Antenna on my daughter’s 08 looks like this. No threads. I wanna put a stubby antenna on it, but does it thread on? How do I get this off?
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That’s what mine looks likeAntenna on my daughter’s 08 looks like this. No threads. I wanna put a stubby antenna on it, but does it thread on? How do I get this off?
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The threads are on the inside (you will not be able to see them looking at the outside).
Hopefully you will not need to replace the base because as you saw in the video above its involved, and a new one is as much as $100. Usually they are fine, just need a new rubber grommet and a replacement mast.
There is a rubber grommet missing, in the photo, which is fairly common by now (after 10+ years the rubber parts typically crack, start to look badly and need replacing). It is called, "Ornament" in the parts list, 86392-35032, and should be less than $20.
If you choose to buy an aftermarket stubby / flexible mast, just make sure its thread is M5x0.8mm.
Regarding the thread, someone had replaced my original mast with a plastic/rubber stubby/flexy one, which worked fine, but when it aged by the sun's UV, fatigued, cracked and fell off, I then realized they had jammed its SAE thread base into the Antenna Assy. I did not want to spend $100, nor did I want to spend that kind of time to replace an otherwise perfectly fine part. Luckily, the top end of the antenna base is cast aluminum, and I was able to run an M5x0.8mm tap in, restore the threads and fit an OEM mast.
The OEM mast is called, "Pole Sub-assy", 86309-0C020 and costs about $30. A new one should come with a small plastic wrench you can keep in your glove box. That allows you to make sure its on tight so it won't come loose and fall off or get easily stolen, and also allows you to remove it for automated car wash.
The proper torque is molded into the little wrench: "hand tight then turn with wrench max 45deg"
Hopefully you will not need to replace the base because as you saw in the video above its involved, and a new one is as much as $100. Usually they are fine, just need a new rubber grommet and a replacement mast.
There is a rubber grommet missing, in the photo, which is fairly common by now (after 10+ years the rubber parts typically crack, start to look badly and need replacing). It is called, "Ornament" in the parts list, 86392-35032, and should be less than $20.
If you choose to buy an aftermarket stubby / flexible mast, just make sure its thread is M5x0.8mm.
Regarding the thread, someone had replaced my original mast with a plastic/rubber stubby/flexy one, which worked fine, but when it aged by the sun's UV, fatigued, cracked and fell off, I then realized they had jammed its SAE thread base into the Antenna Assy. I did not want to spend $100, nor did I want to spend that kind of time to replace an otherwise perfectly fine part. Luckily, the top end of the antenna base is cast aluminum, and I was able to run an M5x0.8mm tap in, restore the threads and fit an OEM mast.
The OEM mast is called, "Pole Sub-assy", 86309-0C020 and costs about $30. A new one should come with a small plastic wrench you can keep in your glove box. That allows you to make sure its on tight so it won't come loose and fall off or get easily stolen, and also allows you to remove it for automated car wash.
The proper torque is molded into the little wrench: "hand tight then turn with wrench max 45deg"
The OEM antenna has the benefit of being a vehicle height gauge for the driver. The antenna is just slightly taller than the roof rack. If the end of the antenna just barely touches something, then the roof rack will be very close and you better get out and check before there is trouble. If you put on a short antenna, you lose this function.
The antenna wrench is Toyota part number 863A2-0C010 if yours has been lost.
The antenna wrench is Toyota part number 863A2-0C010 if yours has been lost.
Mine looks like above. New antenna will not screw in. It looks like 1/4 inch down is a piece of the old antenna screw that was broken off?
Hey, not sure what I’m looking at. I have a replacement rubber ornament and oem long antenna, but does something need to come off? The screw does fit . Can’t tell if old screw is broken off way down?
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That is the antenna mount left on the vehicle, not the base of the antenna mast. The actual antenna has a male thread that goes in the hole from the top. If the threaded piece of the old antenna is still in the hole, try using a left-hand threaded bolt extractor, like an "easy-out" to remove the leftover piece. Maybe procure the new Toyota antenna mast first so that you can see how deep it goes so that you don't drill the hole too deep for the bolt extractor.
The top of the hole looks a little bent, probably from the accident that broke the antenna off. It may be necessary to clean this up some to get the threaded part out.
The top of the hole looks a little bent, probably from the accident that broke the antenna off. It may be necessary to clean this up some to get the threaded part out.
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