alien
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- Tullamarine, Vic
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- 03 VY Supercharged 3.8L
OK, so i grabbed a genuine replacement mast for my VY commodore. Due to there being 3 different types of aerials the guy had to check the VIN of the vehicl to match it up with a mast.
That was all good, and i spent 2 or 3 hours removing the old mast (it was really difficult in mine). While removing and fitting the mast in the motorized section i had to remove the cover where the cable goes and also had to remove the motor housing and the "gear" from under there to get the mast in and out. Yes, it wouldn't come out without it. Now, i do know how to put motors back together, and i did a good job. Pushed both magnets back in their spring loaded holes and got the gear back in and the motor cover back on....
Then i went back to the vehicle and discovered that the aerial is operating in REVERSE!? When i have the radio on the aerial goes DOWN, when i switch the vehicle off or switch to CD the aerial goes UP (not all the way, but to a level that i'm satisfied with anyways [better to sit at that level than all the way up]). Anyone want to shed some ideas on whats happened? And how i can fix it?
I'm thinking of putting in a a circuit that basically is a NOT chip behind the head unit's antenna on circuit. Now, it's a standard S pack vehicle (so only has options for aerial to be up or down, no custom set level).
That was all good, and i spent 2 or 3 hours removing the old mast (it was really difficult in mine). While removing and fitting the mast in the motorized section i had to remove the cover where the cable goes and also had to remove the motor housing and the "gear" from under there to get the mast in and out. Yes, it wouldn't come out without it. Now, i do know how to put motors back together, and i did a good job. Pushed both magnets back in their spring loaded holes and got the gear back in and the motor cover back on....
Then i went back to the vehicle and discovered that the aerial is operating in REVERSE!? When i have the radio on the aerial goes DOWN, when i switch the vehicle off or switch to CD the aerial goes UP (not all the way, but to a level that i'm satisfied with anyways [better to sit at that level than all the way up]). Anyone want to shed some ideas on whats happened? And how i can fix it?
I'm thinking of putting in a a circuit that basically is a NOT chip behind the head unit's antenna on circuit. Now, it's a standard S pack vehicle (so only has options for aerial to be up or down, no custom set level).
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