E30 Zone

How easy/hard is it to remove an old electric aeriel and replace it with another?

Very easy even for a newbie to cars you will only need limited tools too

cool, thats what I like to hear.

Pull the boot trim out by the aerial and carefully examine the connectors,then when you spend your hard earned,do the same!
This way,you stand at least a sporting chance of this being a simple,plug in job.

If it's not going up/down properly and you can hear the motor running when you switch the car on (get a friend to help), I've used some penetrating fluid and given the aerial a helping hand to go up and down and that's solved the issue. If that doesn't work, remove the aerial and open it up (screws only) - have a look at the plastic winding mechanism inside and make it's properly wound when the aerial is down, they can be fixed with more grease on the loop with the plastic teeth.

Unless it's been stuck solid for years, most can be repaired in my experience.

Topblag wrote:If it's not going up/down properly and you can hear the motor running when you switch the car on (get a friend to help), I've used some penetrating fluid and given the aerial a helping hand to go up and down and that's solved the issue. If that doesn't work, remove the aerial and open it up (screws only) - have a look at the plastic winding mechanism inside and make it's properly wound when the aerial is down, they can be fixed with more grease on the loop with the plastic teeth.

Unless it's been stuck solid for years, most can be repaired in my experience.

Tbh for all that messing about you can get a black aerial from euro for £30 and a chrome one for around £20 is it really worth messing about?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3 ... d6232&AERL

not an expensive item at all. was surprised my self when I seen the price

Cheers jbh.

Gonna get one tomorrow.

town325i wrote:

Topblag wrote:If it's not going up/down properly and you can hear the motor running when you switch the car on (get a friend to help), I've used some penetrating fluid and given the aerial a helping hand to go up and down and that's solved the issue. If that doesn't work, remove the aerial and open it up (screws only) - have a look at the plastic winding mechanism inside and make it's properly wound when the aerial is down, they can be fixed with more grease on the loop with the plastic teeth.

Unless it's been stuck solid for years, most can be repaired in my experience.

Tbh for all that messing about you can get a black aerial from euro for £30 and a chrome one for around £20 is it really worth messing about?

Thanks for the info.
What happened was, I fitted a new radio, aand the aerial went up, but decided that was it and it never retracted again. I can hear the motor but nothing is happening. I may just replace it and try to repair my one to keep as a spare.

town325i wrote:

Topblag wrote:If it's not going up/down properly and you can hear the motor running when you switch the car on (get a friend to help), I've used some penetrating fluid and given the aerial a helping hand to go up and down and that's solved the issue. If that doesn't work, remove the aerial and open it up (screws only) - have a look at the plastic winding mechanism inside and make it's properly wound when the aerial is down, they can be fixed with more grease on the loop with the plastic teeth.

Unless it's been stuck solid for years, most can be repaired in my experience.

Tbh for all that messing about you can get a black aerial from euro for £30 and a chrome one for around £20 is it really worth messing about?

Did you miss that my location is Edinburgh, I've lost sleep over losing a £1 coin before !!

Topblag wrote:

town325i wrote:

Topblag wrote:If it's not going up/down properly and you can hear the motor running when you switch the car on (get a friend to help), I've used some penetrating fluid and given the aerial a helping hand to go up and down and that's solved the issue. If that doesn't work, remove the aerial and open it up (screws only) - have a look at the plastic winding mechanism inside and make it's properly wound when the aerial is down, they can be fixed with more grease on the loop with the plastic teeth.

Unless it's been stuck solid for years, most can be repaired in my experience.

Tbh for all that messing about you can get a black aerial from euro for £30 and a chrome one for around £20 is it really worth messing about?

Did you miss that my location is Edinburgh, I've lost sleep over losing a £1 coin before !!

All done.

Got a nice black one from Euro car parts £37 incl VAT. Fitted and working a treat.

Cheers for the knowledge fellas.

I could've fixed it for 37p.

Nice work fella.