t2d2

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I'd never seen this little connector until pulling out the power antenna to replace the broken mast. The wire was tucked under the plastic drain/vent box in the wheel well. It looks like it was wired in from the factory alongside the antenna [reception] cable, but it doesn't look like a very OEM connector. Is it some abandoned aftermarket amp hookup, or is it for a factory option like the old car phone? I haven't traced it back yet into the cabin to see where it goes.

Edit: It's a quasi-RCA/coax looking thing that doesn't really match anything I'm familiar with.

3L4jzz31

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I know a guy that dismantles SCs specifically and I remember him telling me that the wiring/cable and the transceiver for the phone ends up next to the antenna. I'm pretty sure that wire in specific relates to the first pic in post 9 of this thread. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...300-trunk.html

t2d2

iTrader: (8)

Nice find, that definitely looks like it would match the connector. Car phone was really the only thing that made sense, for the reason you mentioned. Next time I have the back seats out, I'll pull it through and see if I can follow what it connects to. It'll probably disappear into a common harness somewhere...

oldManTan

just like everything...

Ali SC3

iTrader: (10)

do you still have the antenna on the rear window. time to remove it if not done already.

t2d2

iTrader: (8)

No, there's no indication that my car ever had the factory phone -- no window antenna, no steering wheel controls, no mount on the dash or center console, and an empty fuse holder -- which is why I was surprised to find a cable that seems like it could have only been for that.