Miata Mailing List: September 1997, Message #150
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From: 	Jeff Anderson <janderso@erols.com>

Subject: Wires to the 97's Power  Antenna Plug?

Date: 	Mon, 1 Sep 1997 23:22:37 +0000



Would someone please tell me if the power connector plug for the STO's

power antenna has 4 or 2 wires installed in the 4 position plug coming

from the car? 



This plug has positions for 4 pins, is cubed shape, and supplies up/down

power to the power antenna.  The plug on the power antenna side of the

connection likely has 4, but I'd like to know how many wires are on the

car-side of that plug.  This plug should be present in the trunk in the

area below the base of the antenna, even if the power antenna is not

installed.



I'd also like to know if the 97 non-M editions have 4 or 2 wires in the

car-side of that plug.



I know that the 97M edition only has two.  This is a change from all

previous years.  In previous years both sides of this plug connection

had 4 wires. 



For installation of antenna splitters in Miatas with a power antenna I

supply a wire clamp that ties 2 of the 4 wires together so the power

antenna only operates with the key switch.  This prevents the power

antenna from retracting when the radio is turned off, or when a tape or

CD is played.  I recently learned that the 97M edition's radio provides

more of the control signals and its power antenna connector from the car

only has 2 wires.  The wire needed to be clamped to another wire going

to that plug is not present in the 97M, and I'm trying to find out if

this change was only for the 97M, or if it's a change for all 97 Miatas.



Thanks,

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Jeff Anderson            @   @     @     @   @@@@@   @      

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M Club #97

                  1) I CURE THE MIATA'S BAD HEAD REST SOUND.

                 =========== re mid-96 and older =========== 

 2) Miata special high performance ANTENNA SPLITTER for CB use too. 

    Ends scratching your Miata with magnetically mounted CB antennas.

e-mail for info: janderso@erols.com

  See:  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5361/Jeff.html