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The power antenna in my '87 GTA is no longer retracting when the power on the factory Delco stereo is turned off, so it's *stuck* in the up position. The antenna/motor assembly was replaced with an aftermarket in Jan 2018, so it's practically brand new. Any ideas on what could be wrong, or how to troubleshoot?
Okay.. hmm. I will try to pull that lower piece and inspect the relay. It could be that it still has the factory relay, and just the power antenna was replaced in 2018.
[QUOTE=pognoot;6296877]Okay.. hmm. I will try to pull that lower piece and inspect the relay. It could be that it still has the factory relay, and just the power antenna was replaced in 2018.[/QUOTED]
No relay. I even pulled the lower plastic piece and inspected underneath... nothing found. It appears that 2 wires fo directly from the radio to the power antenna, but I can't be certain...
That's probably why there's no relay,.... the car probably never had a stock power antenna. My ,..............time to get another aftermarket antenna.
Wow, already? Damn. According to the receipt I have dated 1/18/18, the aftermarket power antenna was $185.33 and labor was $179.95. I wonder what POS one they put in???
This is the stock power antenna for a third gen. And these work quite well I might add. I rebuilt my old factory one with a NOS mast for a vette but it only lasted a year or so because even the NOS plastic mast pusher was probably pretty weak. It broke and for a week or so I had to pull the fuse and lose my interior lighting and power seat.
Just do the job right and get the factory antenna unit and wire it up like the factory did.
This is the stock power antenna for a third gen. And these work quite well I might add. I rebuilt my old factory one with a NOS mast for a vette but it only lasted a year or so because even the NOS plastic mast pusher was probably pretty weak. It broke and for a week or so I had to pull the fuse and lose my interior lighting and power seat.
Just do the job right and get the factory antenna unit and wire it up like the factory did.
When you say "wire it up like the factory did", does this mean I would need to reinstall the relay? Because I am guessing it was taken out when the aftermarket antenna was installed. Correct?
I'm not sure if the relay was removed, moved, you never had one, or it's in another location. But yes it will need a relay most likely. Easy enough to do with a generic Bosch style relay and connector.
How do I get to the antenna? It looks like I need to pull the front right wheel, and then remove the plastic wheel well covering. Confirming that's correct?
Just in case anyone has thought about cutting the power antenna on a 3rd gen F-Body to remove it when it's stuck in the up position. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!! Don't cut the antenna as replacements can cost hundreds of dollars and modifications are almost always required . Instead, here is a step-by-step approach to removing your stuck power antenna.
STEPS
1.) Remove the wheel well plastic housing and rotate the tires to provide lots of clearance.
2.) Remove the brackets holding the antenna in place by removing a few screws. You will have to rotate the motor mechanism to access the remaining two screws once you take off the first bracket screw. REMOVE ALL BRACKET SCREWS including the bracket itself and then remove the black antenna wire by removing two small screws.
3.) There are 3 wires attached to the power antenna. You may find another method; however, I just cut them.
4.) Pull theantenna mechanical unit connected to the aerial towards the wheel well while lightly pushing down on the antenna until the unit pops out from behind the fender. NOTE: The aerial may bend slightly as a result of significant forces exerted on it to pull it through the top and structure of the fender.
5.) Once the top of the aerial clears the fender top hole and substructure, pull it out through the wheel well until the entire unit is removed.
04-21-2019, 08:07 PM
,..............time to get another aftermarket antenna.
