E30 Antenna Problem

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Matthew Warren - 16 Feb 2006 17:00 GMT

The other day my antenna went from funtioning perfe4ctly to stuck in the up
position, now it retracts about 2 inches and then goes back up the same
amount. Am I out of luck and need to replace the uniit or is there some
sort recourse? Thanks

Matt

'91 318is

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E28 Guy© - 16 Feb 2006 17:24 GMT

> The other day my antenna went from funtioning perfe4ctly to stuck in the up
> position, now it retracts about 2 inches and then goes back up the same
> amount. Am I out of luck and need to replace the uniit or is there some
> sort recourse? Thanks

You can either clean and lube the heck out of it (which is likely to
work - it did for my E28) or get another mast for ~$30 from BavAuto or
your favorite aftermarket supplier of BMW parts.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; drove that)

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keith - 16 Feb 2006 22:57 GMT

>The other day my antenna went from funtioning perfe4ctly to stuck in the up
>position, now it retracts about 2 inches and then goes back up the same
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>'91 318is

having only last year done 2 electric antennae, i can tell you its not
a big job; remove it, strip it out and clean it. once clean you can
see if the teeth on the nylon drive are worn or not.
if they are good, lubricate, re-assemble and test. when re-fitting
make sure you re-connect the water drain. i seem to get a lot of water
through mine.

keith

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