[tallrandyb]

Hello all, I would like to follow up on this thread as I searched and it’s the only one that hit “power antenna routing”. If there is another thread could someone point me to it?

I have a correct Pontiac rear power antenna installed on my 65 GTO, but the power wiring is just running across the two “hooks” on the top of the rear seat back frame, then down the floor drivers side and appears under the carpet over by the parking brake area at the front. The antenna cable is just routed over the hump and down on the floor pan under rear pass seat area, coiled up/not connected. Likely because the antenna end is kind of chewed up with no center cable showing. The antenna works perfectly raising/lowering when connected to power.

1) looking at these pix in this thread and with my interior fully assembled with console, what is my best approach to route the antenna and power harness to the radio and (future) dash switch? Should I just bundle them together and snake under the carpet under the console or is it better to try to run a correct path. If correct, is the power wiring run separately through the wiring channel under the drivers seat, or do they stay together like it looks for these 64 pictures?

2) I plan to buy a correct NOS dash antenna switch with a new Ames bezel/handle and install when I pull the dash this summer for other things. I assume the plastic two-wire antenna power connector with black and white wires just plug straight into a correct under-dash switch wiring harness?

3) at the antenna cable radio end, is that supposed to be a male “standard” 50 ohm connector to plug into the back of the radio (AM/FM push button)? If so, do I need to just strip it back until I hit the center wire and then crimp a new connector on and should be good to go?

Thanks for any help and discussion! I’ll post pix if that helps. I have the rear seat out and am preparing to pull drivers/passenger seat(s), console, seat belts, carpet etc to get a good path to the front. I’m now also considering installing a rear speaker while doing all this and would like to route that correctly too, nothing is back there right now. I figure I should get this all done at the same time.

Fun stuff!

[tallrandyb]

Originally Posted by tallrandyb

Hello all, I would like to follow up on this thread as I searched and it’s the only one that hit “power antenna routing”. If there is another thread could someone point me to it?

I have a correct Pontiac rear power antenna installed on my 65 GTO, but the power wiring is just running across the two “hooks” on the top of the rear seat back frame, then down the floor drivers side and appears under the carpet over by the parking brake area at the front. The antenna cable is just routed over the hump and down on the floor pan under rear pass seat area, coiled up/not connected. Likely because the antenna end is kind of chewed up with no center cable showing. The antenna works perfectly raising/lowering when connected to power.

1) looking at these pix in this thread and with my interior fully assembled with console, what is my best approach to route the antenna and power harness to the radio and (future) dash switch? Should I just bundle them together and snake under the carpet under the console or is it better to try to run a correct path. If correct, is the power wiring run separately through the wiring channel under the drivers seat, or do they stay together like it looks for these 64 pictures?

2) I plan to buy a correct NOS dash antenna switch with a new Ames bezel/handle and install when I pull the dash this summer for other things. I assume the plastic two-wire antenna power connector with black and white wires just plug straight into a correct under-dash switch wiring harness?

3) at the antenna cable radio end, is that supposed to be a male “standard” 50 ohm connector to plug into the back of the radio (AM/FM push button)? If so, do I need to just strip it back until I hit the center wire and then crimp a new connector on and should be good to go?

Thanks for any help and discussion! I’ll post pix if that helps. I have the rear seat out and am preparing to pull drivers/passenger seat(s), console, seat belts, carpet etc to get a good path to the front. I’m now also considering installing a rear speaker while doing all this and would like to route that correctly too, nothing is back there right now. I figure I should get this all done at the same time.

Fun stuff!

Still working to sort this out and put my interior back in. I just bought the Ames wiring protector (pic included) and ordered a rear speaker wire (backordered so I'll have to run a plain wire for now and splice later). I'm trying to figure out where to mount the wiring protector, and another question is what type screws hold it down (I'm assuming a set of small sheet-metal type screws)?

So questions are:

1) where exactly does this wiring protector mount? Under passenger side rear seat area?

2) where should you route the rear speaker wire to get it down to the protector from the trunk area? I know there are a couple of "clip" like hooks on the seatback framing, do I use one of those?

3) I'm also running power antenna wiring and cable under this protector, how should they route from the rear antenna (I assume over the wheelwell then just curve over towards the center until they reach the protector? The 64 rear antenna wiring pictures show them being held down by individual screws/brackets themselves).

4) Once all this wiring extends past the front of the protector towards the front, do I just tape it all down in a "channel" all the way to the dash? Wiring will be: antenna cable, antenna two-wire harness, rear speaker one-wire harness, and a single-wire cable for rear camera.

Thanks for any help!!

[60sstuff]

Was your ‘65 Originally ordered with a Power Antenna?
If so, there should be holes or possibly dimples in the floor on the RH side under the rear seat cushion.

Here are some photos of a OEM Power Antenna that was ordered with my ‘65.

MPC illustration showing metal protector for various rear mounted options.
A spare factory unit I have.
Red arrows pointing to both ends of protector which is covered by factory insulation.
Routing of cable, wires and rear seat speaker blue wire.

Chris.

[60sstuff]

A few more showing how the cable and wires head over to the Power Antenna secured with clips.

[bill ryder]

Hi Chris. Are those clips the same as the ws washer hose clip used on the dr. fender? Thanks

"Bill"!

[60sstuff]

Originally Posted by bill ryder

Hi Chris. Are those clips the same as the ws washer hose clip used on the dr. fender? Thanks

"Bill"!

Hi Bill,

The single metal clip that holds the hose for the W/S washer is larger and I’ve never seen that clip used anywhere else on these cars.

The clips in the trunk to secure the speaker wire and Power Antenna wires is smaller and a different design.

Chris.

[tallrandyb]

Originally Posted by 60sstuff

Hi Bill,

The single metal clip that holds the hose for the W/S washer is larger and I’ve never seen that clip used anywhere else on these cars.

The clips in the trunk to secure the speaker wire and Power Antenna wires is smaller and a different design.

Chris.

Chris,

So, in looking at your two pix showing clips being used for the radio wire and power antenna wiring, the closest thing I can find appears to be this clip from Ames (D203). Is there a better source for the proper clips to use in the trunk for this stuff?

Thanks!

[tallrandyb]

Originally Posted by 60sstuff

Was your ‘65 Originally ordered with a Power Antenna?
If so, there should be holes or possibly dimples in the floor on the RH side under the rear seat cushion.

Here are some photos of a OEM Power Antenna that was ordered with my ‘65.

MPC illustration showing metal protector for various rear mounted options.
A spare factory unit I have.
Red arrows pointing to both ends of protector which is covered by factory insulation.
Routing of cable, wires and rear seat speaker blue wire.

Chris.

Thank you so much! No, it originally had manual antenna. But the floor pan does show dimples and I will check the cover alignment tomorrow.

Now it looks like I need the clips and hold downs for the speaker wire, so I’ll start tracking those down.

I appreciate it, great reference pictures!