Its for my 86 Iroc, it has a power antennia, and the motors junk. Anyone where of where I can get a new or reman'ed one?

 

If you go on ebay and look for items sold by member fazttoyz13 he should have what your looking for. This guy specializes in good 3rd gen parts.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POWER...=p4506.c0.m245

 

that link is no good. Yeah it sucks, noone makes them aftermarket, and hawks doesnt have any.

 

hmmmmmmmmmm. works for me........ again? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POWER...=p4506.c0.m245

 

nope...cuz i need one too....

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-92...=p4506.c0.m245

 

those are factory universal replacements. I called my GM dealer today, he said those ones are junk and wouldnt even sell one to me..lol

 

For only ~$20, that makes them almost disposable. Might be worth it for an emergency spare.

Note; occasionally giving the whip a light wipe and cleaning with a greaseless lube will extend their lifespan by quite a lot. A clean slippery whip reduces the torque place on the motor and gearing.

 

I've had some good experience with some of those cheap universal replacements on my Winter car (a Saab). On that one the power antenna is placed in the rear and is very easily replaced just by opening one panel from the boot. I decided - just for the heck of it - to give a chance to one of those $7.99 antennas on eBay. Much to my surprise, the darn thing extended even during the cold Winter months and still works today.

When it came time to replace the antenna on my '88 Trans Am, the installation became the problem. The mast (below the fender) is simply too short on aftermarket antennas. There's a hole where the antenna is supposed to go through (not the one on the hood, of course, but below that - don't know how it is with Camaros but I believe it's the same) and aftermarket antennas have not only short masts but thick relays and cable connectors on the mast. It would probably be possible to invest some time, cut a larger hole and come up with some sort of custom bracket to hold the antenna in place. Might even be worth it if it can be done so that the antenna is easily replaced. After all, $7.99 for a power antenna - you can buy quite a few of them...

In any case, I went with GM original, part 88891017. Not an exact fit, but close enough and didn't require any bodywork modifications. I bought mine from an eBay seller number1gmparts for around $130. Can't say enough good things about that seller. I first received an antenna that burned fuses and had some sticking points. Just two e-mails and the seller sent me a new one and even bench tested it first. Very impressive, considering the price of the item + international shipping to Scandinavia. Here's a link, if interested:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-85...=p4506.c0.m245


My humble opinion? You want the installation to be easy and the product to be of good quality - go with the GM original. But if you have time on your hands and are used to doing some modifications and custom stuff, try one of those cheap antennas. If you can find a good solution for installing it (and - again - making the future replacement easy, just to be on the safe side), you can save a great deal of money.

Haven't found any differences as far as the reception and performance go, but the build quality of the GM replacement is, of course, in a league of it's own compared with the cheapos.

 

I seen them on year one for our cars and I believe on Eckler's camaro's as well chek them out.

Tony.

 

I have an aftermarket one and was going to switch over from fixed to power. But the horror stories are making me wonder if it's worth it. Especially since my fixed works fine.