Greg - off topic, but are you in New Orleans LA? My hometown...
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I'm in the middle of my antenna project...$27 off E-bay...installed yesterday but not working; my splice of the antenna cable didn't hold. Will get pictures up but see http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/spider-1966-up/169203-1987-spider-antenna.html ...if you aren't a purist it seems like this can work with some slight mods. My antenna was a Harada which was snapped off.
I'm in the middle of my antenna project...$27 off E-bay...installed yesterday but not working; my splice of the antenna cable didn't hold. Will get pictures up but see http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/spider-1966-up/169203-1987-spider-antenna.html ...if you aren't a purist it seems like this can work with some slight mods. My antenna was a Harada which was snapped off.
Hey, that's my hometown too! Born and raised in Old Metarie, Country Day, then LSU (father is a Tulane grad). Haven't been back since Katrina, but hear things are back in swing. Must be something about Alfa Spiders and NOLA roots
Apology Accepted!
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It's wonderful to make new friends but that's why we have PM
Update on install
OK I've gone as far as I can with my low-cost EBay antenna either exactly or very similar to this: Power Antenna Kit Alfa Romeo 77-94 Spider 87-89 Milano | eBay I paid about a dollar less. First pic should be a side by side with the old broken Harada; they're about the same overall size but are shaped a little different. Next pic will show the "modification" I made to allow a little better fitment. I sawzalled off two threaded nubs / standoffs off the bottom. 3rd pic shows all the various mounting heads for different fender shapes. I used the smallest, flattest head available.
OK I've gone as far as I can
with my low-cost EBay antenna either exactly or very similar to this: Power Antenna Kit Alfa Romeo 77-94 Spider 87-89 Milano | eBay I paid about a dollar less. First pic should be a side by side with the old broken Harada; they're about the same overall size but are shaped a little different. Next pic will show the "modification" I made to allow a little better fitment. I sawzalled off two threaded nubs / standoffs off the bottom. 3rd pic shows all the various mounting heads for different fender shapes. I used the smallest, flattest head available.Attachments
Final chapter - cheap antenna
Mounted the antenna to the fender by using the old threaded collar from the Harada around the mast (new unit didn't have one included) and had to use the old and new strapping strips at close to a right angle to get a solid mount to the mast and the old screw / grounding point. Soldered some wires from the old snap connector to the new antenna and spliced the antenna cable from the radio to the new (threaded) cable (The Harada was hard wired to the mast). Fired the car and radio up and nothing.... Test light shows I got power from the radio but not the hot all the time red wire. When I connected the snap connectors before removing the old unit, I got some whirring before I pulled things apart so I wonder if there's an in line fuse near the radio that's gone...beyond my skills or bravery now but don't think it's the unit's fault.
Pics show the fender mount area - beneath the old plastic trim the fender seemed rusted so I hit it with Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator -flat black. My paint sucks anyways....
Last pic of the mast rigging...Probably getting a new head unit for an Ipod connection in the near future. From some pros...
Oh yeah, Happy Day Boys...
Mounted the antenna to the fender by using the old threaded collar from the Harada around the mast (new unit didn't have one included) and had to use the old and new strapping strips at close to a right angle to get a solid mount to the mast and the old screw / grounding point. Soldered some wires from the old snap connector to the new antenna and spliced the antenna cable from the radio to the new (threaded) cable (The Harada was hard wired to the mast). Fired the car and radio up and nothing...
. Test light shows I got power from the radio but not the hot all the time red wire. When I connected the snap connectors before removing the old unit, I got some whirring before I pulled things apart so I wonder if there's an in line fuse near the radio that's gone...beyond my skills or bravery now but don't think it's the unit's fault. Pics show the fender mount area - beneath the old plastic trim the fender seemed rusted so I hit it with Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator -flat black. My paint sucks anyways...
.Last pic of the mast rigging...Probably getting a new head unit for an Ipod connection in the near future. From some pros...
Oh yeah, Happy Day Boys...
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