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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 2007Replacing antenna on '97 Accord DX
The antenna on my 1997 Accord DX is broken. I can't find the part, let alone instructions on how to replace it. It's a manual antenna -- nothing power about it. First, where do I find the part, and second, how do I install it? Thanks. Autozone bought Alldata, and they advertise giving you instructions with parts purchase (the TV commercial mentioned brake pads). If you can find a power connector already there for the motorized antenna, try Autozone's 44-PWHD94 for only $39.99. It's interesting because Majestic Honda also lists power antenna only. Give Majestic a call: E-mail:hondaparts@majestichonda.com Telephone: 1.800.341.4113 > The antenna on my 1997 Accord DX is broken. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks. > The antenna on my 1997 Accord DX is broken. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks. --------------------------- Your part numbers and diagrams are at www.slhondaparts.com Should be simple once you figure out how to remove the lower dash panels. Those instructions might be found here: http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/index.html#list 'Curly' Bob Jones <questionz_99@yahoo.com> wrote in news:fdb95153-7059-4f41-b669- dca5076c650e@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com: > The antenna on my 1997 Accord DX is broken. > > I can't find the part, let alone instructions on how to replace it. > It's a manual antenna -- nothing power about it. > > First, where do I find the part, A local U-Pull wreckers would be an excellent place to check. There you can learn how it comes out and goes back in, as well. > and second, how do I install it? The antenna lead should just unplug at the antenna. The big problem is getting the chrome nut off. For that you need a special hex socket, and I don't know where you'd buy one, unless you use a bicycle socket and grind it to fit. http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/bicycle_socket.jpg  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ I replaced my 91 Civic's antenna in early 2004. I bought a perfectly good new antenna at Pep Boys. OEM is not essential, IMO. Routing the antenna wire is a little tricky. I bought some 10 AWG copper wire (with bright pink sheathing) at Lowe's or Home Depot. It is the right stiffness for the job. I stuffed the 10 AWG copper wire down the antenna orifice in the car roof until I could see the pink on the left side of the driver footwell. Many wires are down there, so ideally you'll have a helper who can wiggle on the 10 AWG copper wire while you watch for it in the footwell. I think I then put a loop in the 10 AWG copper wire and dragged the antenna wire down. I did not have a service manual. IIRC I could not really find much on the subject except in the archives of this newsgroup. The reason for changeout is because the base of the antenna had become bent and was near breakage. A dealer forcing the thing to do my "free" carwash the year before pretty much spelled death for it. Kinda like the counsel that all the hospital visits doctors prescribe make people sicker (due to the higher presence of infectious diseases in hospitals vs. the general environment), so too can dealer visits mean one's car is actually sicker. ;-) > It's a manual antenna -- nothing power about it. > > First, where do I find the part, and second, how do I > install it? A slightly simpler method is to unplug the old antenna cable from the radio and tape or tie a long piece of wire or twine to the end of it before you pull it out. Then tape the new cable to the string and pull it back in from under the dash in the vicinity of the radio. On 12/14/07 10:06 AM, in article 13m5agj9t2o588d@corp.supernews.com, "Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote: > I replaced my 91 Civic's antenna in early 2004. I bought a > perfectly good new antenna at Pep Boys. OEM is not [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> First, where do I find the part, and second, how do I >> install it? > I replaced my 91 Civic's antenna in early 2004. I bought a > perfectly good new antenna at Pep Boys. OEM is not > essential, IMO. > > Routing the antenna wire is a little tricky. So then your antenna lead didn't have a connector at the mast? SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > "Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote >> I replaced my 91 Civic's antenna in early 2004. I bought [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > So then your antenna lead didn't have a connector at the > mast? Such that the wire fully disconnected at the mast? No, not that I recall. Or the way it was broken/breaking did not warrant anything other than threading it through that wire bundle on the lower left. Since I couldn't find a replacement one at my local parts store, I ended up getting the OEM one. I had to remove the rear lining in the trunk to get access to pull the antenna. I think the change took me about 5 minutes without requiring any special tools. This was on my 95 Accord which is similar to your 97. >The antenna on my 1997 Accord DX is broken. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Thanks. |
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