I just replaced my antenna and having lurked and learned on this sight, I will give this topic my 2 cents. I got my antenna onine for about $30 from Ebay, the seller was Bridgewood Motorsports. Quick ship, I had to just look at the antenna in my kitchen for 2 months before tackling what I knew was going to be one of those aggravating jobs. Like others in this post have said, you need to take the trim out, and so forth. Once I had the motor assmbly out, it helped to stabilize it with a flat piece of wood in the trunk area. There was one wire from the bottom that I couldn't get out. Maybe there is a trick to it, but I didn't want to force anythiing at that point. My old antenna had the broken plastic retractor cable problem, so I took of the cover as previously stated. Putting the cable back together ended up more complicated until I figured out a few things that weren't previously mentioned. The aluminum housing that the antenna goes into that mounts into the motorhousing can be twisted off if you are having difficulty getting the plastic cable through the hole. I felt the need to test the thing before putting it all back together, and after having watched the antenna getting pushed out 3 times, I figured out that the way the motor stops is by resistance. Bottom line, you have to put it back together and remount it for it to work correctly. I guess there are resistance sensors. I also fed the cable by turning the radio off, and once I got through my troubles, it went back together just fine. My next project before I put everything back together is to find the amp, and problem solve why my front passenger speaker isn't working.
