Did a quick search and found a few Unresolved threads about poor radio reciption after not hooking up this power antenna wire.

Installing an alpine ilx W650, and the alpine harness to the frontier adapter both have blue wires, I was concidering teeing into this connection with the attenna wire

I wonder if power antenna refers to a booster internal to the antenna (my old 2001 vw has something similar the antenna had a micro chip part to it although it's stubby.) rather than self extending unit?
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The power antenna wire provides power for a retractable antenna. Not sure why they even still include that. Can’t remember the last power retractable antenna I saw.

 

Haha I just got this truck, but my 2001 pathfinder had an extending antenna. The crutchfield instructions mention using it but I'm going to leave it off then. Thanks!

 

Did a quick search and found a few Unresolved threads about poor radio reciption after not hooking up this power antenna wire.

Installing an alpine ilx W650, and the alpine harness to the frontier adapter both have blue wires, I was concidering teeing into this connection with the attenna wire

I wonder if power antenna refers to a booster internal to the antenna (my old 2001 vw has something similar the antenna had a micro chip part to it although it's stubby.) rather than self extending unit?
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That adapter can be used in hundreds if not thousands of vehicles so I'm sure someone would need the lead in their installation.

 

My 1999 Trans Am uses it, it does have a retractable antenna, it pulls the antenna in(hides it) when not using the radio (FM/AM).

 

No need to worry about the wire in the Frontier. I wondered the same at first, if not having the wire hooked up was going to affect reception, but the wire on that adapter corresponds to an empty terminal on the truck plug it connects to, so it truly does not matter. It is for retractable antennas as mentioned above. I yanked the wire out of mine. I don't listen to radio really ever anyways but the few times I have turned it on for whatever reason, it has worked just fine.

 

I figured once I actually removed the dash I would see the wire was unused haha, thanks for the final confirmation, tucked the wire away

 

My oldest son used to have a 06 VW Jetta Wolfsburg that had a amplified antenna and needed that particular wire connected.

 

That was what I was concerned about. However it turns out I didn't even need the adapter whatsoever. Mine already had the regular radio connection and was plug and play with the alpine unit.