2001 RX 300 Motorized Antenna Problems
07-04-18, 06:17 PM
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2001 RX 300 Motorized Antenna Problems
Hello fellow Lexus owners,
I currently own a 2001 RX 300 and it is an amazing car except for one small issue; the antenna. The antenna motor itself still works, but the antenna fails to raise and retract with the motor. However, it can still be manually raised and lowered by hand if the need arises. I don’t mind it that much except for the grinding noise it makes whenever I turn the car on or off. My guess is that the cable that hoists the antenna up or down is snapped, however when you pull/push the antenna you can hear the teeth of the cable clicking from inside. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what this might be?
I currently own a 2001 RX 300 and it is an amazing car except for one small issue; the antenna. The antenna motor itself still works, but the antenna fails to raise and retract with the motor. However, it can still be manually raised and lowered by hand if the need arises. I don’t mind it that much except for the grinding noise it makes whenever I turn the car on or off. My guess is that the cable that hoists the antenna up or down is snapped, however when you pull/push the antenna you can hear the teeth of the cable clicking from inside. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what this might be?
Last edited by lxus2001; 07-04-18 at 06:23 PM.
07-07-18, 12:05 PM
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If a portion of the plastic is broken inside [left behind] then you will have problems till you open the assembly and remove that piece.
It is important to lay the portion that you took out and compare it with the replacement. If the old is short, then the rest of it is stuck inside.
I always had groaning of the motor [more pronounced when the engine is not running]
Salim
It is important to lay the portion that you took out and compare it with the replacement. If the old is short, then the rest of it is stuck inside.
I always had groaning of the motor [more pronounced when the engine is not running]
Salim
07-16-18, 11:17 AM
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I replaced the toothed belt drive in my antenna when it did this. Was never very satisfactory so I ended up replacing the entire antenna ($75, new). Unfortunately, there are very few new OEM ones available now and those that are available are more than twice the price. You might want to try this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Anten...ty!27516!US!-1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Anten...ty!27516!US!-1
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