[Shotimes] genII antenna up/down switch

[Carl Prochilo]

The antenna mast is repairable.  You need to buy a replacement mast (about
$40), and open up the motor case to extract the broken plastic.  Pull back
the wheel well liner to get access.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, December 23, 2004 1:53 pm, Hartberger, Jason M.  AT3 said:
> I'm using an aftermarket Kenwood unit with Sirius... uses the tape deck.
> The
> plastic is only broken in the bottom 5th of the antenna... it'll go up if
> it's down, but not all the way, and if you push it down a little while the
> motor's going, it'll engage and go the rest of the way down. Plus, I'm a
> control freak... I like switches ;).
>
> Jason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:45 PM
> To: Hartberger, Jason M. AT3; SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] genII antenna up/down switch
>
>
> If you are using Sirius or XM radio are you using an
> aftermarket HU? Most aftermarket HU's have a switched
> power for the antenna so it will go down when not in
> use.
>
> If you are using an add on, that wouldn't apply.
>
> The other thing-if it's broken, how is a switch going
> to help? :)
>
> Adding a switch should be easy though. I'd use the
> switch from the gen1's that had the antenna up/down
> and  mount it somewhere (maybe the fog light switch
> socket and relocate that switch elsewhere?).
>
> Ian
> --- "Hartberger, Jason M.  AT3"
> <hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil> wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to mount a GenI antenna up/down
>> switch in a GenII? I listen
>> to my satellite radio all the time, so I never need
>> the antenna, but it
>> being up all the time annoys the crap out of me.
>> Plus, it doesn't work
>> (plastic strip is broke), so it always stays up
>> unless I push it down enough
>> to engage it by hand.... How hard is it to install
>> one (and make it work)?
>> Has anybody ever done it before? Any tips, as usual,
>> are highly appreciated.
>> And maybe worth a beer if useful enough ;-)
>>
>> I still owe you one, George...
>>
>> Jason
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