beesting aerial

Diamondj · Post by **Diamondj** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 17:53

Just bought a new aerial, a stubby beesting, just wondered about taking the old aerial off. Any tips on taking it off smoothly as it doesn't seem to want to budge and i don't want to break it?

BenZ3-2.0 · Post by **BenZ3-2.0** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 18:06

where did you get it form and does it include the base? im after one.

Diamondj · Post by **Diamondj** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 18:15

I got it on ebay and it's more of a stubby than a beesting to be fair and it is just the aerial unit (no new base), i'm hoping it will look really good but if it doesn't......that's why i need to make sure my original aerial doesn't get damaged as it might end up having to go back on the car. If it goes on well and works as it should i'll pass the seller info on as they had other items too but; no point passing info on until i know that i haven't ended up with a piece of crud

BenZ3-2.0 · Post by **BenZ3-2.0** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 18:16

cheers

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 18:23

If you have an OEM aerial on the car currently it should just unscrew. It may be a little stuck if its not been removed for years but worth being carefull as it is possible to break the thread off the base unit which is c£80 to replace

nb use some WD40 if in doubt but just protect the paintwork

Diamondj · Post by **Diamondj** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 18:25

cheers jonttt, i'll have a crack at it in the morning.

kevinuk1 · Post by **kevinuk1** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 19:53

Jonttt wrote:If you have an OEM aerial on the car currently it should just unscrew.:

As matter of interest what does the OEM look like ? mine is black with what looks like a wire wrapped round the outside of it but sealed.

thanks

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 20:02

I fitted a solid type stubby aerial some time ago and thought it looked good. I then thought what would happen if someone decided to bend it

I think the result would be a knackered aerial base or even worse a damaged wing.

Decided to put the OEM aerial back on as its the whippy type so will bend easily without causing other damage.

The OEM aerial isn't prettiest aerial out there with twisted wire effect

Tim.

kevinuk1 · Post by **kevinuk1** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 20:12

Thanks Titan Tim mine is the OEM aerial then

Off topic but are those chrome door handles available to purchase from anywhere as an upgrade? they do look really good

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 20:16

kevinuk1 wrote:Thanks Titan Tim mine is the OEM aerial then

Off topic but are those chrome door handles available to purchase from anywhere as an upgrade? they do look really good

Bought the handle covers from Chromiumtech here,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E32-E34-E36-Z ... 53e2b9f6af

Good quality and big improvement over black plastic

Tim.

Mad Max · Post by **Mad Max** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 20:16

I copied Yalden and went for a Honda one:

Honda on the left, standard on the right. It's a lot smaller and smarter than the BMW one.

kevinuk1 · Post by **kevinuk1** » Sat 31 Jul, 2010 20:17

Yes just saw those and these ones near to where I live http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-Z3-CHROME-DOO ... 1c1411164d