My wife called me at work to tell me that the GN was making a humming, cyclical noise from the passenger side front.
So, I came home to find what sounded like a noise from the passenger side front fender. Yep - the old power antenna seemed to be trying to get busy in there making a nnnnNnnnnNnnnnNnnnnN... noise contstantly. Apparently, it thought my Optima was overcharged or something?
I pulled the wiring harness behind the glovebox (Green, Gray, and White wires going to the relay) and of course it stopped.
My question - do you think it's the relay or is it the motor? It was making a clicking noise as it was humming, almost as if the motor was trying to keep lowering the already lowered antenna (which was down all the way).
Do I need a new relay, a new antenna motor, or what? Thanks!
So, I came home to find what sounded like a noise from the passenger side front fender. Yep - the old power antenna seemed to be trying to get busy in there making a nnnnNnnnnNnnnnNnnnnN... noise contstantly. Apparently, it thought my Optima was overcharged or something?
I pulled the wiring harness behind the glovebox (Green, Gray, and White wires going to the relay) and of course it stopped.
My question - do you think it's the relay or is it the motor? It was making a clicking noise as it was humming, almost as if the motor was trying to keep lowering the already lowered antenna (which was down all the way).
Do I need a new relay, a new antenna motor, or what? Thanks!
Once you have the whole antenna assembly in your hands, drill out the rivets holding the housing together and there you'll see the white nylon cable that snapped...Replace the cable, use some bolts to reassemble the housing back together and reinstall the whole assembly into the fender making sure that the antenna wire as well as the 12V. power wire are connected properly, and that's it! :smile:
