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Impulsive GT

By Impulsive GT,
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its the same staff as a patrol so dont fall for that oh its an import its really expensive bs

sounds like the plastic thingy inside is broken has happened on every car ive owned that had an electric antenna easy job to replace just need a new staff

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heh my antenna just popped out by itself one day when I started the car. When I tried to put it back in the motor grabbed the track and pulled it down, but doesn't seem to grab enough or pull it down far enough as the antenna is still unstable and falls over pretty easily. So for nearly a year now the antenna has been in the shed and I just listen to my CDs as the radio is always crap. Anybody know where I can get it fixed NOR for a relatively cheap price? I never bothered getting it fixed before because I thought it would be ridiculously expensive, but by the sound of these posts it shouldn't be... although I've got to pay rego soon :rofl:

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Don't bother getting it fixed. Strathfield will fix it for something like $150 to $200. Just buy the whole thing off a wreck. It comes as one unit. You can install it yourself, shouldn't take more than half an hour and should only cost about $20. If you really have no idea how, it sounds like there are a few people on here... including myself... who have done it before, so someone can give you a hand.

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Apparently i ain't the only person who got their antenna snapped off by some ahole. It's a piss of a simple job actually, i replaced just the antenna portion for a camry (back home), took about 45min to an hour, I'd imagine replacing the whole assembly being even easier.

Gavin, the antenna assembly is the same as the nissan petrol's ? I should go scout for one soon. Cheers for the info.

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Sorry to steal the thread but I have an antenna related problem, I have a R32 and the radio reception is crap to say the least. I have had a look at the connection behind the radio and also the one that connects to the antenna but nothing seems wrong.

Anyone got any suggestions.

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I would fix it myself but I've got no idea how to get to the assembly, my searches on this site and google for any info turned up zilch.

If you get another assembly with antenna, I'll help you fit it. :D You have to take your jack out, as well as the brace that the jack fits in. From there you have to loosen all the bits that hold the assembly in as well as a wire holder. You have to pull the whole thing out and un plug the cable and pull the drain tube out. Then to fit in a new one, just do everything in reverse. :P I'm happy to give a hand on a weekend if you need.

Sorry to steal the thread but I have an antenna related problem, I have a R32 and the radio reception is crap to say the least. I have had a look at the connection behind the radio and also the one that connects to the antenna but nothing seems wrong.

Anyone got any suggestions.

Aren't R32 antennas a part of the windscreen? It is built in the passenger side of the windscreen or something.

Impulsive GT Newbie

Impulsive GT

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Thanks for all the replies guys much appreciated...yea went to strathfield and the dude said that its more likely that the mast (i think that how its spelt) is stuffed and needs replacing cause i can still hear the motor running, no need to replace the whole unit. So if i could find a replacement aftermarket one would be great...might check out the Nissan Patrol ones (thanks GWPO21 for mentioning that) or off to the wrecker i'll go.

Now to pull out the old one out, will try and follow R33-GTS instructions, but do i need to remove any panels? Can i visibly see all the parts when i'm pulling it out?

Thanks again :P

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Thanks for the offer R33-GTS, but I managed to take out the assembly quite easily using ur little mini-guide. You don't need to remove any panels Impulsive GT, there are two gold screws towards the top corner closest to the back of the boot... those are holding the assembly in place so after removing the jack housing that's what you need to get at (after removing the antenna controller that's held by a single screw).

I took the assembly apart and fed the antenna track through properly and put it all back together, put it back on the car and tested it out. The antenna still popped out, so I took the assembly apart again to have a look and it was feeding the track through properly like it should. I think my problem is that the little silver top (on the outside of the car) where the antenna comes out has rubber on the inside, which I think is supposed to stop the last section/rod of the antenna from coming out. The rubber on mine looks a little worn out though so the whole antenna rod comes out.

Where can I find R33 wrecks so I can get this part? I've never been to a wreckers before and I wouldn't know which in Perth would most likely have R33 wrecks.

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