Re: V8 antenna & misc V8 model running changes

[Mike Larosa <mlarosa@v8q.East.Sun.COM>]

Hi Jim,

My V8 is a late build 6/90 version.  Since I didn't buy my V8 new, I 
don't know for sure if the driver rear fender mounted antenna is 
factory or not. 

I'm guessing it is because there are no antenna wires in either my front
or rear glass.

I too have the cellular antenna on the passenger side rear quarter.


You'll find there have been some running changes with in the 1990 model
year V8's.

Cobram and I compared '90 V8's side by side one day and found the interior
light fixtures are different between our cars....

While I'm on differences....

Do all V8's have pulldown sun shades in the rear window or was it an option ?

Mike L.
90 V8
89 100 Avant



> From: jtessman@enron.com
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> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:30:29 -0500
> Subject: Re: V8 antenna
> To: mlarosa@v8q.East.Sun.COM, Tim Gortner <tgortner@rocketmail.com>
> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
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>      All;
>      
>      I have a '90V8Q but the wiring must be completely different. On mine 
>      the rear quarter panel antenna is used exclusively by the cell phone 
>      (hence the funny coax connector). The radio uses two (one front, one 
>      back) antenna imbedded in the glass. The indash radio has two antenna 
>      inputs and uses these to resolve multipath problems common in area 
>      with a great number of tall buildings.
>      
>      I discovered all this when I lost signal one time, I removed the head 
>      and found that the previous owner had made a mess of things tring to 
>      install a CD player. Once I cleaned up the wiring everything worked 
>      great again.
>      
>      You might want to investigate the wiring from the head unit more 
>      closely to confirm your cars' individual configuration. Mine also has 
>      RF gain amplifer imbedded in the C pillar. I don't recall which side. 
>      This is used to boost the signal from the imbedded antenna. If the 
>      power gets interrupted you'll lose signal from the front or back and 
>      the result would hinder the ability of the discrimination logic in the 
>      head unit.
>      
>      Regards...Jon Tessman
>      
>      '90 V8Q
>      '94 Miata M Edition
> 
> 
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> Subject: V8 antenna
> Author:  Tim Gortner <tgortner@rocketmail.com> at ENRON-Internet
> Date:    8/3/98 11:03 AM
> 
> 
> Mike:
>      
> I've replaced mine successfully with a generic electric one from 
> AutoZone, Lappen's, etc.  I had to go to radio shack to get a coax 
> splicing device and a coax connector as the original <Schiff?> had the 
> antenna cable doing the full run to the radio without a connector.
>      
> Tim Gortner
> '90 V8Q
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