Hi all

 

I've read that several people have either fitted switches to or have simply cut the wire for the powered external radio antenna. Can anybody help me identify which wire that may be, from the two images below? 92 TT UK 300zx.

 

 

Many thanks!

 

Tom

 

I assume its because you like myself hate that stupid pole chasing you every time you turn on the ignition, if so just unhook the connection in the boot its located literally by the radio Ariel, this will stop it popping up.

Actually I was thinking about putting a switch in. But then they are also some comments saying that there is another, alternative aerial (available via the second pin on the antenna plug). Does that give as good reception as the sticky outie one? I don't mind it popping out if it means I get a good radio reception :) If the alternative aerial does give as good reception, then yes I may just unplug the other powered aerial!

 

Just updating all my ICE at the moment, giving a Parrot ASTEROID a try, which is an Android powered head unit with USB, Bluetooth & memory card support. Upon pulling out my existing headunit, the antenna was never connected using a proper adapter! no wonder I could never get a decent signal! Hehe.

Plus I have also read that some headunits only pop the aerial up when the radio tuner source is selected. Haven't looked if that's an option on the new head unit I'm installing yet ...

I have a switch on mine,

 

On the larger connector, the wire in the centre, not the yellow one, the other side. Nissan says Blue/Red. But yours looks black?

Cool ok thanks. I'll trace it with a multimeter, I'm having to take boot apart to sort out rear speakers it would seem (they not working, and never have done) so I'll see if I can trace it with the multimeter too, I suppose I had best make sure! :)

 

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Where would Nissan say btw? No wire colourings on the circuit diagram, and the wiring diagram section of the online manual is incomplete with only 3 pages :(

d'oh ignore me, was just looking in wrong section! http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=el&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=93&design=default&total=133

Stock rear speakers in a uk zed have an extra amplifier in line. It powers up when the head unit turns on. Most adapter cables don't have that wire in them. Splicing the cable to the electric ariel cable should fix it.

From memory it's the 5 th wire on the small plug

Great, thanks all for the tips! I'll take a look at it tomorrow :)

Stock rear speakers in a uk zed have an extra amplifier in line. It powers up when the head unit turns on. Most adapter cables don't have that wire in them. Splicing the cable to the electric ariel cable should fix it.

From memory it's the 5 th wire on the small plug

Some imports as well. Wiring diags here http://www.300zxtt.co.uk/techaudio.html

EL-95 has wiring diagram for power antenna. Just enter 95 into page field on online FSM. Some aftermarket radio players will have a

"power antenna" connection output signal to extend the power antennna when the radio is selected. You can splice that into the power

antenna timer module.

 

-Andrew