u/Ilikegermaniumthings

Funny thing I found in an old soviet voltage stabilizer. I belive it's a mica cap.

Hi, I have the following problem: in my W124, when I bought it, there was a standard antenna installed, not an electric one. I wanted to have an electric antenna, so I bought a new one. Only when I tried to install it did I find out that the original one is not actually broken, it’s just not electric.

Now my question is: should I have access somewhere to three wires here, meaning ground, power, and a signal from the radio so that the antenna extends? Or is it possible that they are factory-installed but hidden somewhere? Because I can’t find anything like that, although there is one extra ground wire that isn’t connected anywhere, it’s just a loose wire wrapped and tied up.

Or is it unfortunately the case that these wires simply aren’t there and I have to run everything myself? If so, how do I know where the wires should go? I tried finding some schematics or wiring diagrams for the W124 but I can’t find anything, and I’m not really sure what to do next. I checked the vin nmbr and it says on the internet that this car had automatic antenna at first... I don't know... I 'm really lost haha