Install S2000 Antenna in DC2R.

[OZ#227]

Yes I did a search...& searched and found this website off Google & Honda-tech. WWW.TEAMINTEGRA.COM. What a waste of time.
http://www.team-integra.net/section...p?ArticleID=859

That 'Team Integra' site for mounting the S2K aerial is confusing.... They go-on about making this getto plastic peice that you don't need. Half way through, they keep cutting it down until it's the same size as the supplied peice. Then they turn it back around before they fit it. I know, because I was using that as a guide. I was just shaking my head, just use the peice supplied, I did make a small bracket the lenght of the index finger & used a captive nut already in location.
The one bit of useful info from that guide was the Connecting the power from the Green/Yellow strip wire.
But apart from that, the only other tricky thing was a simple re-route of the aerial lead to get more lenght. Under the rear speaker & over the rear wheel arch.
Job Done. :thumbsup: I haven't uploaded my only pic of it finished. Will later.

Just remember, Some of the advise you get from the Web, can be just plain WRONG!!!

[GreekWarrior]

What does a S2000 antenna look like again? :p

[OZ#227]

Little black stubbie Rubber aerial

[chunsa]

how much was the s2k antenna ? how long did it take u to do this ?

[GreekWarrior]

I like my integra antenna, it goes up and down by itself. :D :p

[philBo]

i dont understand a word of that post, its too confusing....

[OZ#227]

About $260-270 from Honda. About 1 hour, 30mins trying to figure what Team Integra was trying to do. In the end... 10mins to measure... 10mins to make the Bracket, 10 Mins to Install.

I had broken the OEM aerial on the CF Wing. This won't happen again with the Stubbie Black Rubber one. ;)

[euro1978]

Any pics there bud ??

[LAGOOT]

i think the antenna is similar to the BEL GARAGE milano red DC2R.
check out their website for pics. www.belgarage.com.au

[OZ#227]

i think the antenna is similar to the BEL GARAGE milano red DC2R.
check out their website for pics. www.belgarage.com.au
Yeah, That's it....
http://www.belgarage.com.au/customer/dc2-01/galleries/Rear_Side_View.jpg

[2NTICN]

1 question....
WHY?????

[tRipitaka]

1 question....
WHY?????
because the integra antenna goes up 10 metres into the sky

[wynode]

because the integra antenna goes up 10 metres into the sky
And sometimes it goes up and doesn't want to come back down all the way.

[yourfather]

and I thought I was the only one wynode !!!! phew

[kousoku]

hey i was also thinking about doing this but not with oem s2000 one.
I had a look on ebay when i was seroiusly thinking about it and i could get similar if not better looking antenna, (still short stubby plastic) for like 15-25 bucks.
What would be the main difference besides quaility? does the s2000 antenna have a relay and amplfier for the radio signal?

thanks, hope to see some pictures soon too.

[2NTICN]

yeh true that guys, i took my antenna outa my head unit so that it wont go up anymore, its so bloody annoying but now its like there is no antenna, still get aight radio reception too

[Ferrari]

Seems that most power antennas on older model hondas are a weak point, mine recently went on my del sol, I spent hours trying to remove it, due to its location, and limited access, I took out the motor (saved like 5 kgs lol), and just left the antenna pole, that way I can pull it up when I need it (never thanks to mp3).

[wynode]

Yeah its a problem on my sisters Accord too

[Ferrari]

replacement antenna OEM (power) is like $450 at Honda dealer, on ebay its $109 plus shipping USD for OEM, so not too cheap to replace, the labour alone honda would charge would be alot, I had to remove so much interior of my car to access it.

[marcs]

Yea my antenna use to grind on it's way down so i just leave it half up and d/c it from the headunit. It's embarassing when you park your car and it makes this real loud grinding noise, and everyone just looks at you.

[Civic Si]

My Antenna on mine is making grinding noises when it finish's extending to the top and when is finish's detracting back down at the bottom.:(

Time for a new mast as the teeth are worn on mine. It is an annoying sound, but I can live with it. Got qouted $116.65 trade price for me.:D

[zorrt]

Yea sounds like a machine gun hehe. That guide on the teamintegra website wasnt for OEM s2000 one for anyone thats interested. Maybe thats why the guy had problems following it when installing his OEM one onto his car.

[GIPONU]

so... any1 know a tutorial on how to install it since the first post now doesnt work?

[rikstar]

hi guys, i have a s2000 style antenna on my DC2. It wasn't the OEM version but a replica. Got it off a guy on this forum ages ago. Intalled it myself and it was pretty straight forward. Gets great reception too.

The hardest part was getting the old antenna out. Anyways here is a pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/rikstar/xxxx.jpg

[Lukey]

I like my RC antenna, it makes machine gun noises when going up and down coz it doesnt go all the way up.

[G-Stick]

so... any1 know a tutorial on how to install it since the first post now doesnt work?

http://www.team-integra.net/sections/articles/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=815

[F.O.B Squad]

My antenna doesnt go up or down its, just stuck.
It makes noises when you turn the car on or off, making it sound like it wants to go up and down, but it doesnt. The lowest:thumbdwn:

[votek]

sorry to bring back an old thread. any tips to install it? take out the old motor also?

