Noted your post in the GTA forum.
Lucky for you (not me) I am in middle of autopsy on my '97's power antenna. Son did me a favour(?) and proudly announced he'd taken it thru' carwash. 1st question I asked; did you shut radio off. Answer, no! Result - a really bent antenna!
However your story. I'm surprised there is no pre-wiring but even aftermarket would require feed, although many get it from trunk amp. What car did yours come from 'cause on mine there is only one relay(which presumably drops voltage) Was your existing antenna trunk mounted? What was the OEM
audio system CD?
I can inspect my OEM installation tomorrow and advise further.
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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