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I have a new radio (Clarion cx501) for my 2005 Mazda 3. I bought a special wiring harness to make the installation easier. I have two wires that I'm not sure if I must connect. They look like the same thing, and they have the same color -- plain blue -- but they don't have the same name.

My radio calls it "auto antenna lead", but the wiring harness calls it "power antenna".

Is this the same thing? Should I connect them?

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Yes, these two wires should be connected together. This is what allows the radio to retract the antenna when it isn't being used.

Just because your wiring harness has a connection for this wire, it doesn't necessarily mean that your car has this kind of motorized antenna. Even if that's the case, there's still no harm in making the connection.

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If they Mazda has a power antenna - one that goes up and down when the radio is on - then yes, they are the same thing.

It is, at the end of the day, a choice to have the antenna always up or not - I like them up :-)

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