[xntrik]

its not hard.
mine was plug & play.

but had to remove the old antenna motor.

[The Dog]

umm, i know this is bout the dc2 antenna but any1 know where the dc5 antenna is? i know its not visible but where on the body is it under?

[b4dnuf]

TO install it on a DC2
you need to take out the back panels from inside the boot. then half of the left hand side rear one.
Unscrew the old antenna from the outside (the Silver Bit)
Then undo the two bolts from the antenna motor. Unplug antenna cable
and pull it down.
I'll try to look for some pics from when i did mine if that helps.

[T-onedc2]

umm, i know this is bout the dc2 antenna but any1 know where the dc5 antenna is? i know its not visible but where on the body is it under?
If you can't see it like a conventional antenna then it would be in the rear window probably above the demister lines.

[votek]

yeah the thing is. i dont use my radio but i want the s2000 antenna. will i still have to take out the old motor for the old antenna?

[800ZR]

TO install it on a DC2
you need to take out the back panels from inside the boot. then half of the left hand side rear one.
Unscrew the old antenna from the outside (the Silver Bit)
Then undo the two bolts from the antenna motor. Unplug antenna cable
and pull it down.
I'll try to look for some pics from when i did mine if that helps.

hey mate, please do take pictures... my antenna sh*t itself and now i dont have radio(suxs when driving to and from work 3hrs a day). anyone can PM me who sells the s2k antenna locally? not fans of the shark ones.

[b4dnuf]

Look in the for sale thread n go on CLUBITR someone is bound to have one for sale. I bought mine for $60.
Anyhow 1st you need to take out the back n rear left panels, they have pop up screws so locate then and push them in and they should come out. If you have an ITR ur gonna have to remove the rear bar first. Then take out the boot light, take out the shockies cover and and undo those bolts (i only did this so that i could get my hand in behind the left panel) Do not take out all of the left rear panel as its not necessary. you can if you want to.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/2-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/4-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/5-1.jpg

On the OEM Antenna loosen up the silver cap, its just screwed on but its kinda hard to unscrew if u dont have the right tool, i didnt, i did it the ghetto way with a phillips head and banged it on an angle until it spun - prob best to use a wrench big enough to fit if you dont want scratches on your car.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/7-1.jpg

Once you have taken the rear panel off and have enough space to get to the antenna motor, locate the screws, cant remember if its two or one, and loosen them.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/6-2.jpg

Finish unscrewing the silver cap from the OEM antenna and the whole thing should just pop down. Unplug all connections and it comes out.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/8-2.jpg

Compare old antenna with SK2 antenna

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/9-2.jpg

Fit the new antenna in, you're gonna have to screw it on as tight as you can. i did it by hand as i couldnt get anything to fit, still it hasnt come off.
Also from the previous pic you'll see a red cable with a white housing. i cut the cable as there is nothing to plug it into and its not needed (to the best of my knowledge on the DC2) plus it wont fit through the whole if you leave it on.

Put back all the panels and bar back in place and now you have an sk2 antenna.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/mezits/PB090081.jpg

Thats how i changed mine anyways, took me like 25mins all up.

[lil_foy]

Good post!

Reped

[votek]

lovely post. thanks

[dc21]

sorry for the noob question, does the OEM s2000 antenna come with the antenna base too? the ones from jdmyard and jdmconcept seems to be just the antenna

[marky53]

hopefully this helps some people out as this guy has the replica s2000 antennas back in stock if anyone is interested.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Amplified-Fuba-S2000-antenna-kit-Integra-NSX-Miata_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c518ea9edQQitemZ 190346865133QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAc cessories

i went to their website and there is a complete DIY on the install into a DC2 Integra!!!

http://www.locustom.com/gsr_install.htm

Also see this link for the same antenna but in a DA Integra!

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57146&highlight=antenna

make sure you buy off their website and not the ebay motors store as the postage on ebay is $30US and the website is only $10US

[dinorider]

Also from the previous pic you'll see a red cable with a white housing. i cut the cable as there is nothing to plug it into and its not needed (to the best of my knowledge on the DC2) plus it wont fit through the whole if you leave it on.


A quick heads up. My antenna arrived in the post. Best $50 ever spent on a non-JDM cosmetic part ever.

But for those who ordered one or are thinking of ordering one, please note: The red wire from the antenna is not useless. It HAS a purpose. It powers the small built-in antenna amplifier in the base.

And the Shark antenna will fit through the original antenna hole with both wires on. once again, the big black wire is understandably the radio antenna lead, and the small red wire with the spade type connector on the end is the +12V power lead. You'll either need to fabricate an adapter to fit it to the OEM power antenna lead in the car, or just cut the spade plug off, then wedge the bare wire end into the centre of the three pins on the OEM power connector and tape it up tight.

Try not to cut the OEM connector off at the original car wiring loom, just in case in the future it gets used again.

Bu it's important to use only the centre connector pin for the red power wire from the shark. That's the switched power wire that turns on when your head unit is on and off when it's not.

You can do without the red wire connection, but your radio signal will be noticeably weaker. I know because I experimented.