Anyone know the proper name for the black piece that the antenna's mast nut goes into? I've looked under gasket and no luck. Mine is cracked.
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Mine was cracked too. It's called the Antenna Ornament. It is about $30 from Lexus or $15 from LexusPartsNow.com- Lexus Part Number: 86392-0W010 ORNAMENT, ANTENNA
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I know what your talking about! I haven't tried very hard to fix this.Im thinking along the lines of shimming it with really thin strips of metal,but I haven't tried this myself,Im also considering welding a bit ,then grinding it till it fits. Best of luck!
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It attaches with a nut. that said, I would never buy again either from that vendor nor from Amazon. I bought the antenna originally with a "Free freight" tag on the order page. when I got it they had charged me a 75$ freight rate on a twenty five dollar antenna. When I complained they each blamed the other and I got no satisfaction from either. My credit card company did nothing for me either. My advice is to buy from a vendor who will stand up for you, like ebay.
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If it is a very thin wire, then that is not normal. There should be solder pads on the board where the other motor control wires are connected. If it is a single wire coming from the board, that is the antenna and is suppose to be loose. Source: ive re-built this thing 8 times.
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No, I tried everything I could think of and couldn't get it out. That's why I had to buy the new base and a new antenna also. For the 8$ or whatever it was for the base I figured it was not worth my time to attempt to get it out. You could try a junk yard for both the mast and the base. I think the base was used across several years of Focus'.
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There are plenty of short telescoping whip antennas on the afternarket if you are bold enough to pop the radio open, uncrew it and solder a new one in after using your with to MAKE it fit. BGMicro.com, Goldmin-elec.com frequenlty list such for these adventurers. MOUSER electronics too. Rots ruck!
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Sorry, not sure about that one. It actually didn't work well for me. The antenna would make a grinding sound when it was fully extended. I ended up buying an OEM antenna from another dealer. I would recommend you use only an OEM( Original Equipment manufacturer) part and not after market.
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As you view the receiver's component side toward you and the connector facing down, to your far lower left there is a coil and to the lower left of the coil is a small hole where the antenna is installed(soldered). I hope this helped. George Feder
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The black wire should be the ground wire. I believe it should of had a round "ring" end, I'm guessing it got left off at the factory by accident.
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Sounds like some of the elements- rods sticking out on antenna broke. Assuming mast is I damaged. You will have to buy a new antenna. If you have an attic or space above garage you may wish to try attic installation. YouTube has many videos showing how.
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If I am following you correctly in what you are trying to accomplish, why not just take out the entire mast and rotation/attenuator hardware and replace the entire antenna system with the fixed Jack Antenna HDTV System, Model #OA8200. It has a built in amplifier and signal meter. Instead of cutting the mast and modifying it for fitment. It will be lower or as low as the the A/C Unit on the roof. Assuming you have one.
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You need to pull the plastic plug off the bottom of antenna and the plastic cap off the metal adapter at the end of the wire. After drilling hole for antenna to go thru, you then take the nut off and slide the bottom of antenna thru the hole you drilled and thru the wire hole and screw back on nut. then put the plastic cap back on the wire end to cover metal. You're done!
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Koolertron TPMS comes with 2.5 g antenna out of box. And best place to fix is on windshield with double sided tape. Thanks
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Nestor, Mine broke at the same location. I used a scrapper with a razor blade, just inserted it underthe existing base (gently) then pried the base off, leaving the black backing. Then put new one on.Seems to work pretty well.
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I didn't have any kind of problems. I suggest you check the installation again, step by step. If you still has the problem then get longer screws or return the antenna for exchange.
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Mine came with everything I needed to mount it to my upright mast, the 2 bars coming down from the antennae for extra support and the center clamps to secure directly to the mast. Nothing else was needed but having the mast in place. Unbolted the old antennae , threw it to the ground, and clamped the new one right on, done.
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Hello Stan, where are you mounting your antenna mounts? Using the firestik MKM2 body mount will solve this problem as the antenna is not NGP but the antenna mount is. I used the mount on my truck bed cross over tool box and did not need to ground the box to the frame of my truck. I used one for my Uniden SSB Radio and one for my Unuden Scanner. Both work great. I hope this helps.