Go to the dollar store and get a pack of female RCA jacks,problem solved and you have a spare
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| Author: | Firm [ Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 4th Gen Antennas |
Hey, I am doing the stereo in the Firebird and I want to swap out the stock (broken) power antenna for a stock non-power antenna. If I get a non-power unit from the wrecker, should it just be a direct swap? Or is their any signal amplifiers or annoyances like that I am going to have to deal with? |
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| Author: | transamtom [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
Its a direct swap. Why not get one of those CT universal power antenna kits,I have them on both my Birds. They sell for about $69.00. |
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| Author: | Firm [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
I find the power thing more annoying than anything else. I prefer the good old black rod that just threads onto the post. Out of curiosity though, did you have to buy an extension cable with the universal one? I was looking at one of those the other day and the cable didn't look long enough for the bird? |
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| Author: | transamtom [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
No the new assembly works with the factory rubber grommet and one steel one from the box and unless your an F Body guru it looks factory. It goes plenty tall enough,just cut the connector off your broken one so you have enough wire to wire it to the new one for a plug and play fit. BTW I hated the black steel mast on my 94TA back in the day and went power with one of these. So when my 01 Bird's went crappo it was a no brainer same with the 99 TA it was broke when I bought it. |
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| Author: | Firm [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
Are you talking about the actual antenna cable? If you're talking about the antenna cable, thus saving the need to run a complete new wire, how did you connect the cut end to the wire on the new antenna? I didn't think you could solider or crimp antenna cable? Sorry if that's a dumb question...I've just never dealt with an antenna. |
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| Author: | transamtom [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
Go to the dollar store and get a pack of female RCA jacks,problem solved and you have a spare
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| Author: | Firm [ Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 4th Gen Antennas |
Thanks man, appreciate the help. |
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