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bnoon

I want to put a power antenna on my 931. Does anyone know if there's room back there before I take the fender off?
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Many of the cars came stock with a power antenna. You can get the Hirschman's OE version all day long on eBay. Here's a related thread:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=25217

Also, here's a good thread on how to remove the fender without damaging it. You don't have to remove it to get to the antenna, but you will have to remove the charcoal cannister for sure. Removing the fender is optional, might make the job easier, but adds some steps to the process, your choice:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=20669

Now, before you go to all that trouble, why not consider what 924guy did on his car? I liked this so much I copied it on one of mine. Haven't gotten around to it on the other cars (none of 'em have stereos worth listening to...I enjoy listening to the motor more than the radio anyway!), but I LOVE the way these look when installed:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=15069

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bnoon · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:05 am Post subject:

Wow, didn't know it was such a pain in the ass to pull the fenders off, won't be doing that. Thanks for the other links. Not sure I want the little roof antenna. Not that it doesn't look great, but I don't want to have to patch a hole in the fender to do it.
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Buwani 931 · Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 308 Location: Napa California

Dont worry about having to remove the fender. Jack it up, remove tire and canister and antenna removal and replacement is fairly easy without having to remove fender. I think I even recall doing it by just turning wheel inward , still room.

Shawn
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968rz · Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 537 Location: S. E. Wisconsin

I put an elec ant from a Dodge Dynasty in my 924. I didn't have to remove the fender OR tire but did have to adapt the top nut to fit the fender curve
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924guy · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

plenty of room for most every aftermarket power antennae in the fender. i put a cheapo jc whitney model in my 78 years ago, thing is the size of a brick...
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

Just replaced the antennae on the DP car. Easy...

1) Turn steering wheel to right
2) undo two nuts on charcoal cannister
3) remove top nut holding existing antennae to top of fender
4) remove existing antennae, insert replacement from below.
5) thread new antennae wire through hole in firewall to radio
6) secure new antennae to fender with hirshmann key and lock nut
7) replace charcoal cannister nuts

turn wheel back straight again...

done