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Jupiter 911
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antenna and black wire?
I recently changed out my radio, all the wires were somewhat easy to figure out. However my large black antenna wire (simple enough) also had a black seperate wire attached. Could this be a seperate ground? I thought the antenna wire itself had its shield wire as a ground. Please advise?
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03-29-2010, 01:49 PM
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Your car has the windshield antennae (wires embedded in the glass), correct?
The windshield antennae has a booster which is powered by that smaller wire. You can splice that to the wire from the head unit (typically blue) that is normally used to provide 12V to a power antennae, to provide power for the booster when the radio is on.
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03-29-2010, 01:53 PM
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Wavey, yes I do have the windshield antenna and according to the new radio the power for the electric antenna (which I do not have) is orange. Would this be correct.
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Yes - all you need is to provide 12 volts to the booster whenever the radio is on. The wire from your radio that would signal a power antennae to extend does that. I just wired a Porsche CDR-220 into my '88 Carrera that way.
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03-29-2010, 02:05 PM
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Great, thanks alot!!
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03-29-2010, 02:07 PM
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Sure. Just don't call me when your car goes up in flames
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03-29-2010, 03:05 PM
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putting 12v to that black antenna wire will really boost your radio's reception.
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03-29-2010, 04:34 PM
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most of the newer radios if seen the orange wire is for illumination , blue is usually the power on antenna or amp signal wire ...........
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03-29-2010, 05:23 PM
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I went and double checked the wiring diagram that came with the radio and it does show the orange wire to be power for a power antenna, so far so good.
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03-30-2010, 05:06 AM
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That's weird, they're normally blue and as 80-911SC said, orange for illumination. But either would be a 12-volt source, although not sure what the dash light dimmer would do to the voltage? But whatever, if it's working...
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03-30-2010, 05:16 AM
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