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Antenna Question

Postby bigdog » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:14 am

My friend has just replaced the power antenna on her NA8 LE and tells me that the antenna motor keeps running for around 3 seconds after the antenna is fully extended or retracted. Can anyone confirm if this is normal or not? If not, what can she do to fix it?

Thanks in advance! :D

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Postby JBT » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:21 am

Yep, normal.
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Postby bigdog » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:24 am

Cool! Thanks JBT, I'll let her know. :D
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Postby JBT » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:56 pm

The NA8 antenna is powered and the NA6 was an \"unscrew it or lose it\" type - another reason NA8 is better than NA6 :mrgreen:
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Postby jules » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:54 pm

It's much heavier too. Just like NA8's (and their owners :lol: :lol: :lol: )


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Postby bigdog » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:20 pm

Now Jules!! If you knew the owner of the LE in question you would think differently.... 8) :mrgreen: and if you knew about the knife shop she works at occasionally, well.... :shock: :P
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Postby jules » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:53 am

Women with knives...ooops...Bobbit.

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Postby bigdog » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:46 pm

:mrgreen: :shock: :oops: :mrgreen:
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Postby sabretooth » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:19 pm

jules wrote:It's much heavier too. Just like NA8's (and their owners :lol: :lol: :lol: )


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Postby jules » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:14 pm

No, you're PHAT.

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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:38 pm

i kinda like my original long aerial on the NA6. wobbles in the wind & rather reminds me of remote control toy cars.
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Postby STV » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:32 pm

is there any sort of miniature antenna that can be screwed in to replace to original long whip antenna in the NA's?

the look of mine does bug me from time to time, but i like to listen to the radio too, so i dont want to remove it entirely..

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Postby lowmiata » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:54 am

just get an electric antenna

sits on top of your windshield
just above the rear view mirror
I got rid of mine completly when i resprayed the car and havn't had any problems!
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Postby Garry » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:08 am

There's heaps of little screw in ones on Ebay between 150 and 300mm long similar to S2000 or MGF ones. Some are flexible rubbery ones, some are rigid metal ones.
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