e-bay power antenna's..?

[Guest spongebob]

i have yet another electrical gremlim..now its my power antenna, it stays running <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

i had to pull over at 12:30am last night to pull the fuse..are the antennas on e-bay any good?? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

[Guest mongeonman]

I think the antenna as a relay attached to it,could it be the problem?

[Guest Durahansolo]

I bought one of the Metra universal antennas from Autozone awhile back. It works pretty good, I didnt get to use it very much because my aftermarket radio only had one remote wire on it and i was too lazy to install a second.

[padgett]

I unplugged my antenna a long time ago and just leave about 6" up. Got tired of it going up and down every time the key was turned on or off.

[Barney Eaton]

If you are interested in repairing your Reatta antenna, go to www.reatta.net and find the repair instructions.

[DAVES89]

I bought the power antenna and was very disatisfied. I had a problem with the ends and I found the wiring confusing and had to call my mechanic friend to help me. Try to rebuild yours like Barney advises if possible.

[Guest Ranger]

I bought a power antenna from "antenna_x". One of the parts

were faulty, bought the right part from Best Buy. Sent 6 emails

to antenna_x who advertised that they man the computer 7 days a week.

Never did get an answer, left them a negative, received a negative

saying I was too cheap to send it back, couldn't send it back because

I didn't have an address. I'd stay away from them, very cheap Chinese

product. Got a good one from Jim Finn and referred a friend to Barney,

we're both happy. BTW, "antenna_x" was/is on eBay.

[Guest spongebob]

thxs barney..ill give it a go..

[Guest Kitskaboodle]

The previous owner of my car had bought one from Ebay and boy

can you tell the difference. I'm no power antenna expert but even

I can tell when a power antenna is cheaply made. I have a theory

that the money you pay for them directly correlates to how much

noise they make. Mine sounds like an old Hamilton mixer on it's

last leg. Funny, I cant wait for it to break...so that I have an

excuse to go and get a quality one, like a Harada. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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