AntennaMastsRus - Power Antenna Mast for Toyota 4 Runner (1996-2002) - Hilux (1998-2005) - Prado (1996-2002) - Part Number 86337-35111

Busted the antenna of my 1999 4Runner in the car wash, and this one fits perfectly! The replacement took barely 5 minutes and works like a charm.

Super easy to install; took less than 5 minutes!!! Now that I know, I won't get so pissed the next time I forget to turn off my radio when going through the car wash.

The day started out sultry. A fine mist lay over the land as I slowly drive my kids to school. It wasn't a chore. I took pride in doing the little things for them... lol... JJ.. But... I was extremely lucky, I think... the wife always wanted an older model 4runner. I found 2000 on a car lot. Great shape and less than 180K miles. The salesman and I talked. The wife showed up a bit later but in the meantime, I decided to go get it washed and detailed just up the road. Dropped it off and they washed/detailed it. $45 later, upon my inspection, I noticed the antenna was bent over to its side... WTF?!?!.. IT'S NOT EVEN BOUGHT YET.... and needless to say, I was in panic mode. I complained to the manager and at first, he was dismissive about the damage but then finally succumbed and said he'll pay for it but I would replace it. (They leave the key in the on position during the automated portion of the wash process as it goes through the car wash but didn't bother turning off the radio) A new one on Amazon was over $200.. I about sh!t a brick. He agreed to "reimburse" me. It took at least ten visits but he did.. out his own pocket... yea... felt really bad but was really surprised how he "stepped up" to take care of his customers. About a week after receivingthe antenna, I tried to fix it... LOL... there's no fixing this thing.. once that thing is bent and creased... it's done for. So I looked online on YT and saw a video.. the hardest part would be fishing that antenna cord back up to the radio. After researching it on the 4runner... I was like.. naaaa... no way... lol... then I remembered about seeing a video on how they just removed and reinstalled the rod portion... it's a bit more intrusive having to take apart the antenna housing but I believed a lot more doable. I bought just the rod replacement from Amazon ($25??) removed the antenna and as it was hanging there by the cord, I took it apart. Here's where my luck came into play.. there were no broken peices in the reel chamber!!... lol.. so I quickly put it back together and reinstalled it.. Asked my son to turn on the key, waited for the antenna to go through its cycle and fished the white portion down until it stopped (make sure you have the geared track facing the correct way) and then told him to turn off the key.... WORKED LIKE MAGIC!!.. two years later... no issues... then I went to the car wash and refunded him the difference.. about $180.. good times.. in the words of my childhood tv actors, John "Hannibal" Smith... "I love it when a plan comes together"... George Peppard... not Liam.. lmao

Seems to work well. Easy to install too. Can’t say anything about how long it lasts as it hasn’t been installed long but I will update if there is problems.

When I was having my son's car washed before he returned from school after Christmas break, I forgot to turn the radio off. With the antenna extended, the car wash broke it off. While my son is home from college for the Summer, we've been bringing his (2001 Toyota 4Runner) "back to life" by performing maintenance and fixing little things that break over time. It's great father-son time. We work together on something we both love. I bought another antenna, but it didn't fit properly so I ordered the one from AntennaMastsRus. Before I even took it out of the package, I could tell the new one was heavier than the one that didn't fit. The new one went in smoothly and fit perfectly. It looks and works great... even better than the original one that lasted over 20 years. I'm very impressed.

Have a 1998 4Runner that the old antenna was broke off. Pulled the old piece out with needle nose pliers. Turned on radio and put the teeth facing forward. Could feel it slide into the gear. Then radio off and it pulled the antenna in as i guided it. Reinstalled retaining nut. Works like new. Great product.

Purchased a 1999 4Runner and was missing the power antenna. You could hear the antenna motor but the antenna was gone. I purchased this antenna and the installation took about 3 min. Works perfectly. Again, the antenna motor was working so it was just a matter of unscrewing the nut, turning on the radio, extending the antenna all the way open, feeding in the remaining end with the teeth and then shutting off the radio so the rest of the antenna could be pulled in. Then screw on the nut. Done. Very easy.

Antenna was broke threw it away was very mad