and it worked fine. No need to pull out the grommet or the plug side.
When you removed the tailights were you able to uscrew the antenna from the top? The part that holds it on to the body.
I took my whole rear wheel off. Was wondering if when you took the tailights off you could reach in and unscrew that part.
Kevin
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,615
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From: Tampa Fl
Man I wish I would have seen this sooner.
You should have just unplugged the motor. Then you can cut the wires close to the old one. Then cut the wires near the plug on new one and splice together. Thats what I did and it worked fine. No need to pull out the grommet or the plug side.
When you removed the tailights were you able to uscrew the antenna from the top? The part that holds it on to the body.
I took my whole rear wheel off. Was wondering if when you took the tailights off you could reach in and unscrew that part.
Kevin
You should have just unplugged the motor. Then you can cut the wires close to the old one. Then cut the wires near the plug on new one and splice together. Thats what I did and it worked fine. No need to pull out the grommet or the plug side.
When you removed the tailights were you able to uscrew the antenna from the top? The part that holds it on to the body.
I took my whole rear wheel off. Was wondering if when you took the tailights off you could reach in and unscrew that part.
Kevin
is there a conections that can be put on the ends to conect new ones.
