How do cut the power to my integra's antenna

[gub]

I have a 2001 integra GSR, i think the track for my antenna is messed up, cuz everytime i start my car it makes that awful grinding noise mentioned in a couple other threads, i'm not a pro with electrical wires coming out the back of the deck, and i saw another solution where you can just unplug the power for the aerial unit, the pannels in the rear hatch seem impossible to take out,looks like one giant piece, anyone know how to get to the antenna unit in the back to unplug the power??

[rewsintegra]

i dont remember which wire was the antenna wire but i think it said ant on it

[jpeso23]

you know i have the same freakn problem with my 90, it wont retract or go up, just stays up, but i have been to lazy to check on how to unplug the power to it...sorry, im sure its just behind the pannel in the hatch, with some kinda wire clip connecting power...but i havent even disabled mine on my 90 so i can tell you how on you 01..sorry dude...dont ya hate that dam noise...

[BigCiX]

i had mine about 5 inches high and then i had the antenna unplugged. I still had a good signal whenever i played the radio in town but in the mountains it was a no go. im planning on going with sirus radio in the future. whichever one has nfl games on.

[Ska]

Taking out the back interior is a pain, you have to take out the backseats and then the whole big plastic thing is just held in place by a bunch of screws and those stupid plastic expander screws.

I'd say the easier way would be to just disconnect the wire from your deck.

And that antenna grind is fairly normal, i know it happened 24/7 with my old integra, and now my motor for the antenna is broken and I never bothered to fix it.

[integra_guy]

IMO your better off buying a shark (s2000) antenna, my antenna doesn't go down.

[Mayo]

linkage please, my 98 antenna does this as well, here in maine we get a lot of ice/snow and some water got in there, froze her up. Stripped the gears, im also wondering how to cut the power to it. Thanks guys

[9000rpm]

This is what i did on my 94 Integra
You need to remove pull up the rubber boot seal first, then take off the panel along the back next THEN the panel at the side, my Integra is a bit rough and ready so i just pulled the side panel out, it's held on by push clips like the ones that are used on the door cards.
To disconnect the power aerial, follow the wires (2 yellow & 1 black) from the bottom of the motor up to the blue push connector (you can't see this connection as it's hidden) feel it with your hand.
it disconnects from the top of the connector.

I think if you disconnect the blue ant wire from the back of the stereo the aerial just won't go up at all. you can pull up the aerial by force when it's disconnected and it will stay up all the time.

that's what the pissing rain does to youe aerial in Ireland, (Green grass me arse)