1992 - 1996 Toyota Camry Power Antenna Mast Replacement

How to replace the power antenna mast on a 92-96 Toyota Camry, LE sedan. Click Show More to see rest of the text.

Not a step-by-step, just some hints on how to do it.

I used Autotecnica TY133888 antenna mast replacement, it's good for Camry's 1992-1996, for '96 cars up to July 1996. Check your VIN to see when you car made.

Here are some links that were helpful to me.
More pictures on the breakdown of the antenna.
   • Removing Camry Power Antenna Motor  

Step by step to get old antenna out.
   • How to replace automatic car antenna  

Check your VIN to see when car was made.
https://www.toyota.com/owners/my-vehi...

Manufacturer website, check fitment.
https://www.uroparts.com/uro/inventor...

Basic steps to replace it.

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. See link above 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.