When I got my 1988 240 sedan, I noticed the antenna mast was bent. In the trunk there was no motor, but a wire with some sort of connection was hanging loose. I just assumed the previous owner replaced the entire power antenna assembly.

I found a salvage motor and mast assembly that is supposedly from a 240 sedan and went ahead and ordered it. When it got here, I noticed it was too long to be mounted to the point shown in the photo below, and the power connection for the motor is wrong.

I don't have pictures of the replacement antenna and motor just yet as that is at home, but its part number is 9162582.

Here's my big question. Am I wrong, or is the salvage company wrong? I was thinking that perhaps my car never had a power antenna, but was a manually extendable antenna an option on the sedans? Thanks for all the help you have been giving me this past week! It's indispensable.

-Zach

 

I honestly do not know, but I do not think I have ever seen a manual one.
Most of them I would think are power ants. unless they are the ones that are near the windshields...

 

Zach,

When I got my 1990 240, I had the same thing going on.
The wire was just hanging loose in the trunk, and you could push and pull the antenna up and down.
I ended up taking it out (keeping it), and ordering a new fixed antenna from Volvo.

 

Yes it was. I have a '91 with the same fittings and its got a manual retractable antenna as part of the "features list" from the window sticker when it was bought

 

Thanks for the info! I'm having trouble finding a manually telescoping antenna, so I'll probably just go to my local auto store and find something fixed and low profile.