[W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 70, Issue 9

[JONATHAN REYES]

it's funny that your last name is Hirsch , that brand of antenna is a
Hirschmann , no pun intended . back to your problem , do you hear your
antenna motor run when you turn  your radio on & off ?, does the antenna
come up a little bit? , if it does , you can help it extend by slightly
pulling it up while the motor is running on it's way up . if the motor runs
you're gonna have to replace the mast , good luck Jon

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> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:27:20 -0600

> From: "Lundberg, Kenneth" <Kenneth.Lundberg at stantec.com>

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Antenna issues

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> My antenna doesn't engage when the stereo powers on. It's set

> automatically when I turn on the stereo but it doesn't come up anymore.

> Recently, it was serviced by the Mercedes dealer and it worked shortly

> thereafter but seemed to have stopped now. I would return it to the

> dealer but they fixed it for free since they were the ones who broke it.

> I've tried the basics like checking the fuse and ground connections but

> that's about it. Before I start taking things apart, can anyone offer

> some other suggestions?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ken (Las Vegas)

> 1986 560 SEC Coupe

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> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:27:16 -0400

> From: Jay Hirsch <J.Hirsch at mac.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Antenna issues

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> If "they" broke it then let them fix it again.

>

> The shaft may also have a slight bend  in it.  Have someone put on

> the radio and  try pulling up the antenna gently.

> If it then comes up see if  each section is straight.

> Jay H

> On Apr 8, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Lundberg, Kenneth wrote:

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> >

> > My antenna doesn't engage when the stereo powers on. It's set

> > automatically when I turn on the stereo but it doesn't come up

> > anymore. Recently, it was serviced by the Mercedes dealer and it

> > worked shortly thereafter but seemed to have stopped now. I would

> > return it to the dealer but they fixed it for free since they were

> > the ones who broke it. I've tried the basics like checking the fuse

> > and ground connections but that's about it. Before I start taking

> > things apart, can anyone offer some other suggestions?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Ken (Las Vegas)

> > 1986 560 SEC Coupe

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> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:44:17 -0400

> From: "millerlh at earthlink.net" <millerlh at earthlink.net>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Antenna issues

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> I had a slightly bent antenna on my 1990 560SEC that was working

> sporadically, usually depending on the temperature outside. Then one day it

> refused to go up to more than 1/2 mast, no matter what I did.

>

> I was told it was easy to replace the mast, so I bought one from the local

> dealer (not too expensive, for a change), and the instructions were easy to

> follow and right on the package. HOWEVER, I couldn't manage to accomplish

> step 1 of the simple instructions, for my life, since I couldn't get the

> existing antenna to extend beyond the 1/2 way point.

>

> It was then I discovered that I had somehow accidentally bumped the dash

> antenna switch into the 1/2 way position at some point, and as soon as I

> moved it to full on, it worked fine, and the old mast ran right out and was

> easily fixed. Worked fine ever since, and the erratic up and down is fully

> corrected. Believe me, if I could do this anyone can.

>

> Lou Miller

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> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Jay Hirsch

> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

> Sent: 4/8/2010 6:27:19 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Antenna issues

>

>

> If "they" broke it then let them fix it again.

>

>

> The shaft may also have a slight bend  in it.  Have someone put on the

> radio and  try pulling up the antenna gently.

> If it then comes up see if  each section is straight.

> Jay H

>

> On Apr 8, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Lundberg, Kenneth wrote:

>

>

>

>

> My antenna doesn't engage when the stereo powers on. It's set automatically

> when I turn on the stereo but it doesn't come up anymore. Recently, it was

> serviced by the Mercedes dealer and it worked shortly thereafter but seemed

> to have stopped now. I would return it to the dealer but they fixed it for

> free since they were the ones who broke it. I've tried the basics like

> checking the fuse and ground connections but that's about it. Before I start

> taking things apart, can anyone offer some other suggestions?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ken (Las Vegas)

> 1986 560 SEC Coupe

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