Hi All,
Been a while since I have posted anything and wanted to share my power antenna fix. I had done a quick search and didn’t see this already, but I apologize if this is duplicate information.
As you probably know, the FJ62 power antenna assembly, P/N 86300-90A25, is NLA. You can still get a mast repair kit, P/N 86353-14332, and if all you have is a bent antenna, you can order that and stop reading here.
However, if like mine, the gear is broken inside your antenna body, I discovered that the FZJ-80 antenna, part number 86300-60050 will work if you do some part swapping between the two. While the FZJ-80 antenna is still a couple hundred bucks brand new, I found one used for about 35 bucks. The parts that will need to be swapped are the mount bracket (two 10mm bolts), the antenna mast and mast housing. One note is that there was a little plastic piece in the FZJ-80 antenna body that I had to remove. I don’t know if it was a piece of the old 80 series antenna or part of the design, but a pick and some needle nose pliers made quick work of it.
Essentially, I ordered 86300-60050 and 86353-14332, removed that little plastic piece, swapped the bracket, installed the FJ-62 antenna mast kit, and put the FJ-62 mast housing on and now have a working antenna that is near stock.
One final note is that it appeared all the parts were interchangeable either direction (if you just wanted the gear inside), but I swapped my FJ-62 mast, mast housing and mounting bracket to the FZJ-80 antenna assembly because it was the better of the two.
Pictures to follow shortly.
Been a while since I have posted anything and wanted to share my power antenna fix. I had done a quick search and didn’t see this already, but I apologize if this is duplicate information.
As you probably know, the FJ62 power antenna assembly, P/N 86300-90A25, is NLA. You can still get a mast repair kit, P/N 86353-14332, and if all you have is a bent antenna, you can order that and stop reading here.
However, if like mine, the gear is broken inside your antenna body, I discovered that the FZJ-80 antenna, part number 86300-60050 will work if you do some part swapping between the two. While the FZJ-80 antenna is still a couple hundred bucks brand new, I found one used for about 35 bucks. The parts that will need to be swapped are the mount bracket (two 10mm bolts), the antenna mast and mast housing. One note is that there was a little plastic piece in the FZJ-80 antenna body that I had to remove. I don’t know if it was a piece of the old 80 series antenna or part of the design, but a pick and some needle nose pliers made quick work of it.
Essentially, I ordered 86300-60050 and 86353-14332, removed that little plastic piece, swapped the bracket, installed the FJ-62 antenna mast kit, and put the FJ-62 mast housing on and now have a working antenna that is near stock.
One final note is that it appeared all the parts were interchangeable either direction (if you just wanted the gear inside), but I swapped my FJ-62 mast, mast housing and mounting bracket to the FZJ-80 antenna assembly because it was the better of the two.
Pictures to follow shortly.
