Pioneer Power Aerial Solution

[=SKB=]

A couple of people have raised the issue of the Pioneer H/U's leaving the power aerials constantly up. If you don't like this (like me) you can fit a switch similar to what I have done.



Just wire it inline to your remote switch and power aerial line. I mounted mine in the storage pocket below the H/U facia (VZ).

I also ran my usb cable through there as well.

The switch will need its terminals bent to 90' angles to fit your connection terminals in the space available.

[rawsonn]

or if your lucky like me you have a button stock from the factory for your power antenna and just leave it down anyways as the radio sucks

[CNsylvester]

Hi

I have a VS commodore with a manual aerial. Is there an easy fix to install a power aerial - electrically? (the mounting of the aerial won't be a problem, just how difficult is the electrics so it goes up when the radio is on and down when off?) I have a standard VS series 3 system installed at this time.

Thanks!!

Ken

[trentvy]

A couple of people have raised the issue of the Pioneer H/U's leaving the power aerials constantly up. If you don't like this (like me) you can fit a switch similar to what I have done.



Just wire it inline to your remote switch and power aerial line. I mounted mine in the storage pocket below the H/U facia (VZ).

I also ran my usb cable through there as well.

The switch will need its terminals bent to 90' angles to fit your connection terminals in the space available.

thanks for the help and good idea mate this is the go with my car and a mates car. great idea. just one drama, if you had an amp wired to your remote wire aswell, wouldnt this act as a switch to your amp aswell?? which you obviously dont want

[holdenboy]

Hi

I have a VS commodore with a manual aerial. Is there an easy fix to install a power aerial - electrically? (the mounting of the aerial won't be a problem, just how difficult is the electrics so it goes up when the radio is on and down when off?) I have a standard VS series 3 system installed at this time.

Thanks!!

Ken

Yeah mate, all you need to do is hook one wire (usually red on aftermarket aerials) to constant 12v, the hook the other (usually green) to a wire that turns on with the ignition (i.e. accessories wire on the stock head-unit). Obviously black goes to earth. See below for a wiring diagram.




As far as the switch goes when youve got amp/s installed......you just need
to hook the swtich up between the aerial wire and the remote, heres a quick wiring diagram.

[trentvy]

understood

[CNsylvester]

Thank you!!

Ken

[seraphic06]

Using this thread as inspiration, I just installed a switch in my VS Wagon where the boot release button would go if it was a sedan. It worked a treat. Good stuff

[holdenboy]

Good to hear peoples

[Luke0011]

THe vs loom has a yellow with a red trace wire that is the power antenna wire. Connect your auto antenna trigger wire to this wire

[holden-4-life]

everytime i turn my ignition on my aerial auto goes up..
is that why u put this switch in? to stop that from happening?

thanx

[holdenboy]

Yes, when the switch is "ON" it will allow the antenna to go up and down automatically when the stereo is on, when the swtich is "OFF" the antenna will retract and stay down untill you switch it back on.

[holden-4-life]

ok thank u heaps
i will be doing this asap

[mazzstein]

Yes, when the switch is "ON" it will allow the antenna to go up and down automatically when the stereo is on, when the swtich is "OFF" the antenna will retract and stay down untill you switch it back on.

true
but what about if you have an amp?

[trentvy]

true
but what about if you have an amp?

look at post number 5

[dragoon]

This may sound odd but mines constantly down... does this make a difference to this mod?

[diskiller]

I'm sick of my aerial always being up. (I got a pioneer H/U). What is the easiest way to disconnect it so I can reconnect it again one day if I want to?

Do I have to pull the pioneer head unit out? How do I do that?

[one_and_only2004]

all you'd have to do is disconnect the aerial remote wire from the back of your head unit and that'll stop it staying up. just put a switch in like it says at the top (very easy) and then you're done.

[diskiller]

Yeah, but it doesn't look like i can get my headunit out because I don't have the tools to remove it

[one_and_only2004]

Have you got the removable pocket under your head unit? just tear that out, drill a whole in the back of it, poke the aerial cable through and whack a switch on it.

[trentvy]

itd be 20 minutes tops work. well worth it if you listen to ipod or cd or mp3 more than the radio. id do it, but im too dam lazy and the aerial being up doesnt bother me that much.

[diskiller]

How do i rip the pocket out? (Yes, its underneath the pioneer headunit in my VX).

And which wire is it in a VX that controls the antenna?

[diskiller]

Ok, i pulled the pocket out, that allowed me to pull the headunit out from underneath/behind.

I cut the write and no more antenna! (I forget what colour it was now, lol, but I found it online by doing a google search.)

Headunit and pocket back in, and i'm happy

I can install a switch like you did another day, but I really really wanted that antenna disabled.

[tyrefryer]

This may sound odd but mines constantly down... does this make a difference to this mod?

I have the same problem in my VT Calais, i have had the switch in for ages and it doesnt fix anything. it must have something to do with our cars origianlly having the variable height option