How Do You Replace A Standard Car Radio Antenna?
When that old antenna has given up the ghost, a car audio retailer can sell and install a new one. If you’re game, however, follow the steps below to do it yourself. Determine where you will gain access to the antenna (see the Tips). Using a wrench or needle-nose pliers, loosen and remove the original retaining nut on the base of the antenna mast, which houses the antenna. Remove the mast. Gain access to the underside of the area where the antenna is located. Pull out the antenna coaxial cable, the thick wire that connects the antenna to the interior of the car. Unplug the coaxial cable from the extension coaxial cable, a second cable that completes the connection from the antenna to the radio. If the distance from the antenna mount to the radio is short, there may be no extension coaxial. In that case, unplug the coaxial from the antenna lead in the back of the radio. Remove the original antenna coaxial cable, noting the route the cable follows. Read the instructions that come with th
