Red wire at base of antenna?

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:47 pm

Hi all, so I recently took all the trim out of my boot (fixing leaks).
The base of the antenna connects to a little silver box which connects to the black radio plug.
The little silver box has a thin red wire coming out of it, not attached to anything, its just floating around.
What is it for/should it be connected somewhere?
I have a NA6 (eunos)
Thanks

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:51 pm

Not a power wire for electric aerial?.

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:27 pm

I didn't think NA6 had power aerial?? I think the box is oem, it has jap sticker on it and the plug is wrapped in that foam that all oem plugs are wrapped in.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:32 pm

My imported NA6 V Special has a power aerial...

Basho · Postby **Basho** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:09 am

Mt Aus delivered NA6 has no ABS, power steer or aircon but it has an OE power aerial and power windows. it's so reasuring that the luxurys were not missed .

No silver box or red wire in there though, are all your radio stations showing the actual frequency they broudcast on ?.

joe5084 · Postby **joe5084** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:44 pm

The little silver box is either an amplifier or a frequency shifter for Japanese radios.
joe

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:11 pm

Jeo wrote:My imported NA6 V Special has a power aerial...

Thats pretty cool I wouldn't mind a power aerial haha, is yours later than a 1990?

Basho wrote:Are all your radio stations showing the actual frequency they broudcast on ?.

Not with the original jap headunit, but I just changed to an australian clarion headunit and they are now.

joe5084 wrote:The little silver box is either an amplifier or a frequency shifter for Japanese radios.
joe

That would explain why my reception is sh*t!!
Does anyone know if I can bypass the box??
Also, the red wire actually has a green stripe.

Basho · Postby **Basho** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:01 am

Have you tried giving the little siver box the flick and connecting the aerial wire directly into the antenna ?

hamx5ter · Postby **hamx5ter** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:26 am

emily_mxV wrote:
Jeo wrote:My imported NA6 V Special has a power aerial...

Thats pretty cool I wouldn't mind a power aerial haha, is yours later than a 1990?

if that power aerial from the nb8a will fit, you can have mine .. just swapped it out for a stubby so young slackers like you can add weight..