Using glass imbedded antenna, Anyone know the process to switch? Options

[dutchboy]

My external antenna is broken(bought car recently). I have a 94 ST liftback, and it appears to have the glass etched antenna.

I was wondering if anyone has switched, and what the procedure is. Also, how is the reception using the hatchback's in-glass antenna?

Thanks!

[dutchboy]

I sent a PM to P5ycho, to find out more about the secondary antenna connector:

My Message:

"You replied to one of my posts before about the glass embeded antenna. I finally got around to removing the radio. There was a black wire with a mono type connector that was plugged into the radio, and there was a square white 4-pin connector coming off the harness with the blue plug that plugs into the radio.

Is this what you remember seeing, or were there two of the mono jack type?

I'll be sure to share any info with the rest of the forum, not many people even know about the glass antenna, would be great for people who want the shaved look for their car.

Thanks"

P5ycho's Reply:

"hello again ,
what I found behind my stereo was 2x mono plugs 1 which is for the powered antenna and another mono plug which is smaller in size than the antenna plug, looks similar to the antenna plug, just a smaller, you can't plug that 1 into the stereo as it is too small, but I imagine stereos in japan would probably have the correct socket. I don't use radio so I didn't investgate any further. hope this helped,
regards
Az"


There was only one mono type plug in the dash on my USDM Celica ST, so it may be that the wiring was not run for the glass antenna here. Or is this the power cable for the antenna? My 16404 toyota radio is not labeled like most newer toyota OEM radios.

Does anyone have pinouts of toyota radios? I'm pretty sure the blue six pin connector that plugged into the radio is related to the power antenna(service manual shows a similar/identical plug that connects to the power antenna in the trunk.

The 4 pin connector coming off that blue 6-pin had a blue with red stripe, maybe that will help somebody identify this connector (I'll try to get a pic put up later today)