What Tom said ! . we took a whole bunch of them apart and some are corroded beyond belief .
Just unplug the rectangular plug off the top , it has latching clips you have to spread a tiny bit before the plug pops loose .
BTW : his reply was too funny not to share , as you read this , it is winging it's way across the world via the interbuzz....
-Nate
Tom wrote:
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> Chuck,
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> Open the trunk, pull off the left side trunk liner (two metal spring
> clips along the top edge and one phillips head screw, down toward the back
> edge of the wheel well).
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> Then you will see the antenna's motor body. There is a wire coming
> off the antenna just below the fender. Ignore that, that's the antenna lead.
> From the top of the motor body, there is a cable that runs to a connector
> on a frame on the rear surface of the wheel well. That's the power line.
> Unplug it. See if that ends your battery drain.
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> If it does, then you have a problem in the antenna motor body. If the
> drain persists, then there is a different problem. While I remain
> skeptical of the antenna power line being the problem, you can further check it by
> disconnecting at the radio end of the line. Or by pulling the radio fuse
> (which also powers some other things).
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> DO NOT replace stuff without first establishing that it NEEDS to be
> replaced. That just leads to more confusion. If you get confused enough,
> you end up voting republican, and then you've just go more troubles.
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> Tom
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