Date:         Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:44:30 -0600
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing the antenna
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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Don't need to take out the instrument cluster, either. Do Kim's other
stuff, take the antenna wire  loose from the radio, tie a piece of
strong cord or flexible wire to the antenna wire, tape the end very
tightly with electrial tape to make the end smooth and keep it from
hanging up inside. Pull out the antenna wire, thereby pulling in the
pull wire. Do the reverse when installing the new wire. Make sure you
tie it securely and tape it well.
I'm an electrician. This is the main use of electrical tape- taping up
the head on wire pulls.
Al Brase

Kim Brennan wrote:

> Oh, come. It isn't that hard at all.
>
> Take the grill off. Remove the drivers side headlight. You now have
> relatively easy access to the bottom of the antenna. You'll still need
> to take the instrument cluster out so as to fish the wire lead from the
> antenna into the cabin.
>
> On Mar 29, 2005, at 10:26 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
>> I've done it. Take everything out of the instrument panel hole that you
>> can, you need to get at least one hand and a wrench down in the space
>> just behind the mount, on the inside. You'll spend a lot of time
>> hunched over the dash opening. Not fun, but not all that involved
>> either.
>>
>> Pop the instrument covers, unscrew the fasteners at the corners of the
>> instrument panel base, snap out all the connectors and disconnect the
>> speedometer cable. Pull out all the ducting that's in your way. Now you
>> can probably see the mount if you push cables aside.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Mar 29, 2005, at 9:01 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote:
>>
>>> I have an 86 sycro with the antenna on the hood (if you can call the
>>> four inched of sloped metal on the front ot our vasn a hood. Anyone
>>> re@laced one of these? I tried unscrewing it but it looks like it has
>>> to come out throigh the bottom. Any insights?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>