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  1. diehard
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    March 28th, 2019 07:43 PM #1
    The power telescoping antenna on my 2008 Ford Escape has stopped working. A replacement assembly costs 16k From Ford. Is there any shop that can convert power antenna to fixed mast?
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    March 28th, 2019 08:29 PM #2
    Putol lang yung geared nylon/plastic string nyan. Kayang-kaya nila palitan yun sa banawe. Magtanong ka lang dun sino nagrerepair ng power antenna. No need to replace the whole assembly.
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    March 28th, 2019 08:47 PM #3
    I had that white string replaced before in my ride but it did not last long. I decided to buy a generic power antenna in lazada for less than 1K and installed it if you opt for the power antenna. I was looking also for a manual hirschman antenna, but it cost about 3K +, thus I decided to get the automatic generic antenna instead.
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    March 28th, 2019 10:08 PM #4
    Or why not just replace it with a rubber duckie?
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    March 29th, 2019 06:22 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by yebo View Post
    Putol lang yung geared nylon/plastic string nyan. Kayang-kaya nila palitan yun sa banawe. Magtanong ka lang dun sino nagrerepair ng power antenna. No need to replace the whole assembly.
    I actually shipped a replacement mast w string that I had installed by an auto accs shop. Unfortunately a few days after they installed it the motor failed. So I am looking for a fixed antenna replacement. I bought one from Amazon but it is meant to replace the OEM antenna of the USDM Ford Escape wc uses a fixed antenna to begin with...the Escape here has no threaded receptacle to accept fixed antenna so kailangan replacement kit talaga.
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    March 30th, 2019 02:51 PM #6
    sa vti ko dati nagsawa din ako kapapalit ng string gear cable..kaya hindi ko na pinataas pa ung antena at bumili nalang ako ng active antena.indoor antena na electronic.
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    March 30th, 2019 04:54 PM #7
    The key to power antennas is to not let it get caught in anything. Once that happens, thats when the problems starts.

    Besides the HU power i also installed an up-down switch so i can manually lower the antenna.


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