1979 corvette radio antenna install

I’m retro-retrofitting the original radio back into the corvette, and the Chinese power antenna is causing battery issues, so it’s going bye-bye and I’m putting a factory non-power antenna back in the car for now.

[@StupidFastTruck]

Great video, I had a 78 Corvette I bought new. The power antenna broke in 1980, a week later the car was stolen, so I didn't have to fix it. At least I know now how hard it would have been to replace it.

[@Foxcanfixit]

I still just can’t understand why they didn’t at least use the existing power wires off the radio 🤷‍♂️

[@NathansMoparGarage]

You need a big fan for the garage. Radio is a good bonus. Im currently doing the blue tooth speaker in two cars.

[@Foxcanfixit]

I’ve done that and then way back the radio on the seat. It’s good my dad kept the original radio.

[@Turningwrenches85]

Don't you like fiddle fairies 🧚‍♂️ nice work though getting that antenna to work

[@FrankPung]

Not true about wiring the Chinese electric antenna to the original antenna solenoid. If you are not replacing the broken antenna with an oem antenna then you have to bypass that solenoid that’s under the arm rest and wire the Chinese antenna directly to the stereo (blue wire to the stereo, red wire to a battery positive 12 volt wire, and ground the black wire)

[@Foxcanfixit]

@@FrankPung that’s good to know, so if I get another power antenna, I’ll find an OEM