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MCubed45May-24-03 01:11 PM
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#48358, "converting from fixed to power antenna"


          

hey guys, for those of you that've swapped out the crappy fixed antenna for a powered one - did you hafta run wires? just wondering if there's any existing wires there even if your car didnt' come with a power antenna. it's not a big deal but i'd just like to know in advance. most power antennas just have power, ground, signal, and the remote turn on, right? thanks!

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RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, tim97rs, May-25-03 02:29 PM, #1
RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, MCubed45, May-26-03 10:10 PM, #2
      RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, MCubed45, May-30-03 01:36 PM, #3
           RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, 96eclipse2nr, May-30-03 05:24 PM, #4
                RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, MCubed45, May-30-03 08:19 PM, #5
                     RE: converting from fixed to power antenna, MCubed45, May-30-03 11:39 PM, #6

tim97rsMay-25-03 02:29 PM
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#48442, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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the plug is already there. My rs had it. real easy install!

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MCubed45May-26-03 10:10 PM
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#48613, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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thanks a lot! just what i needed to know! emoji

-marc

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MCubed45May-30-03 01:36 PM
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#48990, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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k one more question, does anyone know if it's a constant +12v source back in the trunk or if it's wired to the ignition? i want the antenna tapped into a constant +12v source b/c i'm eventually gonna be putting my stereo on remote. if i'm activating the stereo by remote the key won't be in the ignition but i still want the antenna to raise. it'll look kinda cool too. not only do you hear the stereo come on but you see the antenna raise from outside the car. emoji so yea, anyone know? i'd rather not hafta run another wire if there's already a constant +12v source back there...

oh yea no one's replying to my other post so does anyone know where the wire for the trunk pin sensor is? gonna use a relay to bypass the signal from the radio to the antenna whenever the trunk is popped. that way when i get a wing i don't hafta worry 'bout accidentally jacking the antenna by opening the trunk while it's up.

-marc

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#49036, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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the pin is somewhere within the little latch assembly in the rear...id just find it (the only power wire runnin into it) and tie it in somehow

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MCubed45May-30-03 08:19 PM
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#49056, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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k thanks emoji
i was pretty sure i saw it on the latch when i did the power trunk release... i'll just look where it goes to. most've the wires run along the driver's side quarter panel anyways (right by the antenna).

so anyone know if it's a constant +12v back there or if it's wired to the ignition?

-marc

='95 RS 5spd Red=
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Nakayama GT5 17's
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MCubed45May-30-03 11:39 PM
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#49064, "RE: converting from fixed to power antenna"
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dammit i don't see no plug!! X(
haha maybe it's a year difference... *shrugs*
crap i hate running wires... dammit which one was the antenna power thingy from the radio?

-marc

='95 RS 5spd Red=
Matrix CAI
A'pexi Turbo N1
Hanabi 8000k HID
SPAL Deluxe Power Windows
Nakayama GT5 17's
Ractive STB
GSX Calipers
AEM Rotors

255 is fricken short

  

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