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Ascension
29-07-2005, 01:34 PM
Okai, ive finally gotten around to puttin in a tv/fm tuner card in my carputer.
But i dont know which cable is the antenna cable.
When i pulled the stock headunit out, there were 2 plugs.
1 plug consisted of many litttle plugs, im guessing these there the power/speaker connections.

And at the other end of the headunit was one big plug, i THINK this is the antenna but im not sure. it kinda looks like an RCA plug, but i dont know what plug it is, can anyone tell me? thanks.

I need to know the type of plug it is because i need to buy an adapter to change it from whatever it is to a UHF so i can plug it into my tuner card, thanks.

eek
29-07-2005, 02:45 PM
do u think u can get us a pic?

Rothguard
29-07-2005, 02:48 PM
im fairly certian its the bggest plug there looks like a rca plug with a fat cable on it

RoGuE_StreaK
29-07-2005, 02:51 PM
The big black plug is antenna.
It's a standard car antenna plug/socket. I doubt you'll find an adapter, you'll have to make your own, but I don't know how the wiring would go - don't know what you'd need for UHF, or even if it would be possible/useful to use your existing atenna. You'd have to go to Dick Smith or something and get a standard car antenna socket, a UHF plug, and some wire, and see what happens.

Ascension
29-07-2005, 03:15 PM
Woops, i figured it out right after i finished posting that post.
I just gotta cut the cable and splice on a UHF plug, then it can plug straight into the tuner card. all good, thanks for the help anyways.

M4DDOG
29-07-2005, 04:10 PM
lol abit late but yes that is your antenna cable, the other plug is your HU wiring loom :).

eek
29-07-2005, 04:57 PM
yeah i was guessing it could have been a euro style antenna plug or something.

they're weird mothers. they are a pug with a hole in the middle (conductor) and the plastic surround has 3 little half drilled holes....different from your garden variety standard antenna plug lol

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