Car antenna stays up!

[JaseR33]

Need help. Just installed a Nakamichi CD-45Z head unit and the antenna stays up when the head unit is on. Even when CD's in it's still up! I'm pretty sure wiring is correct. Only thing is that I had to solder on a new antenna adapter as my old one was cut for the last headunit. I noticed that these was a thin wire with the main antenna wire that i put the adapter on that was not connected. Is this part of the original antenna wiring? Do I need to connect it somehow?

I replaced a jap-spec panasonic head unit with the nakamichi. Previously antenna was fine.

Any ideas???

Cheers

Jason

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Your headunit may not have a 'power antenna' feature that only puts up the antenna when needed.

[ferni]

As already said, not all headunits are smart enough to put the antenna down when not needed (playing CD's). If the antenna goes up and comes down when you turn your headunit on/off then you have it wired right but it just won't pu the antenna down when playing CDs.

[JaseR33]

Thanks...looks like it's the headunit.