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Old May 4, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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My power antenna is on the blink. It always goes up but I have to push it to get it started to get it to go down.

Any suggestions on how to remove and replace?

Can I buy parts or am I better off just buying the whole thing?
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Old May 4, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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Mine did the same thing , had the dealer do it and it was warranteed .
Other cars I had that the antennas broke I replaced the whole thing
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Old May 4, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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Mine is a 98 and is out of warranty. I don't mind replacing the whole thing; in fact that was my initial plan. I was looking for remove and replace instructions on the forum and learned of a mast replacement that would fix the type of problem that I have.....but it was for a C4. Probably the same fix. But I still don't know how to start the process. I looked underneith the car and was able to see two small bolts, but I doubt that's all I have to remove to remove the module.

Again, any help on the remove and replace instructions will be greatly appreciated!
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Old May 4, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Remove the rear inner trim and the tail light. That should show you all the bolts and connections. Antenna asy. comes out through the tail light.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Similar problem with my 00 vert. there is a TSB that covers mine not sure about 98s. but the fix was easy and cheap. Replaced black bezel around mast cost about $7.00. Seems the rubber O ring in the bezel was too tight or expanded and put too much drag on the mast.


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My power antenna is on the blink. It always goes up but I have to push it to get it started to get it to go down.

Any suggestions on how to remove and replace?

Can I buy parts or am I better off just buying the whole thing?
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