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Power Antenna; Stuck?
Topic Started: Mar 12 2011, 08:28 AM (331 Views)
YoungMoneyVII
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Anyone Ever seen where the power antenna got stuck down? At first I thought I didnt have one but after a closer look at the GTA it looks like its stuck down and someone tried to pick the tip of it back up with a screw driver after it jammed. Maybe its the power antenna motor?
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The motor gets activated by powering the radio...if you dont' hear it it can be faulty or the motor has been deactivate. Use wd40 if you manage to pull it out and find out the motor works...wd willl give a nice coating for it to work right. Personally, they're nothing but trouble though...replace w/a regular fixed shaft.
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Mar 12 2011, 11:14 AM
The motor gets activated by powering the radio...if you dont' hear it it can be faulty or the motor has been deactivate. Use wd40 if you manage to pull it out and find out the motor works...wd willl give a nice coating for it to work right. Personally, they're nothing but trouble though...replace w/a regular fixed shaft.
I have a regular one I just think the power ones cooler. Im probably going to pull the fender off to solve the mystery one day in the summer. The car sat for several years and the guy I bought the car from had this in the tapedeck

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Pull the fender off lol, crazy kids these days
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Looks like u found the problem



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Mar 12 2011, 11:18 PM
Pull the fender off lol, crazy kids these days
I dont think the fenders ever been pulled off this car it has 40,000 miles and Im to hungover and lazy to pull the fender off in this weather.
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Ur a mucho retardo
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learn to speak spanish ;)
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dude instead of ripping the car apart get a haynes manual or ask to see what the right way is to check it lol i really dont think taking the fender off is the way to go try having some one turn the radio on first with it all the way down and see if you hear the motor trying to work my power antenna gets stuck once in a while from driving when its up after time it bends just enough to jam it up
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thanks for the suggesion I do own a haynes and chilton
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Maybe someone mounted the antenna to the subframe and its fully erected....take the front subframe off pronto.
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Mar 12 2011, 11:18 PM
Pull the fender off lol, crazy kids these days
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Mar 13 2011, 02:28 AM
charged355
Mar 12 2011, 11:18 PM
Pull the fender off lol, crazy kids these days
I dont think the fenders ever been pulled off this car it has 40,000 miles and Im to hungover and lazy to pull the fender off in this weather.
dan, this weather was beautiful, perfect to work on the car.
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dan.... couldnt find your other thread... but here



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Hey dumbass, no need to take the fender off, take the wheel off and the plastic fender liner, look inside and bam! fcuking antena is in your face!
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Someone say fully erected?



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Mar 14 2011, 01:10 PM
Hey dumbass, no need to take the fender off, take the wheel off and the plastic fender liner, look inside and bam! fcuking antena is in your face!
Now that is getting to the point. :lmao:

If my memory serves me correctly, the only screws you need to touch on the fender is the ones on the bottom rear. I remember doing one and putting a small piece of wood between the fender and the body so I could get my arm in there a little better. If you want to take off the fender just to do it, then you can. The only thing is, good luck lining that thing up again.
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Hey dumbass, no need to take the fender off, take the wheel off and the plastic fender liner, look inside and bam! fcuking antena is in your face!
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I still say take the subframe off...it'll be a lot easier.
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I still say take the subframe off...it'll be a lot easier.
:imwithstupid: dint forget you gotta take the door off the motgor out and drop the tranny as well
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Mar 14 2011, 01:10 PM
Hey dumbass, no need to take the fender off, take the wheel off and the plastic fender liner, look inside and bam! fcuking antena is in your face!
sorry I dont do bodywork for a living and have never owned a power antenna car.
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dan scroll up i posted a link for ya wrong thread but who cares... i didnt really look fo rthe other thread
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Mar 14 2011, 06:06 PM
dan scroll up i posted a link for ya wrong thread but who cares... i didnt really look fo rthe other thread
thanks spade I just finished reading it
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