I have a '94 Saab Turbo Conv. and the antenna broke. I want to remove the
whole assembly and replace it with a non power generic one. How do I remove
it? The access hole seems too small to get to it easily.

itten (itten <itten (AT) comcast (DOT) net>) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

c900?

The side trim inside the boot peels out the way easily, then unfasten the
mounting bracket, and the whole lot just lifts out - but the aerial does
need to be fully down.

There's three connectors - the aerial lead, an ignition live and the
switched live from the head unit. If you're putting a non-power aerial
in, you'll need to prevent those two from shorting out against the
bodywork.

I had that problem with my 9000. You can buy just the mast, remove the old
broken one, and feed the new one into the power antenna housing. Make sure
you get the right mast unit because there is a small collar that must match
your existing unit. Not an especially difficult job. The dealer might not
have the replacement mast but the aftermarket suppliers will. I think it was
around $20.

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Milo wrote:

that's usually corroded stuck inside the antenne tube, or take the new one off
and use the old one, but then you must disassemble the antenna tube, and push
the new mast into the tube from the bottom up.

This may help too;
http://www.thesaabsite.com/93/NGantennamastreplacement.htm

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MH