The best thing to do right away would be to completly clean the mast several times with a cleaner-lubricant like WD-40. Operate the antennae several times cleaning it each time. If that does not help then you are correct that it will fail soon. If you are more ambitious you could disassemble the mast and clean the drive cable also. The motor stops when it hits a resistance thinking it is fully up or down. If the mast asbly is tight it is fooled into thinking it has hit the end. Usually the drive cable breaks. This is one of the little things that should be cleaned and lubricated at every service like the door hinges, hood and engine latches etc. Although not covered in detail any exceptional service center knows the value of doing these little things above and beyond what the typical service interval calls for. In many cases the service interval must be reinterpetated because mileage by itself is no longer a primary factor in deciding what and when to do many service tasks. This is why if at all possible you should either bring your car in to a Delorean center or at least call for expert advice on how to care for your car and what to order from them. They have seen cars at all levels of care and know just what to do. They may even have the service history of your car! Watching them care for your car will be the best investment you can make and if you are mechanically inclined and take notes you will learn how to do many things yourself. At the very least you will build a relationship with the vender of your choice and will trust them.They can point out things you wouldn't even be aware of. Another good way is to go to a tech session or some other event where a Delorean vender is participating and ask questions, most will be very candid and answer any reasonable questions. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Watkins Family <watbmv@xxxx> wrote: > I've noticed that recently my antenna is not going all the way down > after I turn off the radio. I doesn't happen all the time however. It > sticks up just a little past the rear glass duct about an inch or two. > If I turn onthe radio and then shut it off again it will then retract > all the way down into the duct space like it should. Is this a early > sign of antenna failure? > > Tom > vin #005732 MT > > Visit my updated DMC site at http://www.geocities.com/outatime81/