lexusmom1

I have a RX300 and I also have a broken motor attenna. The attena no longer goes up or down when I turn on the radio. I had to manually pull the attenna up and there is stays. How can I replace this part myself? I am not under warranty and do not wishto pay hundreds of dollars for this repair.
Thanks,
Lexusmom1

justfixit

If you can pull antenna mast up and down manually then the mast cable is broken. You will have to remove antenna motor assy, remove cover in order to get broken cable out and reassemble. Once antenna motor is back in vehicle turn radio on, feed new antenna mast into motor and turn radio off. This will install new mast. Expect to spend approximately 15 -20 minutes for repair plus cost of replacement mast (approx. $75.00 ).

salimshah

Use the search button. I posted steps to replace the mast. Requires 2 ppl to do this task. One to operate the buttons and one to work the mast.

Salim

Tammy

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-1st-gen-1999-2003/63057-changing-broken-radio-antenna-mast.html

This may be the reference ...

justfixit

This repair can be done with just one person. The posted thread link to replacing the ant mast is in fact an excellent one however there is one fact that is getting overlooked here. If you can manually raise and lower the mast by hand then the mast cable (geared plastic strip) is broken. If you dont remove complete antenna motor assembly and remove broken portion of cable your mast will not go down ALL the way when turning radio off.

salimshah

I would still reccomend two ppl to prevent scratching the side of RX. No great skills are needed for the second person.

I see the point you are trying to make. But the probability of a break close to the motor is relatively low. So when the eject function is asserted, the motor spins out the last piece.

What you point out can happen though.

Salim