Are the stock radio antennas retractable or non-retractable?
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Are the stock radio antennas retractable or non-retractable?
I replaced my original antenna that bent off my '98 Civic DX with an antenna from ebay. Are the original antennas self-retracting (i.e., when you crank the engine and the radio is on) though? The one I replaced it with doesn't have a way of self-retracting. I replaced it so long ago that I don't remember what the original antenna even looked like. I just want to know if the original antenna is self-retracting or not self-retracting. The owners manual does not say.
Last edited by WaryDriver; Aug 3, 2010 at 02:24 PM. Reason: I meant "self-retracting". Of course I know they are retractable.
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Re: Are the stock radio antennas retractable or non-retractable?
im pretty sure they are not auto retracting (you have to push it in with your hand).
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Ah yes, that diagram shows it was the same as the one I replaced it with. It doesn't have a way to auto-expand/contract. Thanks for the diagram.
I hear something when I turned my key to position II as if a little motor is doing something. First I thought it could be the antenna motor but now I know that it is not. I'm trying to figure out what device is making that noise. It lasts 2-3 seconds I think and sounds like an antenna expanding on modern cars.
I hear something when I turned my key to position II as if a little motor is doing something. First I thought it could be the antenna motor but now I know that it is not. I'm trying to figure out what device is making that noise. It lasts 2-3 seconds I think and sounds like an antenna expanding on modern cars.
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