Antenna won't go down

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  • Jrssampson
    Advanced Member
    • Mar 2014
    • 109

    #1

    Antenna won't go down

    I have an after market radio. I turn it off and the antenna doesn't go down nor will it go down when I turn the car off. I never use it because I never listen to the radio. Don't thin it looks very good when it's up. Any ways to get it down?
  • Quadrajet
    E30 Fanatic
    • Jul 2008
    • 1278

    #2
    Pop the cover and get power to the motor to retract the mast. Or retract it by hand, it will be tedious.

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    • Martin C.
      E30 Enthusiast
      • Sep 2008
      • 1043

      #3
      ...pliers...for ever...
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      • blizake500
        E30 Addict
        • May 2014
        • 424

        #4
        Belt probably broke inside the motor. Happend to me

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        • cg138
          E30 Addict
          • Mar 2011
          • 589

          #5
          Check that everything inside the motor is good. Assuming your motor is good, you could have a stuck mast as well. Otherwise, you can loosen the nut holding the antenna tight to the motor, and just pull the mast out and plug up the hole.
          1988 BMW 325iX - Lachssilber/Cardinal - Gone
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