The bayonet fitting was OK but the power plug was misconnected. Antenna now fully extends but doesn't operate at half-mast, even after I swapped the antenna switch. The old antenna did operate at half mast, Ideas?
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:10 PM, andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>wrote: > It just occurred me that perhaps the power cord to the antenna had slipped > out of the back of the radio (bayonet connection). Wouldn't that be a > pleasant surprise! > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > >> "antenna motor/relay" downstream of the fuse box but I can't find this >>> part >>> on ebay or in any of the online catalogs, let alone deduce where to find >>> it >>> in the car! >>> >> >> There is no relay. There is the antenna. Many parts suppliers >> call anything of moderate size in a box a 'relay'. It's easy >> to check the connector pins at the relay for power, etc. At >> that vintage, the innards are purely electromechanical, so >> open 'er up and have a look if the connector checks out. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090816/4c6160a1/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
