i recently purchased a 1987 iroc and i am trying to get the power antenna working. there is a blue wire in the hole for the stereo.. so i hooked it up to the blue wire coming out of the cd player. i got nothing. i don't believe the motor for the antenna is even trying to do anything. am i missing something or is my motor fried?? any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

remove the passenger side cover and locate the wires going to the power antenna (white, green, gray) to see if they have bin cut.

 

ok.. if they are in tact do you know where they are supposed to be connected?? i am guessing black is the ground? ..sorry if i sound like a dumb @$$ but i have never had to deal with these before. ...thanks for the help.

 

ok.. the green and white wires are cut down by the antenna.. i couldn't tell where they are supposed to go.. anyone know??

 

i took the antenna out far enough to see the wires (on the backside of course) and was able to strip them and hook them back up. BUT when i had the green and white wires that go into the car stripped they touched the fender and put on a little show (sparks! (the key was off)). now i don't have any power AT ALL to my radio.. i checked the fuse under the dash as well as the in line fuses for the radio and all is well.. any ideas as to what i screwed up now?? it's been one of those days where i try to fix something only to break something else!

 

Aftermarket radio with a fuse on the back of it?

 

yeah it's an aftermarket radio.. i didn't see a fuse in the back of it.

 

Follow the yellow and red wires from the back of the radio, and look for a fuse holder like this:

And see if it's popped.

 

checked them.. they are good.

 

ok.. i feel stupid. i had checked all of the in-line fuses and the fuse labeled "radio" in the fuse block and all checked out. today i checked the rest of the fuses and the one marked "accessory" was blown.. i replaced it and my radio works! BUT with the antenna hooked up the motor would just run and run.. would that be a screwed up motor or is the cable that runs it broken?

 

if the motor runs .....then you have a broken cable ...i just replaced mine and works like new