I have replaced the power antenna on a 1997 nissan altima I used my multimeter to figure out the wires that went good. I connected the ground hot and remote. turned the factory radio on and to no prevail the antenna did not go up. when I touched the blue wire a.k.a. remote on antenna to the hot. the antenna went up and when I let go it went down. no prob so I know that the antenna works. why wont the remote wire make the antenna go up is there some speacial thing I need to do? somebody please help. b.t.w. I tried using a relay and that didnt work. apparently the remote wire wont even trigger a relay. what should I do.
thank you
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the hot wire -ron
Do you have an aftermarket head unit? If so you may have a bad remote wire. You could use your 12 volt switched or (ignition) wire.
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it is the original factory head unit
all that has been replaced is the antenna
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the hot wire -ron
Hmm. I know that Toyota radios don't have a strong enough output to trigger an aftermarket power antenna, or even a relay......as you describe. I wonder if Nissan radios are like this too?
I can think of two options for you:
1. Wire it to raise with ignition. But put a toggle switch somewhere, so you can lower it to go into the carwash.
2. Buy one of those remote turn-on generator pieces, typically used when adding aftermarket amps to a radio with no remote wire. You attach this device to the car's speaker wires, and when it senses a signal it puts out 12 volts to turn on the amp (or raise the antenna).
I had a 91 Honda Accord and i blew a fuse for some other electronics and the fuse also controlled the power antenna also. It was under the hood so u might want to check the fuses and antenna connections.