Power Antenna Cut-Off?
 

So, the Accord has a power antenna, which, with the old radio, would go down if you were using the CD player instead of the radio. I recently got a new radio, and the antenna is up whenever it's on, even if the CD player is being used.

So, my question concerns installing a switch to override the radio's signal to the antenna motor. I know it wouldn't be huge, but I figure this could help out some. Opinions?

Power Antenna Override
This is on Team integra.net but the color coding should be the same for your accord.

Hmm, any way that I'd be able to use a lighted switch, since there's 3 prongs, one for 12V, one for power source, and one to ground?

To do a Lighted switch you would have to incorporate a relay. Light would be on when antenna is down this way. Put antenna to 87 and light would be on when up.
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...w10/relay2.jpg

Oh, duh. Thanks. Now, to clarify, Antenna is to the antenna and Radio is the trigger wire?

Yeppers. I ran out of space on my pic.

Cool. That's been on my list (I even bought the switch), but I so seldom listen to the radio, it's easy to just pop the trunk and plug the connector back in when I need it. (On the 90-93 Accord, it's behind the trunk liner, right below the antenna. Takes about 30 seconds, including buckling the seat belt back up.) I leave the antenna down the vast majority of the time so I get better reception on the FM transmitter.

Thinking about it though, wouldn't the antenna trigger wire be a 12v power source anyways?

Possibly?!. If it is aftermarket then yes, factory sometimes used ground triggers.

Good way to find out.

Yea, it's a brand new JVC HD radio. I ought to just get out the voltmeter...