Topic: Antenna mast and grille clips online?

[red450r]

Anyone know where I can find the complete antenna assembly the plastic on mine broke, and im also looking for the plastic clips that hold the grille in. This is all for an 89

Thanks, Ethan

[2manytoys]

Google OEM Toyota parts. Punch in your info on whatever website you pick or call them. TOYDIY or something to that effect is also good for OEM parts.

[dntsdad]

Cheapest I have found......even with shipping.

http://www.toyotapartsales.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=214074

For the antenna, I would just hit up a local Best Buy. Go into the back install area. Dont buy that crap they sell on the floor.

[Snowtoy]

Might try Olympic4x4, or some of the other online wrecking yards for used masts.  If the mast broke in the usual spot(below the upper metal section) and it still works, you can fix it using a 4" piece of 1/2" hot water pvc pipe.
4" section with a groove cut in it.

Inplace installed on truck.


If you can't find new grill clips at an affordable price, you can resolve the issue rather cheaply using some strips of sheet metal and rivets.  You cut the sheet metal and rivet the sections over the grill clip holes in the radiator core/grill support.  You will need to remove a portion of the grill mounts in order for the grill to sit flush to the support.  It is fairly easy to tell how much needs to be removed, it is the portion that originally sticks through the rad./grill support.  Using the grill as a guide, drill through the sheet metal and screw the grill to the sheet metal you riveted on.  I have done this to 3 2nd gens so far, and it seems to hold up fairly well.  I can't find the pics I took of the last rig I did this to, but here is one with same method being used to fix loose doorsill covers.