OEM antenna... time to fix again... and do it right this time!!!

ikata · 01-21-05, 03:41 AM

Guys,
I've just about had it with the OEM antenna. I've seen it all: clicking sounds, frozen masts, up when you don't need it down when you do... The thing is acting up again and I want to fix it right this time. I have two issues that I'm asking for your help with:

1. The infamous clicking sounds. - I replaced the mast and cable about 1.5 years ago. Helped a little for a little. Noise was back shortly. I think the problem is that the motor gear has oil on its teeth which makes it slip past the cable at the extremes and/or the clutch is not slipping well enough and drives the cable into the ground. Either way I did not open the antenna motor assembly at the time and I should have. I will buy a new mast and cable if I have to but this time I want to open the assembly and clean the oil and inspect the clutch. My question is: Is the motor assembly serviceable? Can I safely open fix and close? I have the HELMS and see the exploded diagrams of what goes where. My concern is that a few years back I opened one at a junk yard and couldn't put it back together. There is a spring in there that's a b**ch to put together. Any personal experience would be appreciated.

2. The similarly infamous don't-need-the-antenna-up-all-the-time - Part of the reason why these things go bad is because they damn go up and down all the time regardless of whether the head units need them or not. I don't want to just disconnect it because sometimes I do need it. I have also seen the post about the NSX "smartenna" and that's not quite the solution I need since the unit retracts the antenna only AFTER it has already been extended and more importantly it doesn't do anything when the tape player is used (or in my case the XM radio). What I am looking into is to have a manual switch that allows manual extension or retraction of the mast. My question here is: has anybody done that already? If not, and you feel competent, do you have any electrical/engineering suggestions as to how to do it?

One solution that many of you prefer is remove the OEM antenna and replace it with something else but I don't want to go this route. My challenge is to fix what's wrong with this one. Thanks for any ideas!

MLC · 01-21-05, 03:55 AM

I have a solution, rip it out and put an amplified S2000 replica antenna or something similar in place of it, check my sig. I found it on ebay, it fits perfectly and imo looks better than oem

OCL-OrangeCountyLegends · 01-21-05, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stalker

I have a solution, rip it out and put an amplified S2000 replica antenna or something similar in place of it, check my sig. I found it on ebay, it fits perfectly and imo looks better than oem

Stalker - Do you have another picture of the antenna on your car? I can't really see it that well on your sig. thanks.

MLC · 01-21-05, 12:56 PM

Sorry, these are old pics and I couldn't find any up close, but I can tell you it fits very flush against the car.

I originally bought the Shark II but they since changed it to a smaller base . I might even want to purchase the updated version too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

MLC · 01-21-05, 01:04 PM

Sorry, these are old pics and I couldn't find any up close, but I can tell you it fits very flush against the car.

I originally bought the Shark Attack II but they since changed the base to a smaller one. I might even want to purchase this version too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

leblanc_52 · 01-21-05, 01:06 PM

there should be an antenna thread

, cause mine's busted too, and i'm kinda missing the radio, what's involved in changing it to one of the s2000 antennas, cause i was trying to fix it and found out it's a whole little motor and everything, but ya, is it hard to switch it?

MLC · 01-21-05, 01:18 PM

The Shark Attack has an internal amplifier so there are no need for moving parts. Its is VERY EASY to install, just plug the new antenna directly into the oem plug, then take the red wire (which is the power) and splice it into the factory harness. DONE. The antenna gets better reception than my old oem one

blitz · 01-21-05, 01:26 PM

Here's my antenna

Same as S2000 Amplified Shark II

Blood Riot · 01-21-05, 01:27 PM

I dont mean to take over the thread or anything, but I have an offtopic question for Stalker.

is that an OEM bumper?
it looks different :/

blitz · 01-21-05, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blood Riot

I dont mean to take over the thread or anything, but I have an offtopic question for Stalker.

is that an OEM bumper?
it looks different :/

That's an OEM bumper for 94-95 Coupe

MLC · 01-21-05, 01:30 PM

your too fast Blitz

blitz · 01-21-05, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stalker

your too fast Blitz

That's why my SN is Blitz

leblanc_52 · 01-21-05, 01:34 PM

are there any antennas that don't kinda angle to a side like that?

ikata · 01-23-05, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leblanc_52

are there any antennas that don't kinda angle to a side like that?

I guess that's my only beef with it too...

Let's keep the ideas flowing guys... So nobody found the stock antenna worth a second though? Still brainstorming about that manual switch...

