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Old 11-16-2007, 08:14 PM
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Power Antenna

I pulled a power (retractable) antenna out of an 89 camaro and tested it out. The motor runs, but the antenna mast does not move and is stuck in the up position. I think the problem is that the mast is bent and the retracting cable or whatever pulls it down may be broken.

Is there a fix for this? Also, how can I get the mast out of the base?

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Re: Power Antenna

Top Down Solutions has a kit for that. Common problem. I have a 89 GTA antenna just like that.
Old 11-16-2007, 10:43 PM
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Re: Power Antenna

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Top Down Solutions has a kit for that. Common problem. I have a 89 GTA antenna just like that.
I had a look around their site and couldn't find any antenna repair stuff. Do you have the link to it?

Also, is it actually just a problem in the mast?

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Re: Power Antenna

More than likely, the cable inside is broke. Apparently, I was mistaken about TDS...

But a search on TGO does wonders. Did you search?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ld-thread.html
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Re: Power Antenna

Originally Posted by Stephen
More than likely, the cable inside is broke. Apparently, I was mistaken about TDS...

But a search on TGO does wonders. Did you search?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ld-thread.html
Thanks for the info. I did do a search and it came up with nothing (blank page). I found it kinda odd that no one had posted on this before. I just did the same search and got a bunch of results, guess I tried the search during either a site problem or my internet problem.

Thanks again
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