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10-23-2008, 11:33 AM #1
Antenna install questions
I'm new to the forums(I'll post in the new member section when I get home). I have a few questions on installing a new antenna. Here's the scenario...
Some idiot broke off my antenna while I was at work because it would no longer go down. I want to put in a rubber shorty antenna. Another reason I want to do this is because my mom bought me a portable xm radio for christmas last year, but it won't work in cars with automatic antennas.
My questions are:
Can anyone recommend a good rubber antenna?
Is there much to converting an automatic antenna to a stationary one?
Will I need any extra wires or anything else?
Many thanks in advance.
-James
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10-23-2008, 11:39 AM #2
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havent done it to a 4 gen but the swap should be fairy simple. id just go with a kit from autozone or something. you shouldn't have to buy anything else.
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10-23-2008, 01:13 PM #3
Is there anything I should know about unhooking the motor and running the antenna wire to the actual antenna?
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10-24-2008, 01:58 AM #4
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Antenna wire is a simple unplug.. so is the motor... and the whole unit comes out with a couple of 10mm bolts..
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10-24-2008, 05:25 AM #5
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10-24-2008, 08:51 AM #6
Now if you buy a stubby that already has the wire on it, you may have to get an extension for it. I did.
Plus you have to make sure the connection on it will fit your radio. If it's a factory radio it will be smaller. If you have an aftermarket one it would be the same.
If it's just the antenna with no wires, I don't know, cause I haven't done it yet.
This is the best pic I have of my antenna.
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