Antenae - Good place to get a new one?

[MNSequoia]

Ok, ours got taken through the car wash with the antenae up AGAIN! Anyone know of a good place to get one for a good price?

Thanks!
Mike

[Chinee]

Ok, ours got taken through the car wash with the antenae up AGAIN! Anyone know of a good place to get one for a good price?

Thanks!
Mike

I paid about $45 for a new one at my dealer 2 years ago... another carwash accident. Other than filling up the windshield washer fluid, there's nothing easier to fix on the Sequoia.

[MNSequoia]

I paid about $45 for a new one at my dealer 2 years ago... another carwash accident. Other than filling up the windshield washer fluid, there's nothing easier to fix on the Sequoia.

Wow! I paid $53 for the FIRST one we went through, and the parts guy said he undercharged me!?!??!

[LGL002]

If you're in the area of Rudy Luther Toyota off !-394 on General Mills Blvd in Golden Valley try them for a price. I left a Tundra Solutions business card with the parts desk several months ago and they are a TS preferred dealer. I've gotten 20% off on parts there but they do some of my service also. They've temporarily moved their parts department to a used vehicle building west of the main store.

Larry

[PagalDesi4Life]

Are we talking about the automatic antenna or the stubby ones that stay screwed on the whole time?

[Heaterswa]

I would encourage going to Toyota for a new mast, I bought an aftermarket antennae for my old 4Runner, what a cluster. Toyota used their own circuit for the time up and time down, the aftermarkets do not adapt to this system. If I remember correctly it was a hot wire when the radio was on, then when no power it went down. I didn't change just the mast as I should have, I replaced everything thinking I would save some aggravation. Wrong.

-Bryan

[PagalDesi4Life]

Is it difficult to replace the antenna mast?

[MNSequoia]

Are we talking about the automatic antenna or the stubby ones that stay screwed on the whole time?

The automagic one. I kinda wish it was the stubby one!

Is it difficult to replace the antenna mast?

It's not difficult at all. The only difficult part is paying $50+ dollars for a antenae!

Mike

[PagalDesi4Life]

It's not difficult at all. The only difficult part is paying $50+ dollars for a antenae!

Mike

Ah ok. Did you replace it yourself or had the dealership replace it?

[Chinee]

Ah ok. Did you replace it yourself or had the dealership replace it?

Do it yourself... dealer wanted to charge me $120.00 in labor to replace mine... a 10 minute job. See here:
Antenna Fix-it link

[knorythm]

It depends, I have done this 3 times now! The first two times, I bought the new mast after the car wash gator ate mine. Make sure when you take the broken one out, that the white traction cable or drive cable, whatever you call it comes all the way out. The third time I did it, (car washes getting expensive), a little piece of the cable broke off and got stuck in the motor....guess who had to buy a new motor and have it installed. Luckily, when you buy an new motor, it has a new mast in it. My local dealer sold me the motor for $97. I had a local stereo shop put it in for $50. Needless to say, my car wash budget is spent for the summer. Usually the white drive cable will slip right into the hole and as you turn ignition off, it wll accept the cable, it's fairly easy. Good luck.

[Steve97TT]

Assuming the motor in pre '05's is similar to the one in other Toyotas...
I took the motor out of the vehicle and then apart to retrieve the broken off piece of toothed mast cable - one just has to be careful the motor reseals when you put it back together.

Steve

It depends, I have done this 3 times now! The first two times, I bought the new mast after the car wash gator ate mine. Make sure when you take the broken one out, that the white traction cable or drive cable, whatever you call it comes all the way out. The third time I did it, (car washes getting expensive), a little piece of the cable broke off and got stuck in the motor....guess who had to buy a new motor and have it installed. Luckily, when you buy an new motor, it has a new mast in it. My local dealer sold me the motor for $97. I had a local stereo shop put it in for $50. Needless to say, my car wash budget is spent for the summer. Usually the white drive cable will slip right into the hole and as you turn ignition off, it wll accept the cable, it's fairly easy. Good luck.

[Simias]

how hard would it be to replace it with a stubby or whip antenna?

i still need to replace mine, but i've just been lazy and i think i might like to change it to whip antenna. the project sequoia on Today's SUV mag switched to a stubby one, so i know it can be done. i'm just wondering if it took a lot to fit and if it decreased the signal for local radio.

btw, give Steve Ganz a call at Carson Toyota.