Mel87 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Well my Cutlass has the power antenna that still works surprisingly. Since I don't listen to AM/FM all too often there is no need for the antenna to go up. There is an older aftermarket radio in my car and when I power it on the antenna goes up. Is there a way to disable this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 unplug it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel87 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Damn its that easy? Where is the plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 There is a plug by the antenna. Remove the carpet on the right side of the trunk and you will see a two prong connector unplug it when it's in the down position and next time you start the car it will remain down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman093 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I might go ahead and unplug mine as well since I also don't listen to radio (radio here is unbearable). I have the ipod connection via modified tape deck. I was hoping that I would be able to tap into that harness and find a wire I could use to create a circuit that would keep/put the antenna down whenever the cassette drive is in operation, but the thing is completely controlled through network bussed messages. So it has all it's powers and grounds present whenever the radio is on, and I don't see any way to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alec_b Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 You sure about that? A '96 doesn't have an antenna controlled by the serial data, just a 12v signal from the radio. Most aftermarket radios have 2 12v outputs, one for an external amplifier that's powered all the time and one for a power antenna that's only powered when the unit is in AM/FM mode. The factory radio just supplies 12v to the antenna any time the radio is powered on. If you're looking to keep the factory radio AND be able to put the antenna down while listening to a tape, about the only way you're going to be able to do it is to put a switch in-line with the trigger wire. That way you can put the antenna down manually when you're using your adapter. Then again, you could study the circuit that the older ford's used to use. The late 70's through mid 80's crown vics/grand marquis's had an actual switch in the dash to manually raise the power antenna. Actually even my boss's '94 crown vic has a switch in the dash for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman093 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 You sure about that? A '96 doesn't have an antenna controlled by the serial data, just a 12v signal from the radio. Most aftermarket radios have 2 12v outputs, one for an external amplifier that's powered all the time and one for a power antenna that's only powered when the unit is in AM/FM mode. The factory radio just supplies 12v to the antenna any time the radio is powered on. If you're looking to keep the factory radio AND be able to put the antenna down while listening to a tape, about the only way you're going to be able to do it is to put a switch in-line with the trigger wire. That way you can put the antenna down manually when you're using your adapter. Then again, you could study the circuit that the older ford's used to use. The late 70's through mid 80's crown vics/grand marquis's had an actual switch in the dash to manually raise the power antenna. Actually even my boss's '94 crown vic has a switch in the dash for it. The remote cassette player doesn't interface on the class 2 serial data bus, but it doesn't have it's own dedicated bus line with the radio for communication between the two modules. It's a slave to the radio. I think it was a pink wire. I checked with a DVOM and the power and ground were all present to the remote cassette player as soon as the radio was turned on. Switching from AM/FM to cassette changed nothing in this regard. And yeah one could always rig up a manual switch, but personally I'm not about to go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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