2005 Corolla Antenna Base Replacement

[TomTom2010]

Hello, newbie here.

The antenna base on this car got damaged when my brother crashed it to the garage door. Took it to the Toyota dealer today and they wanted $500+ to replace it - $300 something for the part, $200+ for the labor... yeah right.

So I'm going to try to replace it myself, I already ordered a new base off eBay for $60, and use the old mast since it wasn't damaged.

So I googled around, someone said that it's not necessary to take the whole headliner down, just the rear portion (3 clips) should be enough space to unscrew the old base. So how do I remove the 3 clips there? what do they look like? Any tips on how to do it without damaging the clips?

Thanks very much!

Tom

[TomTom2010]

Ok, I did it. I replaced the antenna base, took me about 5~6 hrs, oh good times, good times.

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