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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 12:43 AM
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Recently someone decided it would be smart to snap off my antenna. While I was out I found a universal power antenna on sale for ten bucks. It goes up when the truck is on and down when it's off, so I shouldent have the problem of someone breaking it off again. My question is, how would I go about wiring it up to work on my truck? I have an 81 power ram. If you need any pictures then I can add some of the wires it has. I'm mostly wondering if it can even be done. Thank you in advanced for your input!
 
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 05:59 AM
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Yes it can be done. They are very straight forward. A positive and negative wire and the antenna cable. The positive will be wired to a 12 volt source that is only hot in the run and accessory position unless your radio has a power antenna wire.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Okay. Now there is a slight problem. The antenna I bought has four wires, I can't remember as I am at work right now and can't check. Two of them are green, one white, and one grey.
 
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