Electric aerial wont work...

[The90kwBeast]

Hi all,

a mate installed a cd player and new speakers for me and when we tried to get the aerial to work, it wouldnt. it worked with the holden tape player in it.

i talked to another guy and he reckons that when we pulled the wiring out to connect it to the cd player (we had like 3/4 of the dash out to do it) we may have pulled it out at the aerial itself...? but then i talked to my mate and he reckoned the wiring goes to somewhere just above the EST control unit?

it was weird as my mate used a lamp to test the circuit but the aerial just wouldnt go up?

Has anyone had any problems with their aerials?

cheers

Kurt

[VRSS]

yep i had the same problem, when my new stereo got put in my electric arial stopped working all together

[308vkcalais]

Yep, it's up around there.Berlinas have the elecy arial aswell.Mine is the old steam powered(pull up yaself) type on the Berlina, my Calais arial works a treat & it's hooked up to come on wif the stereo.Got an original GMH spare one kicking around here sum place the Father in law payed $5 4 at a garage sale.Still in the box unopened.Wat a SCORE....!!!No BS.

[The90kwBeast]

sorry 308vk calais - up around where, the aerial itself or the EST control module?

So yours stopped working entirely as well VK 308? I wonder why the hell this is so...?

cheers

[308vkcalais]

EST Module in the Pass kick panel.You've most probly disconnected it at the stereo plug loom itself.Have another goose at your wiring.If the head set is a good 1 it should have an arial control wire on it to connect it to.I'll have a check of the Bible(The Gregory's) & see wat colour the arial control wire is.Pink comes to mind but i'll check...

[vkberlina]

Have a look on my site I have wiring diagrams for the stereo, you need to connect the remote (of on a decent stereo the electric aerial wire) up to the yellow wire going into the electric aerial relay box.

cheers
Scott

[DANVSUTE]

I have a VC, does anybody know if they came out with elec ariels??? I havent seen one with it. "havent really been looking though" mine has one and it doesnt work either. I dont really listen to the radio anyway, but it would be allright if I could get it worken.

[vkberlina]

yes the SL/Es had an electric aerial, same setup VB-VS that I know of prob even later than that as well. Basically its a semi-automatic aerial it goes up a little way then controlled by a switch.

[DANVSUTE]

yes the SL/Es had an electric aerial, same setup VB-VS that I know of prob even later than that as well. Basically its a semi-automatic aerial it goes up a little way then controlled by a switch.

.......mine is a VC/L its got the up and down switch in the dash "looks like it was supposed to be there though, doesnt look out of place or anything" it just wont move at all.

[vkberlina]

have you got the factory or after market stereo fitted??


If you have an aftermarket headunit and the aerial is all factory connect your remote or power aerial wire from the head unit to the yellow wire on the cars stereo plug (Not the head units yellow wire)
Otherwise at the antenna module it will be the brown wire.

cheers
Scott