As Lew has pointed out and I've turned a blind eye to, my mast seems to be permanently erect. Now that it's nice out and I have some time on my hands, I figured I'd take the back apart to find out what's going on here. I've found some empty plugs and I hope that these are the cause.

Pictures 1 and 2 are the same thing. Light blue, yellow/orange and pink/black.

Pictures 3 and 4 as well. These wires are yellow and brown

Picture 5 is a plastic tube thing with only one wire in it.

 

And this is why I shouldn't own cars I can't afford to pay others to fix.

How do you remove the white electrical connector from the antenna motor?
I'm sure I'll have to ask this too, how do I remove the bottom tube?

 

"my mast seems to be permanently erect"

I hate when that happens!

 

That hasn't happened to me since high school. If only...

 

Oh you guys!

It's not even fully erect, unless it's Asian, then well understandable. Only the first section remains standing. Without using ice, how do I get it down?

 

Those are connectors for options your car doesn't have, and for the battery transit device that disconnects the battery for the trip across the pond to your dealer. Step away.
You don't say whether the antenna runs at all. If it does and mast still won't go down, it is most likely corroded sections. Sometime the mast can be removed and lubricated, but the usual fix is a new mast.

 

Buy a new mast and forget about the old one. The tube thing ? Might that be the breather that should hook up to the battery?

 

The mast is stuck exactly where it is, doesn't go up, doesn't go down. I don't even use the radio in the car so I just want it down or gone completely.

 

yikes, pull the motor and mast out and check to make sure it still works.

 

Check out this thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...t=antenna+mast

 

The problem I have though Lew is that I can't just pull it out. Their isn't enough enough slack to allow me to pull it all out with the mast partly erect. If I can disconnect the drain tube I could wiggle it out maybe, but I can't figure out how to get the white connector off either.

 

Take the trim ring off the base of the antenna on the outside of the car. Turn on the radio and as the antenna raises to the highest point, just pull it out. It may take some force, but be sure the motor is running when you pull it out. Reverse the procedure to install a new antenna mast. Be sure the mast teeth are aligned in the proper direction. You don't need to remove the entire antenna if you are going to just replace the mast. A new mast comes with installation instructions.

 

Lew, the antenna doesn't move at all. It doesn't go up, doesn't go down. It's stuck exactly where it is. I don't think the motor works either. Should I just reef on the mast and hope it all comes out?

 

OH, if the motor is not working, pulling the mast out will break the plastic gear stringer. The motor operation needs to be sorted out B4 you replace the mast. Don't really know what to tell you at this point. The complete assembly seems to need to be pulled out to diagnose it. A radio shop may be the answer.