power antenna question

[Pontiacsunfireguy]

How do you install a power antenna on a Pontiac Sunfire? I will be buying an OEM Delco stereo for my Sunfire and it says there is a antenna trigger which I believe is used for when the stereo is on the power antenna is up and when it is off it is down. how would I go about hooking up a power antenna? would i just hook the power antenna to the pink wire which is the antenna trigger?

 

[melsg5]

Where did you find a original Pontiac Sunfire power antenna or radio that has a power antenna wire?

 

[Pontiacsunfireguy]

one ebay, there was an option for several different stereos, and they all used the same wiring harness and the one i want to put in is the Delco 7 Band equalizer cd player. now on google i looked up a power antenna for the sunfire and one came up for the GT model but i bellieve it is also compatible with the SE model

 

[melsg5]

I cannt find any factory listing for a power antenna on a sunfire. The pink wire is for automatic operation but it states in most diagrams "if available". Did you check your current wire harness in the car to see if it has a wire running to the antenna location?

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[Pontiacsunfireguy]

there is non, what i want to do is install one, that is why im curious about the pink antenna trigger wire

 

[melsg5]

your problem will be running a wire from that pink wire on the radio to the antenna in the back of the car

 

[Pontiacsunfireguy]

now most power antennas i've seen online come with a very long wire that would reach the radio

 

[Zimgxp]

Just run it under the door sill.

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[fire_2nv]

chances are that power wire was used when the stero was in another model, say the grand prix or somthing. I added a power intena from a caddy, pull the power ground and trigger from the amp for my subwoofer.