Question about aerials?

[scottidog]

Sorry if this has been posted before but ive recently purchased an old chromie in lovely condition. Its a D plate and has no hole for the aerial! Obviously it would be stupid to drill the wing,. I was wondering how anyone else has got past this problem. Ive seen the ones that you can stick on the inside of the rear screen which look very tidy but are they any good?

[tomtomiS]

why would it be stupid to drill the wing if not done by gorilla. all e30 saloons (and cabs?) have the aerial on the ns rear wing. if you buy a stick on aerial you wont get as good a signal as a conventional mast type or a whip aerial that some cabs and compacts have

[jbh]

im thinking the same was playing with the idea of putting one of a tourer on the roof but still not sure what im going to do yet.

[sati]

i removed mine and used the stick on in-car one and it sounded better then the stock one. picked up fm radio fine ,mw was not as clear but never listen to it.

[fingerman]

Fancy selling it back to me

One of the best options is to the fit the aerial into one of the a pillars, I think it's a bit of a no no to start drilling holes to fit the aerial.

I think Halfrauds do a stick on aerial to the rear window or maybe go down the DAB route?

BTW - the car came standard out of the factory without the radio, hence the lack of rear aerial! The previous owner from me fitted the rear speakers and the stereo and I fitted the fronts (with wires)

BTW Hope all's going well and all the best

[eko]

Just raid a scrap E34 or E36 for the electronic aeriel signal thingy
Easy to wire up into an E30 and invisable too!

[citizensnips]

eko, where does the electric aerial thing live in an e34? i've just bought one to pillage its gearbox so may as well get the aerial as well, sorry if its obvious i haven't picked the car up yet

[Andyboy]

i've just bought one to pillage its gearbox so may as well get the aerial as well, sorry if its obvious i haven't picked the car up yet

Aah. That'll be why you didn't even have the decency to reply to my PM's after wasting my time then?

[jbh]

Just raid a scrap E34 or E36 for the electronic aeriel signal thingy
Easy to wire up into an E30 and invisable too!

now thats an idea.. theres a few e34s and e36s in my local breaker. where is it on the cars ?

[Andyboy]

Behind passenger rear screen pillar trim.

[jbh]

Behind passenger rear screen pillar trim.

cheers Andy ill be taking a trip to my local breaker once there open. are they easy to wire up ? where would be the best place on the e30 to put it ?