XS11E > wrote:

>"W. Kiernan" > wrote:
>
>> XS11E wrote:
>> >
>> > Looks like I've got a couple of hours planned for Saturday.....
>> >
>>
>> When I got a used '93 I broke the power antenna mast first thing.
>> Trying to replace it by myself for an hour or so with absolutely
>> no success taught me that you are probably going to need someone
>> to sit in the driver's seat and turn the radio on and off so you
>> can thread that toothed plastic doodad into the antenna motor.
>> Once I got my kid to help me I finally got it installed and
>> fastened down in less than ten minutes.
>
>Went through the same thing with another almost identical antenna, I
>hope I recall how I did it alone. I think I can switch the radio on
>and off from the back by running a switch in place of the antenna fuse
>or with the top down I think I can reach the antenna and the radio, it
>helps to have long arms.. We'll see. look for results or no results
>Saturday! ;-)

The fuse is in the trunk right next to the battery. By pulling and
reinserting with the radio in given state, you can lower or raise the
antenna. A long stick to reach the radio knob may save some walking
around the car.

Leon
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