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Topic #27177 14 posts Started by CheesyLobster
CheesyLobster
#1
I broke my antenna about a month ago, and just today I took it apart, glued it do its always down, and attached some speaker wire to it for reception, sort of as described in here: http://www.6gc.net/index.php?action=howto&itu=36
The thing is, my reception isnt all that great. The speaker wire I used wasnt that thick, could that have something to do with it? Also, I tried attaching the wire to my frame and found that in doing that, I'd loose all reception, why is that? Is there an optimal wire guage and legnth/ any tricks for getting a really good reception without an antenna? thanks.
SimmaDownNow
#2
-CheesyLobster+Jul 21, 2005 - 10:19 PM
QUOTE(CheesyLobster @ Jul 21, 2005 - 10:19 PM)
I broke my antenna about a month ago, and just today I took it apart, glued it do its always down, and attached some speaker wire to it for reception, sort of as described in here: http://www.6gc.net/index.php?action=howto&itu=36
The thing is, my reception isnt all that great. The speaker wire I used wasnt that thick, could that have something to do with it? Also, I tried attaching the wire to my frame and found that in doing that, I'd loose all reception, why is that? Is there an optimal wire guage and legnth/ any tricks for getting a really good reception without an antenna? thanks.
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I'm sorry I can't answer your question about optimal wire guages and such, but I must ask: Why not just do the S2000 antenna conversion? It's easy, it's cheap, and it looks better than having no antenna (not to mention better reception). I am sure that I'm not alone in urging you to try it...

- Lu-Tang
"To be the man, you have to beat the man..."
Cutrara
#3
When you attached the wire to the frame you gave the stereo an extra ground, don't do that again, you could blow the stereo. You could do what I did, buy a power antenna and make a switch for it. Or S2000 antenna.
QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
Ralph96gt
#4
where is a good place to get an s2000 antenna??? and how much do they run for??
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Cutrara
#5
eBay, or your local Honda dealer. It shouldn't be more than $30.
QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
Batman722
#6
-Cutrara+Jul 21, 2005 - 8:19 PM
QUOTE(Cutrara @ Jul 21, 2005 - 8:19 PM)
When you attached the wire to the frame you gave the stereo an extra ground, don't do that again, you could blow the stereo. You could do what I did, buy a power antenna and make a switch for it. Or S2000 antenna.
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agreed. Power antenna w/switch >wink.gif>
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Cutrara
#7
Batman, you're the one that convinced me to convert to a power antenna, too lol.
QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
Batman722
#8
-Cutrara+Jul 21, 2005 - 10:32 PM
QUOTE(Cutrara @ Jul 21, 2005 - 10:32 PM)
Batman, you're the one that convinced me to convert to a power antenna, too lol.
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stop it, your gonna make me blush >wink.gif>
my st205 swapandour Beams swap
OCceliST
#9
I don't have an atenna and i get good reception....all i have is like the little knobby thing the antenna goes in. Sometimes ONE channel outta the 6 i listen to goes fuzzy, and that hardly happens. Plus i kind of do like the look of no antenna.
Jaws4God
#11
I agree.. Power antenna with switch... cuz I had a rubber antenna after i took the power one out (too ugly that tall) but the reception wasn't great at all... plus someone stole it :-P... So i went and bought a 31" universal power antenna (Ebay $ 50) and installed it with a switch... so now i can leave it down while listening to cd's but put it up when listening to radio and get awesome reception!
~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
CheesyLobster
#13
Ive replaced the antenna before, I just dont really want to spend the money if I dont have too. could i maybe attach the antenna to any wire in the car, or would that be the same as grounding it on the frame?
Cutrara
#14
I wouldn't do that, because you'd again be giving it power through the antenna wire. Get a high-gauge wire with thin insulation and connect it to the antenna wire, but remember, you need 2 wires for it to recieve RF signals. Attach one to the pin on the antenna jack and on on the base. Run it somewhere high in the car.
QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
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