Hi all,
I removed the radio aerial from the rear wing and it seems to have some sort of booster box attached to its base, I left it all connected and just put it in the book space, plugged in the coax cable in the back of the stereo but get no radio signal, just static noise, any ideas?, Can I bypass the booster box?
Thanks in advnace.
Radio Aerial
- BladeRunner919
- Joined: Fri 17 Feb, 2012 20:18
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Re: Radio Aerial
Not sure I understand what you've done. What's a 'book space''?
Re: Radio Aerial
I think he meant to say "boot space"
The aerial does have an amplifier and if you removed it from the wing, you probably in doing so removed the earth connection, so it will no longer work.
The aerial does have an amplifier and if you removed it from the wing, you probably in doing so removed the earth connection, so it will no longer work.
Last edited by lightning on Thu 30 Mar, 2017 19:15, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Radio Aerial
Yes its a signal amplifier. You need it if you want to listen to the radio.
Re: Radio Aerial
It is as the others have stated a signal amplifier, it has a 12v live feed to it so care needed when disconnecting or connecting the unit. It also has an earth connection which it needs in place to make it work. Just lying in the boot space it will not work, it must be fixed to the car.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=65_0284
Its a complete unit so you cannot just take it off, they are quite hard to find secondhand and when they do crop up they are expensive.
I had similar problem to you and found a very thin wire beneath the top part where the aerial screws onto had corroded away, managed to solder a thin guage wire to what was left to bridge the gap and get it working again. Alternative is to source a replacement that would fit the hole and stand at a correct angle on the curved wing.
If you manage to get it working check the outer wing grommet has not gone hard, it might be worthwhile replacing it for a new one to avoid any water leaks into the boot. Get it from BMW don't pay the exorbitant prices they are selling for on ebay.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=65_0284
Its a complete unit so you cannot just take it off, they are quite hard to find secondhand and when they do crop up they are expensive.
I had similar problem to you and found a very thin wire beneath the top part where the aerial screws onto had corroded away, managed to solder a thin guage wire to what was left to bridge the gap and get it working again. Alternative is to source a replacement that would fit the hole and stand at a correct angle on the curved wing.
If you manage to get it working check the outer wing grommet has not gone hard, it might be worthwhile replacing it for a new one to avoid any water leaks into the boot. Get it from BMW don't pay the exorbitant prices they are selling for on ebay.
Colb
1999 BMW 1.8 Z3
2003 BMW 2.5 Z4
1998 Honda Deauville NT650V
1999 BMW 1.8 Z3
2003 BMW 2.5 Z4
1998 Honda Deauville NT650V
Re: Radio Aerial
Hi,
Thanks for the clarification everyone, and yes my typing is poor it was meant to say boot space!
Thanks for the clarification everyone, and yes my typing is poor it was meant to say boot space!
- BladeRunner919
- Joined: Fri 17 Feb, 2012 20:18
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Re: Radio Aerial
Ah! I was trying to think if there was a special place for putting the owners manual etc!