With my JDM ST185, I have next to zero use for the antenna. The radio frequencies are 76 to 90 FM Japanese bands--I can get one US station in the small overlap that I have no use for--and I'm well too far away from Japan to receive anything. ; )
This ordinarily would not be a problem, as I only play cassette tapes or use a bluetooth cassette adapter to play music from my phone. It used to be, that I had set the head unit to TAPE and when ejecting a tape the antenna would not retract or extend.
The problem is, the head unit started reverting to FM when a tape is ejected (or not) and the antenna motor started taking to activating and making an ugly sound for what feels like forever as it rubs itself silly against the antenna but getting nothing done. I figure the time has come to deactivate it.
I was surprised nobody had posted a how to, seeing how prevalent this problem has got to be. I read that I could cut the blue wire coming from the head unit, and then cap it, but I don't want to get it wrong. I also read that there's a wire that can be unplugged at the base of the antenna motor.
I poked around at the rear interior trying to get the paneling off, but I didn't get very far before I was prying at it and then realizing I could break it pretty easily.
Any tips? Maybe I should come at it from the wheel well?
This ordinarily would not be a problem, as I only play cassette tapes or use a bluetooth cassette adapter to play music from my phone. It used to be, that I had set the head unit to TAPE and when ejecting a tape the antenna would not retract or extend.
The problem is, the head unit started reverting to FM when a tape is ejected (or not) and the antenna motor started taking to activating and making an ugly sound for what feels like forever as it rubs itself silly against the antenna but getting nothing done. I figure the time has come to deactivate it.
I was surprised nobody had posted a how to, seeing how prevalent this problem has got to be. I read that I could cut the blue wire coming from the head unit, and then cap it, but I don't want to get it wrong. I also read that there's a wire that can be unplugged at the base of the antenna motor.
I poked around at the rear interior trying to get the paneling off, but I didn't get very far before I was prying at it and then realizing I could break it pretty easily.
Any tips? Maybe I should come at it from the wheel well?