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Best way to disable deceased antenna motor.
-Edit- I shouldn't have said deceased. the motor is good, can't edit thread title.
When I bought my Y2K TR4 I was always somewhat amazed that the antenna still extended and retracted and watched it do so each time. I watched it die a while back and pulled the antenna up and out of the motor. As some of you may know, the motor continues to valiantly and VERY noisily (especially if the radio is On) attempts to raise and lower the antenna. My motor cycles 24-26 times before giving up. Based on a post here I recently purchased an $18 ciggy lighter Bluetooth > FM transmitter so I can play all the music on my phone or bandcamp or youtube or whatever through any unused FM frequency I choose. It works great and and allows hands-free phone call access too. The sound system on my Limited is still working great, too.
Sorry for all that- all I need to know is the best way to put the antenna motor out of its misery. Pull the fender-well covering and snip and cap wires? Something more sophisticated? I don't see ever needing the extended antenna again - UNLESS for some reason the device motor to be powered for my BT > FM transmitter to connect. Pls help a dummy out. Thanks!
Gonna try to put up a couple pics of the transmitter here:
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06-24-2020, 04:36 PM
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@Endlessblockdes,
I have not done this myself but I saved a thread about the Taco Whip Mod that describes removing the motor. Sadly the photos no longer are displayed but there is a write-up in Post #3 from the url below.
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06-24-2020, 05:28 PM
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@Endlessblockdes,
I have not done this myself but I saved a thread about the Taco Whip Mod that describes removing the motor. Sadly the photos no longer are displayed but there is a write-up in Post #3 from the url below.
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Thanks, I have read those whip mod threads before (and the mod is quite a bit of work), but just I want to kill the antenna motor. Dead. I want no attempt to raise or lower the stock antenna and I need no antenna at all.
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06-24-2020, 05:43 PM
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dont know the transmitter but neat idea...any links for it ?
my thoughts...would take about the same amount of time but maybe easier than pulling the center bezel, breaking clips and clipping wires would be to jack it up, pull back fender liner and un-plug it.
I dont think there is a fuse that just controls it and not other car functions too...I could be wrong... to be honest I never bothered to find out. I did the taco mod and had other things I was dealing with...like a different head unit...servicing my heater motor and cleaning it out, disconnecting my ac from the defroster system
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06-24-2020, 05:56 PM
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dont know the transmitter but neat idea...any links for it ?
my thoughts...would take about the same amount of time but maybe easier than pulling the center bezel, breaking clips and clipping wires would be to jack it up, pull back fender liner and un-plug it.
I dont think there is a fuse that just controls it and not other car functions too...I could be wrong... to be honest I never bothered to find out. I did the taco mod and had other things I was dealing with...like a different head unit...servicing my heater motor and cleaning it out, disconnecting my ac from the defroster system
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Thanks, I probably go in through the fenderwell so any ham-fisted maneuvers will be concealed.
Here is a link to the one I got. There are dozens out there - I just read a couple reviews and clicked Buy. I figured if it turned out to be cheap Chinese junk I wouldn't be out too much, but it worked and I'm sure they all pretty much do. There may be way better ones but I couldn't find a Made In USA unit LOL. This also has Quick-charge for your phone and inputs for flash devices:
Amazon.com: IMDEN Bluetooth FM Transmitter for Car, QC3.0+Type-C PD 18W Wireless Bluetooth FM Radio Adapter Bass Sound Music Player FM Car Kit with Hands-Free Calling and 3 USB Ports Charger Support USB Drive
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06-24-2020, 11:56 PM
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Not sure if there is anything more "sophisticated," that's really all there is to it. Helps a ton to take the tire off. But if you're gonna take the 30 minutes to do that, why not take the extra 30 to do a whip antenna mod?
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30 minutes to take a tire off? At that pace the valve cover gaskets are a 4-day job. =)
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They are when you're hourly ;)
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Not sure if there is anything more "sophisticated," that's really all there is to it. Helps a ton to take the tire off. But if you're gonna take the 30 minutes to do that, why not take the extra 30 to do a whip antenna mod?
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I meant 'sophisticated' like maybe the antenna power feed from the harness or downstream - something I could disconnect under the hood. No worries, I get 'paid' the same no matter how long it takes, so I'll be in and out of the wheel well quickly. I even have one of those '500 assorted fastener kits' from fleaBay to reattach whatever flaps I pull apart. I won't be needing an antenna again, so no interest in the whip mod. This assumes the internal antenna doesn't require any power to pick up my FM transmission from the ciggy lighter half a foot away (which still works fine with the antenna mast pulled out). We shall see....
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You can pull the antenna relay. That should cut power to the antenna. It's under the dash.
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how long did it take to find that with antenna relay in tiny little letters in with everything else and ABS all by itself out to the side
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I second the idea of simply unplugging the antenna relay. This way, you or a future owner can reconnect the power antenna without any effort or confusion. I see it as the simplest and most "proper" idea rather than cutting wires.
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06-27-2020, 11:41 PM
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You can pull the antenna relay. That should cut power to the antenna. It's under the dash.
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what.....I did not know there was one....where under dash ? Yep first thing I saw was ABS
learn something new every day
thanks for sharing this
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wow....for fun punched in the relay # as listed on relay. In part to see if it came up as controlling anything else...nope comes up as antenna relay.. List price $304 and only 245 at camelback
that is one spendy relay , esp if all it does is make the antenna go up and down
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The relay is going to be tucked into the dash, I believe for a 2000 it's on the right side, on one of the metal support structures. You'll have to remove the center dash bezel to get to it. Not hard but seeing that you have the wood grain dash it's probably going to crack and you'll lose a few clips that will break off (cannot be replaced).
If the prospect of potentially ruining your center dash bezel does not sound appealing, you can also unplug the motor in the wheel well. You'll see the short wiring harness here:
Took this from a write up located here: Power antenna fix with pic's
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