The Great Stubby Debate

Poll Poll To Stubby or Not To Stubby?

  • Yes, I Do Stubby

    Votes: 49 56.3%

  • No, I Don't Stubby

    Votes: 38 43.7%
  • Total voters
    87
  • Poll closed .
Well that was closer than I thought it would be. Result's wise it wasn't exactly what I'd call a landslide though and ultimately the debate will rage on I'm sure. As for me; well I said I'd go with the judges decision so the diminutive one will be put back on my car this weekend.

...incidentally the AM/LW hasn't been working with the whip since I put it back on anyway for some reason.

Thanks to all for your votes and LONG LIVE THE STUBBY - for 2011 anyway. :thumbsup:
 
Taz x said:
so all you loosers, are you now going to admit to are wrong and convert to stubbies
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My whip will stay forever.

Out of principle now as much as anything :D

Never been one to follow the crowd :poke:
 
3 Inch Stubby Arrived today :D

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After
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I MUCH prefer the stubby..... happy with my purchase and FM reception still works great. Didn't try AM radio...... haven't used it in years.
 
Moltobne said:
3 Inch Stubby Arrived today :D

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After
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I MUCH prefer the stubby..... happy with my purchase and FM reception still works great. Didn't try AM radio...... haven't used it in years.
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yep that defo works with the zed....looks much cleaner and smoother. Received my stubby from mangowalk this week, so fitting this arvo :thumbsup:
 
being firmly from the "non-stubby" camp I was in the market for a new aerial after some good soul decided to liberate my OEM aerial last week and ended up going for this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-Mini-One-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a66a916ff

its about a third shorter than the stock aerial and IMO suits the car far better than the out-sized original. once it stops raining and i can clean my car i'll post a pic so you can decide...

there is no degradation of reception either which some seem to have suffered with the stubbies
 
Does anyone here listed to Classic FM with a stubby? I realised I can't get it any more, which is kinda crap.

Shame BMW don't do upgraded radios for the Z4 fitment/shape... probably a good market in there for someone to make a decent DAB/iPhone capable radio outta the box that looks oem.

Dave
 
richtea78 said:
Its funny as my old honda civic has the aerial built into the rear window which is something I thought was pretty cool. For a car thats supposed to be premium like the Z4 and nicely styled it does seem odd that they stick an aerial on it in a place that could be so easily improved. It looks almost like an after thought.
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e36's 3-series BMW's from the 90's have two antennas (called a diversity antenna) in the rear window. The computer constantly changes values between the two antennas (i.e. 30% - 70% split) to get optimal radio receiption. e46 3-series BMW's from the 2000's had 3 antennas in the rear windows.

However both cars in CONVERTIBLE form had a whip antenna. They also had smaller trunk emblems because the third brake light had to be relocated to the trunk from the rear window.

:)
 
I finally got round to cleaning the car so thought I would post a pic of the aerial; not a whip and not a stubby...a Whubby?

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What do you think?
 
No it's from the mini. Identical to stock just smaller. Available on fleabay as per post above
 
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