Blood Riot · 01-24-05, 12:14 PM

Hey, what about that undercover antenna thing...where you can shave the antenna hole and the antenna is hidden and you get badass reception? I'm sorry...I dont know what its called

01-21-05, 03:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
ikata Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 411 Car 1: 1991LS Sedan Car 2: 89 CRX Si iTrader: (1)	OEM antenna... time to fix again... and do it right this time!!! Guys, I've just about had it with the OEM antenna. I've seen it all: clicking sounds, frozen masts, up when you don't need it down when you do... The thing is acting up again and I want to fix it right this time. I have two issues that I'm asking for your help with: 1. The infamous clicking sounds. - I replaced the mast and cable about 1.5 years ago. Helped a little for a little. Noise was back shortly. I think the problem is that the motor gear has oil on its teeth which makes it slip past the cable at the extremes and/or the clutch is not slipping well enough and drives the cable into the ground. Either way I did not open the antenna motor assembly at the time and I should have. I will buy a new mast and cable if I have to but this time I want to open the assembly and clean the oil and inspect the clutch. My question is: Is the motor assembly serviceable? Can I safely open fix and close? I have the HELMS and see the exploded diagrams of what goes where. My concern is that a few years back I opened one at a junk yard and couldn't put it back together. There is a spring in there that's a bch to put together. Any personal experience would be appreciated. 2. The similarly infamous don't-need-the-antenna-up-all-the-time - Part of the reason why these things go bad is because they damn go up and down all the time regardless of whether the head units need them or not. I don't want to just disconnect it because sometimes I do need it. I have also seen the post about the NSX "smartenna" and that's not quite the solution I need since the unit retracts the antenna only AFTER it has already been extended and more importantly it doesn't do anything when the tape player is used (or in my case the XM radio). What I am looking into is to have a manual switch that allows manual extension or retraction of the mast. My question here is: has anybody done that already? If not, and you feel competent, do you have any electrical/engineering suggestions as to how to do it? One solution that many of you prefer is remove the OEM antenna and replace it with something else but I don't want to go this route. My challenge is to fix what's wrong with this one. Thanks for any ideas! __________________ 91 LS sedan...** 89 CRX-Si... loving it both ways...

01-21-05, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	I have a solution, rip it out and put an amplified S2000 replica antenna or something similar in place of it, check my sig. I found it on ebay, it fits perfectly and imo looks better than oem __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

01-21-05, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	Sorry, these are old pics and I couldn't find any up close, but I can tell you it fits very flush against the car. I originally bought the Shark II but they since changed it to a smaller base . I might even want to purchase the updated version too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

01-21-05, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	Sorry, these are old pics and I couldn't find any up close, but I can tell you it fits very flush against the car. I originally bought the Shark Attack II but they since changed the base to a smaller one. I might even want to purchase this version too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

01-21-05, 01:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
leblanc_52 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Langley, British Columbia Posts: 93 Car 1: 1992, Acura Legend Sedan iTrader: (0)	there should be an antenna thread , cause mine's busted too, and i'm kinda missing the radio, what's involved in changing it to one of the s2000 antennas, cause i was trying to fix it and found out it's a whole little motor and everything, but ya, is it hard to switch it? __________________ objects in mirror no longer matter

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01-21-05, 01:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	The Shark Attack has an internal amplifier so there are no need for moving parts. Its is VERY EASY to install, just plug the new antenna directly into the oem plug, then take the red wire (which is the power) and splice it into the factory harness. DONE. The antenna gets better reception than my old oem one __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

01-21-05, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
blitz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 475 Car 1: 91 Legend Cpe iTrader: (0)	Here's my antenna Same as S2000 Amplified Shark II

01-21-05, 01:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blood Riot Canis Lupus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia Posts: 2,233 Car 3: 1989 240SX 5 speed iTrader: (1)	I dont mean to take over the thread or anything, but I have an offtopic question for Stalker. is that an OEM bumper? it looks different :/

01-21-05, 01:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
MLC LEGENDARY MEMBER Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 1,760 Car 1: 94 BLK/BLK COUPE Car 2: 97 Altima GXE 5spd iTrader: (0)	your too fast Blitz __________________ JDM KA8 Headlights~McCulloch 5300k HID~Fiberglass Eyelids by PJ~JDM KA8 Door Sills~K&N Intake w/OEM CAB~Lightweight Pullies~Bayou Stage II Chip~Stromung B Pipe~Magnaflow Cat~Remus Spec Exhaust~Koni Kontrols~CL-S Type/Ventus 215/50/17~SS Brake Lines~Brembo/Bradi Rotors~DC Tie Bar~KMS Strut Bar~Addco Rear Sway Bar~S2000 Antenna~Shaved Trunk~Optima Redtop

01-21-05, 01:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
leblanc_52 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Langley, British Columbia Posts: 93 Car 1: 1992, Acura Legend Sedan iTrader: (0)	are there any antennas that don't kinda angle to a side like that? __________________ objects in mirror no longer matter

01-24-05, 12:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
Blood Riot Canis Lupus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia Posts: 2,233 Car 3: 1989 240SX 5 speed iTrader: (1)	Hey, what about that undercover antenna thing...where you can shave the antenna hole and the antenna is hidden and you get badass reception? I'm sorry...I dont know what its called

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