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Old 03-06-2015, 11:52 PM #31
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I bought the one from antennamastsrus from Amazon I think it was. Works perfectly. The cheaper ones from Ebay have smaller teeth and don't work properly. It's great to have a power antenna that works. Make sure you turn off the radio IF you use automatic car washes. I don't use them except for the "bottom blasters" in the winter to remove salt and beet juice,etc.
I agree. I have gone through two of them from EBAY. They both worked good for two days, then the teeth begin to grind!! Found that the teeth were smaller as you mentioned!
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It was the metra kit for the 2nd gen 4runner. I didnt use the bezel that came with it I just used the spacers the shorty antenna came with to retain the antenna stem position.
I've been poking around online, is this the one you're talking about?

Amazon.com : Metra 44-TY23 Replacement Antenna for Select Toyota Vehicles : Automotive Antenna Relays : Car ElectronicsAmazon.com : Metra 44-TY23 Replacement Antenna for Select Toyota Vehicles : Automotive Antenna Relays : Car Electronics
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Looks like it I am not 100% sure since I lost my database with all my receipts, but look very similar. You may want to look into the taco whip mod before you do this though. I was broke when I did this frankly and it was intended to be temporary fix.
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Broken antena

i have replace my other vehicles antena like the one shown by Doc2012 they are very reliable and easy to install and i remove my headache of listening the old antena motor humming unand down evvery time i turn on and off my vehicle
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I ditched the whole external antenna. In my case reception from the passenger window built-in antenna is good enough. Bought a rubber cover for the fender hole and never looked back.
I eliminated my whip antenna on my first-gen. Now I'd like to remove the base from the fender. May I know which plug you used on yours?

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Can anyone post some pics of their fixed antennas? There's a surprising lack of pictures for this. I really want to replace my broken power antenna with a fixed one but I'd like to see how it looks first.

Also, any cheap replacement ideas are appreciated.
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Not trying to steal a thread, but has anyone had any luck replacing the entire antenna motor?...how hard was it to feed new antenna wire to the radio? When I bought my 2001 the previous owner removed the motor...
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Looks like it I am not 100% sure since I lost my database with all my receipts, but look very similar. You may want to look into the taco whip mod before you do this though. I was broke when I did this frankly and it was intended to be temporary fix.

Yea I've been reading a lot of threads about it. I also tracked down the Toyota part number to the fixed base and most places want around $60 or more if I remember correctly. I'd prefer the cheapest route possible to get this done. Appreciate the insight. It's been a big help.
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You can get one of these. I've been running one for a long time.

It's a power amped antenna. Sticks to the inside of the windshield.
Where did you find this antenna? I can't seem to find anything good that won't cost me an arm and a leg. If need be ill do the taco whip conversion but that is quite pricey as well
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Where did you find this antenna? I can't seem to find anything good that won't cost me an arm and a leg. If need be ill do the taco whip conversion but that is quite pricey as well
There should be an antenna in your right side cargo window if it's a 99. It looks like orange lines in the glass. An adapter would allow you to use it instead of the fender antenna, or in conjunction. A switch in the front antenna to choose when it goes up or unplugging it or repairing or replacing as needed are all options there.

Rock Slide did an awesome write-up for enabling the rear antenna.
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Junkyards / CAR-PARTS.com/ Ebay

I just got done doing both of mine. I went to a you pull it junk yard and found that 1/2 of the 4runners there still had the power antenna on it. The motor is never going to fail unless it gets flooded/corroded. The main problem is the plastic parts in the unit and attached to the mast. There are gears inside it that get brittle and the plastic gear on the mast breaks. All the work is easy and replacement antennas are all over eBay. I like OEM better but I did just buy one of the 12.99 antenna masts and it seems ok. We will see how long it lasts. The junkyard route is the best way to go as the parts are very cheap. I paid 15.00 for the whole units I pulled from the Junkyard. On a side note It is very hard to pull the coax cable from the dash as after it goes up into the dash it has some retaining clips. I chose to cut/splice the cable after I got a whole cord and cut my hands up pretty good from the dash and broken glass. I hope this helps.
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Where did you find this antenna? I can't seem to find anything good that won't cost me an arm and a leg. If need be ill do the taco whip conversion but that is quite pricey as well


You can get them at an audio shop, or Ive seen them on Amazon.

They're about 30 bucks or so.

Another option, if you have a CB, is this thing.

Bought it a few weeks ago and works amazingly.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HP...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


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I eliminated my whip antenna on my first-gen. Now I'd like to remove the base from the fender. May I know which plug you used on yours?

TIA,
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There is also the OEM Toyota antenna hole cover used on the base models as an option on 3rd gens. It's p/n 55796-89102. I don't know if it would fit a first gen but I thought I'd post for the others that may do this. Should be about $4 at your friendly local stealer:

55796-89102 - Genuine Toyota COVER, RADIO ANTENNA HOLE



Obviously, he'll have to order it. Not a stock item.
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I ended up replacing the antenna itself, found out my 96 had broken plastic teeth.. I went on amazon and got a new one, only to find out after a week it would grind because it wasn't getting into the gears.. I like the Power idea for if I go offroad and I don't snag. right now I just unplugged the power from the motor and it stays up all the time. until I get it replaced.
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My 97 antenna still works but I find it annoying going up and down all the time and I know that at some point it's going to break so I want to replace it with a fixed one. But I don't like that location since it will get wrecked by thick brush. Does anyone know of somewhere else you can mount it further back on the car and have it pointing back on an angle? Or maybe I'll just put in one of those that were shown on the first page that go inside beside the front windshield but it would be nice to keep that area clear. I guess I could mount one of those anywhere.
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