Antenna cable .
I'm not sure where to post this as it involves the antenna in our vehicle. We've had a problem with the radio for a while and have finally traced it to a loose connection behind the panel behind our '...
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Orion wrote:
The radio failed again so I pulled the car apart and found that the problem does not appear tp be in the male plug. I can hold it and tug it any way, in and out , and the signal does not fade. My body acts as a pretty good antenna! So the problem must be in the soldering in the female part, or the way that they connect together. I can't see any way of opening it up!
OEM Motorola plugs/sockets are generally not designed to be removed and reused once installed.
You would need to buy a replacement female end and cut off the original one..
They are available HERE
Although, since you have multiple extension pieces, you could try replacing the suspect extension..
Metra sells a variety of extension cable lengths..
HERE
Of course this is assuming that the radio antenna input is not at fault which is a real possibility.
If you are sure it is not the radios fault, replacing the entire OEM antenna system with an generic aftermarket antenna and cable may be the better route which will get rid of the janky multiple extensions.
