e30 antena question

[hooken m]

Hey what's up guys, so for some time now my radio hasn't been working really good. Its just pure static except for 105.1 and sometimes 103.5. Anyways so the antenta on the car is bent and doesn't go up or down, so I wanna replace it, I just want to know if there is any way to put a stubby antena on an e30? If not what's a pretty decent replacement for my current antena.

[CabrioPunk]

Search.

[hooken m]

Search.

worth a post

[CabrioPunk]

Short and sweet unlike your rambling. It has been answered.

[hooken m]

Short and sweet unlike your rambling. It has been answered.

LOL rambling... your a fucking idiot.... sorry if im looking for help

[hoseklamp]

Go help yourself and press the search button. It might help to learn how to spell "antenna" first though. No one here is going to coddle you and take the time to search for you.

[hooken m]

Go help yourself and press the search button. It might help to learn how to spell "antenna" first though. No one here is going to coddle you and take the time to search for you.

dont bother posting if ur not going to help. ive already looked it up. so business is done here.

[bmwstephen]

Hey what's up guys, so for some time now my radio hasn't been working really good. Its just pure static except for 105.1 and sometimes 103.5. Anyways so the antenta on the car is bent and doesn't go up or down, so I wanna replace it, I just want to know if there is any way to put a stubby antena on an e30? If not what's a pretty decent replacement for my current antena.

yup there is. its called a z3 antenna retrofit. pretty pricey (but still a lot cheaper than buying a new hirschman antenna plus its more reliable) when its brand new but I have it and love it.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23843

I'm also selling a necessary piece to the project if you need it

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102933

also, are you running an aftermarket deck? make sure the 12v connections that run to the amp or antenna are secure because it makes a big difference in reception

[hooken m]

yup there is. its called a z3 antenna retrofit. pretty pricey (but still a lot cheaper than buying a new hirschman antenna plus its more reliable) when its brand new but I have it and love it.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23843

I'm also selling a necessary piece to the project if you need it

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102933

also, are you running an aftermarket deck? make sure the 12v connections that run to the amp or antenna are secure because it makes a big difference in reception

thanks alot bro real helpful. im running stock atm, but in a couple months ill prob be running after market sound system.

[bmwstephen]

sounds good, your problem is narrowed down to the stock antenna then. you can easily purchase an entire stubby antenna set up for under $100 brand new from

bmwmercedesparts.com

if you can survive using the stock head unit at the moment. i recommend you sticking with it. to me it wasn't worth the headache of wiring an aftermarket deck since I realized listen to the radio 99% of the time anyway