Ray Crowe says NLA. Any ideas for a compatible replacement?

 

I have some memory of it being the same mast as one used by the Miata….would there be a different part number to try?

 

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...-mast-1074823/

 

I just sent another email to Ray asking about the Miata mast.

Thanks !

 

I had seen this, along with several other threads, in a search, but I wondered if there was any more recent info.

 

I have 2 retracting antennas from other applications, one of which is somewhat disassembled. The Nylon "rack/belt" dimensions and tooth spacing on the disassembled one look identical to the FD rack, but it and its mast are somewhat longer.

If I don't find a mast replacement, I may disassemble that spare mast and see how the rack attaches to it. If I can see that I might be able to use that rack on the FD antenna, I'll then take the FD mast apart and see if I can use the good rack to make the FD one work as designed.

 

I just ordered the Miata antenna mast through Ray - $47.60. Thanks!

 

sweet! just for laters the part number is B05A-66-A30

 

Isn’t this the oem still available?
https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...nna-000081a902

 

try it, in a word, no

 

I'm going to get the MX-5 antenna as well. My antenna goes up, but it won't go down (and the radio doesn't work any more).

 

I received the antenna mast today and installed it. It fit perfectly.

There was one point that I must have missed about feeding the toothed belt into the antenna - the antenna has to be actively running in the retract mode before you start to feed it in. And, as I noticed when looking at the toothed belt closely, the retraction is apparently done by a rotating internal screw thread which explains why the belt would only go in about 4-6" without the antenna actively in retract mode.

 

It’s not a bad job. As I recall the most irritating thing was locating that little hole to reinsert that drain tube.

 

I had to shine a small flashlight in there to locate the hole. Once I did locate it on the vertical panel, it wasn't too bad getting the hose into it.