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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:03 pm

I rang up BMW **** for manual aerials **** you can only buy chrome ones.
However, I am reliably told they are supposed to be black Beru aerials


So do Tech1 325i Sports come with black aerials or chrome aerials ?
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:04 pm

Ask Polsta.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:15 pm

I don't want to
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:16 pm

Why not??

Ask him for the location too.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:17 pm

pony wrote:I don't want to

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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:21 pm

kieran325 wrote:Why not??

Ask him for the location too.
You know the answer so why don't u say it
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 5:45 pm

kieran325 wrote:Why not??

Ask him for the location too.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 7:05 pm

Pony, I think you should be called polsta 2!

I told you already, by text that cars with shadow line trim (that includes all sports) should have a black aerial not a chrome one.

Hirschman are the OEM BMW ones but beru make an indentical one which is good.

ECP sold the beru ones at one point, so ask them if they still do them.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 7:13 pm

bss325i wrote:Pony, I think you should be called polsta 2!

I told you already, by text that cars with shadow line trim (that includes all sports) should have a black aerial not a chrome one.

Hirschman are the OEM BMW ones but beru make an indentical one which is good.

ECP sold the beru ones at one point, so ask them if they still do them.

Is your post applicable to manual aerials ?

I want a manual aerial rather than electric.

I think when BMW asked I told them I wanted manual rather than electric which might explain why they only offered chrome one from BMW.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 8:06 pm

pony wrote:
bss325i wrote:Pony, I think you should be called polsta 2!

I told you already, by text that cars with shadow line trim (that includes all sports) should have a black aerial not a chrome one.

Hirschman are the OEM BMW ones but beru make an indentical one which is good.

ECP sold the beru ones at one point, so ask them if they still do them.

Is your post applicable to manual aerials ?

I want a manual aerial rather than electric.

I think when BMW asked I told them I wanted manual rather than electric which might explain why they only offered chrome one from BMW.
Why would you want a manual aerial?
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 8:10 pm

It's cheaper?
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 8:12 pm

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bss325i wrote:Pony, I think you should be called polsta 2!

I told you already, by text that cars with shadow line trim (that includes all sports) should have a black aerial not a chrome one.

Hirschman are the OEM BMW ones but beru make an indentical one which is good.

ECP sold the beru ones at one point, so ask them if they still do them.

Is your post applicable to manual aerials ?

I want a manual aerial rather than electric.

I think when BMW asked I told them I wanted manual rather than electric which might explain why they only offered chrome one from BMW.
Why would you want a manual aerial?

That is what I had before
And yes is cheaper
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 8:13 pm

ECP £5 aerial FTW
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 8:47 pm

Well if cheap is what you want then a manual chrome aerial can be had off eBay for a fiver.
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 9:10 pm

bss325i wrote:Well if cheap is what you want then a manual chrome aerial can be had off eBay for a fiver.
Well the choice is BMW or ECP
£50 plus VAT v £5
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Post Mon May 19, 2014 9:21 pm

No brainer then!
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 6:21 am

bss325i wrote:No brainer then!

That's the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 8:35 am

diable wrote:I have a separate switch for my electric aerial and its only raised when listening to the radio, manual one you'll leave up and someone will bend it or snap it off.
my set up is way more executive than that .
when i turn my head unit on the Ariel only goes up if i'm listening to the radio and it will go down again if i change to the aux [ipod] or CD 8)
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 12:28 pm

magpie wrote:
diable wrote:I have a separate switch for my electric aerial and its only raised when listening to the radio, manual one you'll leave up and someone will bend it or snap it off.
my set up is way more executive than that .
when i turn my head unit on the Ariel only goes up if i'm listening to the radio and it will go down again if i change to the aux [ipod] or CD 8)


What head unit is this?
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 1:27 pm

Just get a chrome one and paint it black :thumb:
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 1:46 pm

I have a black rubber / shadowline one for sale
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 2:14 pm

But is it manual ?
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 4:09 pm

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diable wrote:I have a separate switch for my electric aerial and its only raised when listening to the radio, manual one you'll leave up and someone will bend it or snap it off.
my set up is way more executive than that .
when i turn my head unit on the Ariel only goes up if i'm listening to the radio and it will go down again if i change to the aux [ipod] or CD 8)


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Post Tue May 20, 2014 4:29 pm

Thanks very much for everyone's contributions
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Headunit Alpine CDA-137BTi
Speakers Alpine SPR-50C and Alpine SPR-50
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 6:07 pm

pony wrote:Thanks very much for everyone's contributions
I have gone for
Amplifier Alpine PDX-F4
Headunit Alpine CDA-137BTi
Speakers Alpine SPR-50C and Alpine SPR-50
Won't you need an aerial?

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Post Tue May 20, 2014 6:51 pm

I hear the manual ones are the best.
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 6:57 pm

Gert_8 wrote:I hear the manual ones are the best.

Do they do them in Black?
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 7:02 pm

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Gert_8 wrote:I hear the manual ones are the best.

Do they do them in Black?
Only in silver, but permanent marker pens work well
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 7:11 pm

I can make an aerial out of a permanent marker pen?

Please show me how.
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 7:13 pm

Sports were never all black aerials because they were often fitted with whatever audio the dealer retro fitted.
Most didn't have audio when brand new as was option.
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Post Tue May 20, 2014 7:39 pm

gooner1 wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:I hear the manual ones are the best.

Do they do them in Black?

Yes, BUT , you then have to enlarge the hole as the black ones are bigger :)