Built B16A

i just noticed, that even when the radio is off.. "powered off" the antenna is still up, and even when the CD is playing. is this normal?

its a stock factory radio.. so im wondering if the antenna on all cars are wired to accessory? i think its gay. i want it to only come up when the radio is on.

Cliffjumper2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Built B16A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just noticed, that even when the radio is off.. "powered off" the antenna is still up, and even when the CD is playing. is this normal?

its a stock factory radio.. so im wondering if the antenna on all cars are wired to accessory? i think its gay. i want it to only come up when the radio is on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is not normal, if the wiring is factory stock, then it should only go up when the radio is on.
Sounds like you will have to check the wiring on your headunit to dash harness.

Built B16A

i wonder if when i bought the car, it had a previous aftermarket stereo and was swapped back to factory just before sold?

can you by chance tell me what color wire the ant. signal is?

IVI

not normal., it shouldnt even be up when the cd player is on. only when you switch to fm or am it should go up

i believe the wire is blue.

Built B16A

Now, find the power antenna wire, which is yellow with a green stripe. Cut it, leaving enough room to solder or put a quick-connect, and strip the wires accordingly.

this guy says its a yellow wire?

:edit: this was for a switch inline with the antenna to manually shut it off.

Built B16A

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=262849

in this thread, ive heard its the yellow/green wire, and on integra's with factory radio's, they're antenna's are always up? BS or true?

non_VTEC

yes on the stock headunit in integras the antenna stays up while the cd player is on as long as ur headunit is on the antenna will stay up.

davejj40

sorry to interrupt, but i can hear my antenna motor running but the antenna doesnt move....something is obvisously shot....im wondering if i could replace the antenna with a aftermarket antenna, or a honda antenna like the S2000

jdm_cars

Cutting the wire is Ghey...... Not to mention Ghetto.

All you have to do if you have the stock head unit is disconnect the power from the power antenna in the trunk. if you want it switched, just pull out the power antenna wire from the (Blue aftermarket) from the harness, and make a switch.

BTW, I wouldn't bother will all this trouble, the stock deck sucks anyway, so just change it to aftermarket, most of them are intelligent enough to only send the power antenna signal when the radio is on. Other wise make a switch like I mentioned earlier.

RallyRedGT-V6

aftermarket's aren't ''smart'' enough to do that...its just part of the harness...head unit on- antenna up...thats it, no way around except for s2000 conversion or a switch

jdm_cars

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96integra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">aftermarket's aren't ''smart'' enough to do that...its just part of the harness...head unit on- antenna up...thats it, no way around except for s2000 conversion or a switch</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dude, my Alpine deck could do this. Now my Clarion VRX935VD dvd does this too, nothing special about the harness.

I agree not all aftermarket decks can do this, but some can, it just knows when to send the signal to the power antenna Blue wire on the aftermarket harness.

If you never want the antenna to go up, just do not connect that blue wire when installing your deck.

Cliffjumper2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by davejj40 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry to interrupt, but i can hear my antenna motor running but the antenna doesnt move....something is obvisously shot....im wondering if i could replace the antenna with a aftermarket antenna, or a honda antenna like the S2000</TD></TR></TABLE>

the antenna unit is shot, you can wither replace the unit, or do the s2000 conversion. Here is a link with some info:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=943246

as for fixing the wires, if your head unit does not have the original harness, that can unplug, then it most likely has been messed with before, and cutting and sodering might be your only option.

jxj220z28

the same thing happened to me and all i needed was a new antenna cable which cost like 5-10 bucks

Xymox007

'98 GS-R. the antenna is up if in AM/FM/CD player is on. and it's ugly.

deejaycherub

As stated before, the antenna should only be up if the head unit is active. If the head unit is not on, the antenna should be down.

My antenna recently went dead and stayed up. I took time to document the cause and solution to this problem on team-integra. you can search for it if you wish, but it is common problem due to poor design.

steven975

the integra head unit DOES keep the antenna up in AM/FM/CD mode.

aftermarket decks have separate leads for antenna and the amp switching lead. my sony lowered the antenna when playing CDs and most others do, too.

Darksyne

Yup my Kenwood will also only raise the antenna when it is switched to radio. If you switch back to CD it will go back down.

Cliffjumper2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Darksyne &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yup my Kenwood will also only raise the antenna when it is switched to radio. If you switch back to CD it will go back down.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by steven975 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the integra head unit DOES keep the antenna up in AM/FM/CD mode.

aftermarket decks have separate leads for antenna and the amp switching lead. my sony lowered the antenna when playing CDs and most others do, too.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yep, most every aftermarket headunit will do this

be.twenty

If your HU is off and your antenna is still up, there's a problem. Your wiring or maybe your antenna mast is messed.

MoBlack

Just replaced my antenna after it had been ripped off 3 times now from various stuff (car wash twice, a flying shingle another time!). Both times through the car wash, the antenna had failed to retract :\ what a pos.

Personally, I think the stock one is ugly, and being powered, it's only extra weight, and moving parts. The flexible replacement was only $7, it looks much better to boot.

took me about an hour to remove/replace it, and the new one works better!

replace it with an aftermarket or s2k.

Built B16A

ok.. so ive come to figure out, that OE Acura decks dont' have a radio signal for the antenna, its hot once the deck is on.

now, i know my pioneer in my EG hatch has a antenna lead, (blue wire, and already knew it was for antenna's) but i would of thought Honda would of thought about this when it comes to radio's?

that sucks.. either a switch, or new deck.

Mazinger

Honda should have though about NOT installing a retractable antenna.

debogsr

do the s2k antenna to fix. I had the same prob

VTteg

iTrader: (1)

Wierd, my stock deck in my RS only made the antenna go up when the radio was swtiched on. When playing a CD, it retracted. My new Rockford deck also does this, only when i switch to the tuner does the antenna go up

Xymox007

if you do a search on H-T, there is a thread containing a "how-to-create" manual switch (located in the storage console for controlling the antenna.