morpheus Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 It is indeed called the "diversity antenna" it is used to boost the signals, mostly where you would experience "signal bounce" as in the downtown core where there's a lot of buildings. When you replace your factory deck with an aftermarket one, you'll notice that the antenna plug is round with 2 wires that go into it. one for each antenna, you need an adaptor to go from 2 to one. they work together, but will work on their own just as well. the windshield one would not pick up as good a signal as the fender one. if your power antenna is dead, and you can hear the motor running, then you can just buy the mast portion seperatly, and they're fairly inexpensive, and easy to install. If your motor is dead too, then you can replace the complete antenna with a cheaper fixed mount one, just need to splice the antenna wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 When you replace your factory deck with an aftermarket one, you'll notice that the antenna plug is round with 2 wires that go into it. one for each antenna, you need an adaptor to go from 2 to one. Huh, didn't know I needed that. I'll have to see whether I am using such an adapter next time I rip apart the dash. But then again, I don't listen to the radio much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 it's a round plug, and you'd need an adaptor like above. if you don't have it, either someone has modified it previously, or maybe your vehicle didn't have the antenna in the windshield from factory, and someone replaced the windshield and put the wrong one in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Oh, I have that thing then, I just wasn't sure what it looked like. Thanks for the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Am I like the only one with a whip antenna here? LOL I hit it everytime I back out of my garage, thank god its a whip otherwise ida lost it SEVERAL times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Mine's a whip type too. Good thing too, I've had it bend right backwards into the truck when wheeling in tight places. They're quite bendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I like flexible things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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