1992 - 1996 Toyota Camry Power Antenna Mast Replacement

[@RF3seeker]

Going to try this on a '95 thanks for the video especially the end installation sequence I am sure that will help

[@erics3599]

How'd it go?

[@davidw9403]

Thanks for the video, i had pulled it up from the top prior to watching it. After watching this, I know there's more to it after opening tbe cover in the trunk. I'll figure the rest out myself as usual cuz yea...do a step-by-step next time plz.lol i feel like im in this professor's class wit the boring PowerPoint lecture

[@erics3599]

It's not that hard to do, just take it out of car, take it apart and go from there. If you forget how something goes back together then check out the video. Dunno when I'll ever do this again, new one seems to be working great. If you live in SoCal come on over and can fix your antenna and shoot the video.

[@davidw9403]

@@erics3599 i posted a video of me taking it apart, i found out the plastic cord that pulls and pushes the antenna was broken because i yanked it out of another car lol...i just put it back in without the motor assembly and cut the rest of the plastic cord off, since I can lift and lower the antenna manually, not that i listen to the radio anyways! It's a neat factory feature but im ok with how it looks and works for now.

[@erics3599]

@@davidw9403 Your complaining about my video is hilarious, I found your video and it had no helpful content at all.

[@Anvilcjl]

My antenna motors still works, but I’d be fine just leaving the antenna up all the time. Would it be much simpler to do that?

[@erics3599]

Your antenna is stuck in the up position? Shouldn't be an issue unless you go through a car wash as then it could get broken off. I replaced mine because it was stuck almost all the way down and my radio wasn't getting good reception. But even after replacing the antenna the reception didn't improve much. I think it's just the cheap radio I installed. It's not hard to replace the antenna. If I ever do the job again will re-do the video, for this video I did the job first and only took pictures for myself so that's why it's the way it is, after I was done realized it maybe could be helpful to someone. I'll watch this video first to remind myself of how it's done and the issues found if I do the job again.

[@AxeWind]

LOL i bought a 1994 camry yesterday with the antenna broken off. the guy was just like just go to a junk yard and grab one and pop it in. after seeing this video I guess thats why he never did that.

[@erics3599]

If the motor is still working on your antenna I wouldn't bother getting a junkyard one as it probably has a broken mast cable too, it appears to be a very common problem. Replacing the antenna mast isn't hard to do, sorry if my video makes it sound like it is, there are just some tricky spots here and there to deal with but it's really no big deal. That was kind of the main purpose of this video was to show those tricky spots and some hints on how to overcome them, it wasn't meant to be a complete newbie how-to-do-it video. If I ever do this job again I'll redo the video so it is more straightforward.

[@beamishlotus7269]

Would the power antenna work with an aftermarket stereo system?

[@erics3599]

Yes I am using it with a CA-10BT no problem. I believe the blue wire operates the antenna. I used the Metra 70-1761 and connected all of the wires.

[@headpainter1]

I did mine. It went together fairly simple. Now the antenna goes up and down with the radio. The only problem is when it goes up and reaches the top the motor want to keep running and it's grinding like it's stripping gears for a few seconds until the motor finally stops. When it goes down it goes all the way down and the motor quits like normal.

[@erics3599]

Do you have the same year car? If yes, what antenna mast replacement did you use, the same one I did? I'm wondering if it might not be the correct length.

[@DragnBarZ]

mine does it both ways

[@geoff2911]

huh not for nothing I appreciate the video but it's pretty confusing how you did this

[@erics3599]

Yeah sorry it was quickly shot after I finished the job, if I ever do this job again will re-do it. Too hard to film it while I'm doing it, plus was still trying to figure out how to get it done because there is nothing else out there really. This was just intended to give some hints on what needed to be done. 1. Verify the antenna motor still works. You should hear it run when you turn on the car and when you shut down the car. If it doesn't do that then this video won't help. 2. Completely remove antenna from the car. If you click "Show More" to see all the comments I entered there is a link to someone who shows step by step getting it out. Here is where my video kinda kicks in with some hints on what to do and what I encountered. 3. Remove the old antenna mast from the antenna assembly. This includes removing the cover there to completely remove any nylon pieces from the old mast inside there. Don't reassemble it yet. 4. Plug antenna power back in. Turn on the car (you don't have to start it) and wait until the antenna motor stops running. 5. Remove the white cover and then take out the gear by where the motor is. 6. Fully extend the new antenna mast. 7. Feed the nylon piece into the antenna assembly. Then go by what I was saying @5:45 in the video. There are some tricky parts to getting it started. 8. I think you could get away with just starting the nylon piece and getting it past those two parts where it would get stuck, then put the antenna back together (put the gear back in, white cover, feed the nylon into the spindle, then put the black cover back on). 9. Turn off the car stereo, or turn the car off. The antenna motor will kick in and start pulling the antenna down. It would be good to have a helper at this point unless you are really fast, as you want to make sure the antenna feeds all the way in there properly without getting snagged on anything. I was able to use the car stereo IR remote with the back seat folded down to do this by myself. 10. Once the antenna is all the way down you are done. Reinstall it in the car (don't forget to connect the coax cable) and then try it out to make sure it's working properly. I don't recommend extending the power antenna without it being installed in the car. I'm not going to get into the details of why, you can always not follow my recommendation and see why for yourself.

[@gerardosoto5673]

So the teeth won't spin but it's goes up and down slowly but a little bit faster

[@erics3599]

So this is the original antenna that is doing this, or the mast replacement? On mine the original antenna was totally stuck and the nylon broke. If original antenna you might be able to loosen it up with WD-40 or something like that on the mast portion, but you're probably better off just replacing it. It's not that hard to do.

[@gerardosoto5673]

Sometimes it won't ever spin well

[@gerardosoto5673]

Really jam

[@davidtran5748]

it is hard to understand your video!

[@erics3599]

Have you even tried to do the job yet? Pull the old antenna out, and if you get stuck on something then check this video out. It's really not that hard to work on the antenna, just a couple tricky spots putting the new antenna in. For me the hardest part was removing the old antenna from the assembly because it was really stuck. I probably should have just stuck with what I did initially, which was just showing the tricky spots and a few other hints. But then I decided to try and patch small video portions together showing other steps and it didn't really work out. If I ever do the job again will re-do it, but for now my new antenna is working fine.