Ls400 1994 Aerial

[ssls400]

does anyone know where i can buy a complete car aerial as mine isnt working and the plastic surrounding the motor is cracked.rang lexus dealers up they said it is £220 +vat and it has to be genuine which i find hard to believe.

thanks

simon

[GoldfingerLS]

does anyone know where i can buy a complete car aerial as mine isnt working and the plastic surrounding the motor is cracked.rang lexus dealers up they said it is £220 +vat and it has to be genuine which i find hard to believe.

thanks

simon

Hi Simon,

That doesn't really come as a surprise to me, £220+Vat sounds about right to me from a dealer. I'd imagine that this is for the complete unit which consists of the antenna mast, cable, motor and any circuitry contained within it.

What is so special about the LS400 antenna is that when Lexus designed the original LS400 (starting from the 1989 Mk1 model) the aerial was designed to automatically adjust its height for the clearest reception. Sometimes when I switch between stations I can hear it faintly adjusting itself.

1. If you can do with out replacing the plastic which covers the motor (and hence buying the whole unit), can you get away with just replacing the mast and cable ?

2. If the mast is not broken it may be possible to get away with opening up the unit and replacing just the broken cable and re-oiling all the bits while you’ve got it apart.

3. Your other option can be to source one from a scrap dealer that’s breaking an LS400.

4. If you buy a replacement from Halfords / motor spares shop, I’m not sure if it will still work and if it does work, you may lose the self adjusting feature.