Z4 E89 Aerial Snapped! Fustrated

Kingfisher · Post by **Kingfisher** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 5:48 pm

Let me get this straight .... you've found yourself in this pickle because you wanted to fit a 'stubby' so that you could get worse radio reception ??? ...

.................. I've only just found out what a stubby is ... come to think of it I've only just stopped calling the radio a wireless ... and I don't really know how to work it anyway!

sunnydays · Post by **sunnydays** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:32 pm

This is now resolved guys, had my mechanic look at it and he removed the stuck bolt with ease. The new stubby looks great! Much more modern

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:39 pm

sunnydays wrote:This is now resolved guys, had my mechanic look at it and he removed the stuck bolt with ease. The new stubby looks great! Much more modern

Good result, however

InvisibleName · Post by **InvisibleName** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:24 pm

Kingfisher wrote:Let me get this straight .... you've found yourself in this pickle because you wanted to fit a 'stubby' so that you could get worse radio reception ??? ... .................. I've only just found out what a stubby is ... come to think of it I've only just stopped calling the radio a wireless ... and I don't really know how to work it anyway!

So, just to keep the argument (

) running - I have a stubby aerial & haven't noticed any loss of signal quality!

Kingfisher · Post by **Kingfisher** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:17 am

Someone on another post was complaining about poor reception with a 'stubby' - maybe he lived in the Highlands! .... I remember when I had a E86 three years ago it didn't have an aerial at all - presumably someone had knicked it or broken it off - I never played the radio myself but my wife used the car to go to the station weekdays and listened to it every day with no complaints. ...

... My present E89 has got a dangerous looking thing that looks like it was borrowed from a narwhal ... I bought the car in November but haven't turned the radio on yet ... maybe I should try it!

DMC63 · Post by **DMC63** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:45 am

sunnydays wrote:This is now resolved guys, had my mechanic look at it and he removed the stuck bolt with ease. The new stubby looks great! Much more modern

"Much more modern"!? Are you sure?

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sunnydays · Post by **sunnydays** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:39 pm

DMC63 wrote:
sunnydays wrote:This is now resolved guys, had my mechanic look at it and he removed the stuck bolt with ease. The new stubby looks great! Much more modern
"Much more modern"!? Are you sure?
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Certainly looks better than having the massive aerial that was on before lol!

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:49 pm

having overtightened a few bolts in my time

i would suggest trying to extract it using bolt extractors. you'll have to find a small enough extractor (2mm perhaps) and be straight and precise when drilling the hole.
remove the base and diy with it clamped to a bench.

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:10 pm

I prefer the original aerial, just saying.

Pastry · Post by **Pastry** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:13 pm

Chris_D wrote:having overtightened a few bolts in my time i would suggest trying to extract it using bolt extractors. you'll have to find a small enough extractor (2mm perhaps) and be straight and precise when drilling the hole.
remove the base and diy with it clamped to a bench.

It's blatantly obvious your nuts are too tight Chris

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:15 pm

Pastry wrote:
Chris_D wrote:having overtightened a few bolts in my time i would suggest trying to extract it using bolt extractors. you'll have to find a small enough extractor (2mm perhaps) and be straight and precise when drilling the hole.
remove the base and diy with it clamped to a bench.
It's blatantly obvious your nuts are too tight Chris

At least i have nuts paul

Ker-tish!

Pastry · Post by **Pastry** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:50 pm

Chris_D wrote:
Pastry wrote: It's blatantly obvious your nuts are too tight Chris
At least i have nuts paul
Ker-tish!

Really, is that the best you can do

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:20 pm

Reception of Classic FM in & around Leicester with the original whippy ain't brilliant.

Just saying.

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