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What do I connect the blue power antenna wire to?
Connect both blue (to power antenna) and blue/white (to remote amp terminal) wires to the blue/white (remote wire from Head Unit). Now, when you power on the radio, the antenna will also rise. (the remote wire from HU sends +12V signal to turn on both the amp and power antenna when radio is on).
Is power antenna wire the same as remote wire?
Hence the term “remote turn on wire”. Almost every aftermarket head unit has a remote turn on wire. Some manufacturers call it a power antenna wire. But regardless of the label all it does is output a positive 12 volts when the head unit is turned on.
Can you use power antenna wire for remote?
Some of the more common options for connecting the remote turn on wire when using a factory head unit are to the wire connected to a power antenna (older vehicles which do not turn off the antenna when not using the radio) or to the vehicle’s fuse box.
Does car antenna need power?
It’s necessary, of course, for the electrical impulses generated by the antenna to get to your car radio with as little loss of signal as possible. The transmission line consists of a coaxial cable and a connector that plugs into the car radio’s antenna jack.
Does a car antenna affect Bluetooth?
As far as I know, the bluetooth functions only as a connection to the car’s i-Drive. It does not provide any antenna amplificaiton functions. So, if you need to boost the signal, then you will be better off with one of those antenna booster.
What is power antenna wire for?
2 Answers. 2. Yes, these two wires should be connected together. This is what allows the radio to retract the antenna when it isn’t being used. Just because your wiring harness has a connection for this wire, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your car has this kind of motorized antenna.
How do you connect an antenna to a car?
You need to connect the antenna’s black wire to the White w/ Black stripe wire as that is the ground. That’s it for connections, if you need a switched power source in the back of the car, you now know where you can find one. Plug in your new antenna and give it a whirl.
Why do you need two wires for a power antenna?
One wire is for the power antenna, and the other is the amp turn-on lead. The reason for the 2 separate wires is so you can have the antenna down when it’s not needed, and still have the amp switched on when you’re listening to a CD. You might want to recheck how you connected up your stereo’s harness.
How to wire an aftermarket power antenna into the factory?
SuprAng, sounds like a good idea – be pretty easy to stick it on the power antenna lead at the radio end, then you wont have a long run of wires to play with. 51 cards, cool username – one card shy of a full deck?
How does an antenna on a radio work?
You need to hook the blue wire from your antenna to one of the radio switched sources, rather than the ACC switched source. The way the antenna works is, when power is on to only the red wire, the antenna retracts. When power is on to red AND blue, the antenna goes up.