Once again I am in need of some guidance. I have done some research and have found plenty on the series three but not much on my 2 series. My aerial is stuck down and I can hear the motor working when I press the toggle switch on the centre arm console (I assume this is the aerial up/down swich as nothing in any of the manuals about this and just what I have read.) From research the aerial is accessible through the rear tail light....is this correct? I plan to remove the unit and take it apart as it would appear that they get stuck over time with lack of use....am I on the right track? Also is the motor part of this unit or somewhere else in the boot (or trunk).
As always I await any imput.
This may be a stupid question but ...am I using it correctly?

 

in the Series 3, the aerial / antenna goes up & down automatically when you turn the radio ON or OFF.

not sure about the Series 2. If you have a switch for it, all the better.

you can remove the tail light assembly on the wing where the antenna is, and at the worst case, the motor itself will be in the spare tire compartment in the boot.

sounds like the toothed cable is broken or disengaged.

 

Thanks Jose, here is a pic of the toggle switch....

 

In my 1978 series 2 the motor is in the spare wheel well.

Sounds like a jammed or stripped aerial toothed cable.

Take the top external aerial nut off and see if that allows the aerial mast to move. maybe get some to press the switch whilst you pull on the aerial.

 

Thanks anjum I have tried that so I will be removing and checking. Just wanted to double check before removing the tail light so no surprises. I'll give it a go tomorrow , also found this on the web.

 

It is now possible to use an iPhone to switch devices, on and off, in a car.
This can be a nice feature, when using an iPhone music library with your radio.
It's a good thing to retract the antenna, when using your own tunes.

 

After finding a power antenna that would fit in the rear behind the tank, not in the lower trunk area, it was desired to control the antenna mast movement.

Not wanting to wear out the antenna by going up/down each time the key is turned on/off, I mounted a toggle switch under the dash... it
will remain in the same position - until the switch is used.

 

unless the Series 2 is wired to raise the antenna with the ignition switch from the factory, the antenna should go up only when the radio is turned on.

 

Well I removed the tail light and the mast is easily accessible through the gap. I then took the rear panel off from the boot(trunk),between the spare wheel and the bumper and the motor is also easily accessible this way.My problem is I don't know which end of the black cable joining the motor and mast is detachable as this cable is fed through the body panel .......Don't want to force anything!
Has anyone done this on a s2 before? are s1 the same?
When I pull this apart I'll put up some pics as there doesn't seem to be much info on this setup.It does look factory fitted nicely between the fuel filters etc for the 2 tanks.

 

OK,finally found a similar one where the ends appear to have screws....I'll double check. Tomorrow .

 

Well after checking both ends of the cable the motor end came off and I found the problem......a broken cable. Ill keep searching if this model has a replacement as the motor still works.

 

This is the motor end...

 

I believe the originals were made by HARADA.

 

Thanks Jose I'll check it out.

 

any resolution on this one? my cable is also broken!

 

Bry5on I have had other things to repair and just popped in a manual aerial for the time being....I haven't had time to search for the correct cable only..I know whole units are available.

 

thanks - I haven't had luck finding one that fits like the OEM unit - any insight for me here to guide my search?

 

If you google jaguar xj6 aerial AEU 1648 you'll see a few come up like this....hope it helps.

This particular one is from the Jag shop in GB.

 

Used to be, every time I saw a Jag XJ6 s3 at the Pull a Part nearby, I would snag the Aerial (antenna assembly) just in case.( the fuel tank switch & return valves fall into this category as well) If the one in the car crapped out and (and needing to find another one) I would have another as a spare(s). Some things like this on these cars can be difficult to source - NLA My thinking was,...if its hard to find,.. it does not take much room to store it until needed, then buy it while its possible..especially if it gets a lot of "switched use" -on and off or up and down motion that could wear the thing out easily. No one seems to care about these items until they break then you got to locate another from a dwindling supply