alright, well my 88 crx si never had a radio in it from the factory. I now want to put one in and got the antenna off ebay with the wires. I can not get that dang wire to run down through the car. It seems to stop right about where the pillar meets the dash. I took off the plastic pillar cover and those tiny little holes allowed me to shine a flashlight in there and see the cable. It seems to hit the drain tube for the sunroof or something. I tried a coat hanger to find a hole, everything. Where should it go, does it run under the plastic cover or inside the actual pillar like i have been trying. I am ready to get a radio in as soon as I do this, so please help me HT. Where should the wire come out at under the dash, I see where the drain tube pokes out, and that certainly isnt where the cable comes out, because the drain tube is tight in the hole. TIA

 

i tied some string the the end of mine,alot of it and fished it down then felt for the string .its not a very fun job at all,thats the best i can help man...

 

thanks, but where did you run the string. I cant find the hole to run it through. Thanks again and bump

 

I think he is saying he pulled the old one out with a string attached and then pulled the new one back through, which is the way I replaced mine but it seems you don't have an old one to do so with...it is a damn tight fit, it comes out near the hood release under the dash in that general area...I would suggest try putting the coat hanger down through find it under the das and the tie a string to it, pull it back out the roof tie the string to the new antenna wire and pull it through...its a real pain

My friend gave me a universal antenna that he got for his 89 accord and it said it fit a CRX too but I have to so some triming and stuff to make it fit right, hopefully yours isn't as retarded as mine was, hth

 

bump

 

bu bu bu bump

 

i just replaced mine today the way i did it ws pull up the old antenna a few inches cut it then tie it to the new on and just pull on the old one, but in your case i would use some fish tape and tie it to the new antenna and push the fish tape through the hole and just feel around for the fish tape under the dash and if all else fails you might have to remove your dash man.... good luck

 

if you look on the back of pillar cover you will see little holders for the cable.

 

thanks, i was confused because when i recieved the antenna the wire was taped to the guide tube for the metal rod part. i untaped it and ran it where it is supposed to go. I was trying to take it down through the inside of the metal pillar. Tough as heck!! Well i got it so whenever I get back from NOPI this weekend at budds creek, i can buy a stereo and put that in. thanks for all ur help

 

How did you finally get it? I have the same problem with my woman's hatch.

 

alright, where the draintube for the sun roof goes into the inside of the pillar, i smashed that down with a flatblade screwdriver after taking off the plastic cover. i duct taped a string to a coat hanger and pushed it through to pop out on the other side. untaped that end and taped the string to the wire. Pulled it through with needle nose pliers once i got it reallyclose to exit hole. I then ran it down through the clips that hold two other wires along the pillar. then took a straightened coat hanger and pushed it up through from under the dash to where i saw light and where other wires ran. taped it to the wire and pulled with a tad bit of force, it then just popped and came right out with the hanger. all easy from here on out trust me it is easier to push up than down, just remove your fuse cover for a tad more visibility and room. then cable tied and sealed everything back up. If you so desire, i can snap some pictures for you to show you where i mean.

 

pleSe do

 

gimme 20 minutes!!

 

let me find my usb cable for my digi cam and upload, then we are in business. patience please!

 

remove this cover

run wire out this hole
(if you look close you see the brownish looking tube that is the drain tube it comes out by)

run it down along pillar like this...


and then down through here with the other wires, use the coat hanger trick earlier listed in previous post


^^ that picture is at the bottom left corner of the windshield...have fun, it sucks!!