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rear speaker wire by the power wire - Page 2 -- posted image.
does the end that came off look something like this? if so then this is a universal style antenna that is common on fords. you can use any type of aftermarket antenna adapter and just cut the end off to splice it to your factory broken end.
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Yes that's it
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ok, so just buy any aftermarket antenna adapter, a cheap one will be around $4 - $5. you might want to opt for one that is longer because this will give you more room for mistakes if the core wire breaks while you are fixing it. if you arent used to handling delicate wires and soldering wire then you will probably break the wire a few times before you get it right. it took me a few times to get it right and i was being careful so prepare to get frustrated when you go to fix this antenna.
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another option might be just to run a whole new antenna wire if you want to go through the trouble of tracing the antenna cable all the way back to the antenna or there might even be a junction somewhere in the middle of the run that you can just unplug and then just buy an extension long enough to make it back to the radio.
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LOL...I thought the factory cable was rg59 coax? Am I correct? It's a 95 mustang. So if that's true can't I just use compression plugs with a barrel connector to join the 2 ends? as I thought this was coax cable. If not what am I looking at? Splicing & soldering the cable together? Sounds like a pain in the a@@...lol
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yes sir it is indeed a pain to solder this coax but not all coax wire is made to the same specs. i honestly didnt even think of using a house connector and couplings and you might be able to do that if the size of the cable will fit snugly into the compression fittings. the only problem that i see with this way is the fact that the center wire is extremely thin and brittle. its not like a home coax cable where the center core wire has some degree of strength, so it might not work well with any kind of fitting. the factory fitting that fell off was a soldered connector for a reas
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I understand what you are saying about the wire not being the same. The connector that fell off wasn't soldered...I would post a pic but I don't think I can. I could send a link to photo bucket if you like. I was thinking that if I could find a piece of rg59 to see if the end that came off would fit on that piece then I could then see if I could get it to connect. Just an idea not sure it will work....lol
Here's a link to the photo
http://s1174.photobucket.com/user/egull64/media/ANTENNAWIRE_zps13bdf242.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
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ok so you actually still have part of the tip still connected. i think you'll have to cut the rest off to make anything else work.
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Yes I have the tip & yes I'll need to cut the original wire. Does the end that looks like a spark plug boot just plug into the old wire? Or doo you cut the boot off & splice? I'm assuming the latter.
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no it does not just plug in, its definitely broken. id cut it off and either splice it together or use some sort of connector if you can find something that will work.
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