Electric arial??

Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:44 pm

Hi guys..

My new pride and joy has her arial stuck permenantly up. Im not sure if its electric and broken or just needs a firm hand? Its a 320i Cab, did they fit them as standard does anyone know?

Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:49 pm

Pull the carpet out of the boot then and see what youve got

Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:53 pm

I had a fiddle around the best I could but couldnt see anything.....im of to go give it a good coat of looking at, I will be back LOL

Post Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:44 pm

hi there buddy, have you made sure all of the connectors are all ok on the arial? if it dont have no power to it, it dunt move

hows about you get a multimeter on the job? hope that helps. Guy. (also near grimsby!)

Post Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:30 pm

Alrite mate!

Ive just installed an electric aerial from scratch - it sounds like your switchable power source is not connected which means in will stay up!
First thing is to identify that its electric. Look behind the side trim and you'll see the motor or not as the case maybe. If the motor is there i agree with bailey - get your meter out and check that you getting power coming in. If not its time to trace the wires or run your own from the stereo.

Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:17 pm

i'll be honest though, i cheated a bit

... because i've got an amp in my boot, i took the switch live from the source coming from the head unit, the live from my permenent live from my battery, and the neg off the amp too... the originals do pretty much the same job mind you.

Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:18 pm

Bailey wrote:hi there buddy, have you made sure all of the connectors are all ok on the arial? if it dont have no power to it, it dunt move hows about you get a multimeter on the job? hope that helps. Guy. (also near grimsby!)

Nice to see a 'local' on the forum

I still havent got around to the arial because I have been getting stuck into polishing the rear window. It was coverd in backed on scum and I couldnt see through the bugger! The car is parked at a lock up till I get some tax on saturday so for now I have limited time to spend on it.......that arial is on my list though.

I wonderd if it was electric and stuck up (even with the car and stereo turned of) I should be able to push it down right? bleeding arial LOL I have looked at the Z4's as a replacement, its very tempting

Post Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:08 pm

I pulled the carpet back last night and found the electrics.....forgot my meter though. I pushed it down and pulled it up OK so at a push that will be OK. I did have a play with the stereo, its an old kenwood jobie. When fadding from front to back it goes from left to right

easy fix I know but got me thinking that if this stereo has been dogged in for a sale, the switching signal may not have been connected/be there in the first place!

Im sealing the hood tonight ready for the first drive tomorow.........come on road tax!!