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Hey folks, I did a little how-to this afternoon about installing an s2k antenna on your accord. I did this a year ago on my 91 EX, and have had NO problems ever since. The reception is still the same, and there is no water leakage in my trunk because of this. If you find that your reception is a little bad, you can get a booster from Radio Shack.

Here is what you need:

1. The sexy S2k Antenna
2. An install kit made for a DC2 integra. I bought my kit from user "RStoR" and it has everything you need to install. If you are feeling DIYish, you can source all of the parts from Home Depot. The kit I got from RStoR cost me about $20 if I remember correctly, and it includes instructions. The only thing that you might have trouble making on your own is the wire piece. Anyway, here is what you need.
3. The rubber insert and silver nut from your old antenna set-up.



First step of course is to fix yourself a drink or puff one down. Second step is to remove the old antenna. I had a power antenna like most other Accords out there:



Now you are left with this gaping hole:


Now you are going to want to start piecing your kit together like this:


The PVC pipe part goes on the underside of the body, and the part you saved from your old antenna goes inside of that from the top of the body...


Now one side of your PVC is angled, that is to match the contour of the body. You can see how it is going to fit together:


Start trial fitting everything in place minus the antenna:


You are going to want to adjust where the bottom big washer sits so that the coupler sits just below the sliver nut, like so:


This is how it will start to look inside the trunk. Disregard the wire part right now...




Ok, here is an important part. Before you screw your antenna into the base, you want to put a little washer on it. This keeps the screw part from ripping out and you having to order another antenna.




Now I said that I installed mine a year ago, but today I decided I would paint that silver nut black for sTunNa points...


While I was waiting for the paint to dry, I also sawed the excess threaded part off with a hacksaw.

Ok. The paint dried, have another drink, and you are ready to finalize your installation.
Trial fit everything again...



You can now play with the angle you want your antenna to sit at by spining the PVC peice inside the trunk. Until now, my antenna was straight up and down, but I now have it sitting at a more S2000-like angle:




Tighten everything down. DON'T overtighten the antenna. It just needs to be hand tight, not to 180 foot pounds like your axle nuts. Its not going to fly off, trust me.
I tucked that wire behind the panel, but if you still have your trunk trim in you won't see it anyway.

Thats it! As an added bonus, you can remove the wire for the power antenna motor (and the factory CD changer while you're in there) and shave 0.000000001 off of your quarter mile time! Look for that how to in the future, as I rip apart my wire harness and remove all the unecessary wires! I read that the 3rd gen RX7's wire harness was redesigned in some year to shorten the route of wires to save weight. And we all want to save weight, don't we?

Some pics of the finished product:





Now go turn your radio on, and enjoy the peace and quiet from having that silly power antenna removed!

P.S. You may want to rotate your antenna every so often to avoid the "limp dick" often associated with floppy antennas like your new streamlined S2K piece.

Good luck

Ben

The_Todd

BRAV-*******-O


Awesome write up, thats how its done

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I second that Great write up

Riceburner247

iTrader: (1)

Very nice. Makes me wish that I had an Accord.

*thoughts start brewing about blondeaccord's car*

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*thoughts start brewing about blondeaccord's car*</TD></TR></TABLE>

*thoughts start brewing about blondeaccord*

StyLz

Wow. If I had a pre-96 I'd be all over something like that . That looks awesome.

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You can still do it...

StyLz

Yeah, but it's kinda pointless when there isn't an antenna in the first place, to put one on.

Amadeus

Think this might work on a 92 Prelude?

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Ya...but still would be original

TOAB

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SearchBeforeUPost!

If I remember correctly, 5th gen coupes don't have an antenna cause it is built into the window or something.

I think this should work out for any honda really, you may have to cut the PVC to accomodate different angles in the body.

Should work fine for the prelude though....

urbanlegend21

very good write up, even though it is an appearance item


I will keep an eye on this thread and move it accordingly when it dies

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for urban

timmy0tool

dang i wanted to do this awhile back but one thing concerned me; theft! is there a way to prevent theft on these antennas. glue maybe? slight electric shock? the s2k antennas fit other cars such as VW, toyota, and other hondas. i know since my friends steal em all the time. don't worry though, i always give em a piece of my mind and good long talk about this.

super writeup dood! can you give a specific parts list. it's kinda hard to acquire from just looking at the pictures (being coaxial, how is the cable attached to the loop connector?). thanks! btw, the accord looks hot! i love the black-housed headlights!

ACCORDianate

Cool. I intended to put a BMW mid 90s 3series convertible antenna to replace my broken mast but now I may go the s2k route.

SearchBeforeUPost!

Thanks everyone, glad you are enjoying it.

As far as theft, when you tighten everything down from inside the trunk, if you try to remove just the antenna itself the entire assembly including the base will spin. I am not saying that it won't come off, but it would be harder than just unscrewing one from an s2k, celica, jetta, etc.

Parts list: everything you see in that picture. I would suggest ordering your antenna, and once you recieve it bring it to Home Depot with you. You can then size the nuts, coupler, and threaded piece. I will measure the PVC diameter today, although I am sure it is the smallest one you could buy. The cable is simply TV cable, with a male antenna connector on one end and that yellow thingy on the other end. You don't really need that much length of cable, half of that would be plenty.

Thanks for the accord compliments. I thought about popping the hood for the money shot, but I decided not to.

The_Todd

bump for sticky urbanlegend

xunkn0vvnx

hey can you get these pictures re-hosted ?? I would like to do this DIY during the summer.