BMW's Shorty Sporty Aerial & a Few Shiny Pics

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 16:46

Popped to my local dealer today to pick up a bottle of Nano Wax to do the Zed as its

and spotted a shorty aerial on the parts desk shelf so thought I would get one for the 1 Series. Was surprised it was a poor fit

so tried it on the Zed and it fitted a treat

, looks similar to the Honda aerial some have fitted. Anyways a few pics after giving the Zed the once over

Tim.

yalden · Post by **yalden** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 17:12

Looking good Tim, how much was it?

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 17:15

and has it a part number

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 17:18

Hey Tim
I hope you remembered to put sun cream on
Don't want to burn that fair skin on your Zed!

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 19:15

Wow, what a coincidence, I ordered one a few days ago from coopers and its waiting at the post office for me

They are £19.80

part number 65202179726

Car looks as immaculate as ever Tim

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 19:35

Thanks for the compliments guys

Jon, you beat me too it

I just dug out the invoice to post the part number.

Just one thing

I haven't a clue if the aerial works on the Zed

as I have a hole in the dash at the mo, Gazhyde very kindly lent me his removal tool

so the Sony headunit was whipped out yesterday, haven't got around to fitting the Becker as yet

Mr T, don't worry the Boots factor 5 brought the Zed up nicely and the nanowax suited me very well!

Tim.

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 20:13

I think they are a pretty new BMW product ie BMW reacting to the popular trend of fitting smaller aerials. Pricey but I think you can be sure they work well.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 20:24

Jonttt wrote:I think they are a pretty new BMW product ie BMW reacting to the popular trend of fitting smaller aerials. Pricey but I think you can be sure they work well.

Think you're right Jon, although it doesn't fit too well on the 1er as when fully screwed home there is a gap between the aerial and the base

I have actually got a Peugeot/Citroen stubby on the 1er which fits perfectly and snugly onto the aerial base which is half the height of the BMW stubby, all the more disapointing it doesn't fit as well.

Tim.

w4tkins · Post by **w4tkins** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:13

Looking great tim!!!! a real credit to you. Its getting me excited about my AC's

Good work sir

Jamezee · Post by **Jamezee** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:18

All you need on that aerial is what Titan has on his and all the birds will flock around

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:18

w4tkins wrote:Looking great tim!!!! a real credit to you. Its getting me excited about my AC's

Good work sir

Cheers Rob

Hope you're well, its been a long 6 months stuck in the garage

Did you get a AC's? can't remember if you had bought them?

Tim.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:22

Jamezee wrote:All you need on that aerial is what Titan has on his and all the birds will flock around

What? a bird seed tray? I know he likes bird watching

Tim.

w4tkins · Post by **w4tkins** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:26

TitanTim wrote:
w4tkins wrote:Looking great tim!!!! a real credit to you. Its getting me excited about my AC's

Good work sir
Cheers Rob Hope you're well, its been a long 6 months stuck in the garage

Did you get a AC's? can't remember if you had bought them?

Tim.

Yep got them in the end tim. I have passed on your wheels to another forum member. I'm getting the AC's refurbed and hand painted back to new with a fresh set of F452's. I week cant wait.

No get out in this lovely weather as your tired have far too much tread on them

hornel Z3M · Post by **hornel Z3M** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:34

Hey tim, that car is so clean it must be a shame to take it on the dirty roads. that really looks in showroom condition, no wonder you keep it under wraps

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 21:37

w4tkins wrote:
TitanTim wrote:
w4tkins wrote:Looking great tim!!!! a real credit to you. Its getting me excited about my AC's

Good work sir
Cheers Rob Hope you're well, its been a long 6 months stuck in the garage

Did you get a AC's? can't remember if you had bought them?

Tim.
Yep got them in the end tim. I have passed on your wheels to another forum member. I'm getting the AC's refurbed and hand painted back to new with a fresh set of F452's. I week cant wait.

No get out in this lovely weather as your tired have far too much tread on them

Great stuff Rob

can't wait to see them on your Zed

IMHO theyre the nicest and best suited alloys, plus with the Type 3s so easy to clean and wax up, I always liked the alloys you had off me but were a pain in the ar$3 to keep clean, especially if you did them every week

Tim.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 22:49

hornel Z3M wrote:Hey tim, that car is so clean it must be a shame to take it on the dirty roads. that really looks in showroom condition, no wonder you keep it under wraps

Cheers Paul, still only just turned 23k so still a youngster at 10 this year

Tim.

Amz · Post by **Amz** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 23:05

wow, I put my order in for a sports antenna just on saturday,how bizare, I will be picking it up soon this week

Cant wait to put it on

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 11:24

Amz wrote:wow, I put my order in for a sports antenna just on saturday,how bizare, I will be picking it up soon this week

Cant wait to put it on

Interesting that some have gone for the BMW aerial as opposed to the much cheaper fiver stubbies off e-bay?

Tim.

Amz · Post by **Amz** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 11:29

TitanTim wrote:
Amz wrote:wow, I put my order in for a sports antenna just on saturday,how bizare, I will be picking it up soon this week

Cant wait to put it on
Interesting that some have gone for the BMW aerial as opposed to the much cheaper fiver stubbies off e-bay?

Tim.

I was a bit worried about the performance of the ebay ones and read a positive review on the bmw sports antenna and it looked just as good so I thought id be safe then sorry and keep the car with oem parts

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 11:33

Amz wrote:
TitanTim wrote:
Amz wrote:wow, I put my order in for a sports antenna just on saturday,how bizare, I will be picking it up soon this week

Cant wait to put it on
Interesting that some have gone for the BMW aerial as opposed to the much cheaper fiver stubbies off e-bay?

Tim.
I was a bit worried about the performance of the ebay ones and read a positive review on the bmw sports antenna and it looked just as good so I thought id be safe then sorry and keep the car with oem parts

Completely agree as I too like to stick with OEM, but very disapointed the BMW aerial is a poor fit on my 1 Series which surprised me so put the Pug stubby aerial back on which is a perfect fit

Odd.

Tim.

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 11:59

Picked mine up today from post office. It is small, not much bigger than my current one (which looks great but is not good reception)..... you can feel the quality

GazHyde · Post by **GazHyde** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 12:15

My stubby was less than a £5 note. Don't listen to the radio very often these days now Wogan has been pensioned off.

If I could get rid of the aerial completely I would, but the hole would let in the rain!

The radio signal is acceptable with my cheapy, but now I have a new head unit I doubt the radio will get used at all now (iPhone plugged in to the USB socket = endless hours of iTunes library).

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 12:49

Your zed looks super clean Tim

Isnt it about time you started using it? suns out now so put the 1er in the garage

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 13:35

Z3cade wrote:Your zed looks super clean Tim Isnt it about time you started using it? suns out now so put the 1er in the garage

I'am

He came out 2 weeks ago

Over to Jonttt

Tim.

BimBeema · Post by **BimBeema** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 13:49

Looks very good - have been thinking of one myself for a while - was looking at ebay ones, but might go for the OEM instead - can one of the guys who've put the BMW one on test it and let us know whether it works, works well or not bother?

Cheers

SpaceMonkey · Post by **SpaceMonkey** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 15:12

The stubby aerial looks great, but sod paying £20 for one.
I'll use a Honda one for about half the money.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 15:43

SpaceMonkey wrote:The stubby aerial looks great, but sod paying £20 for one.
I'll use a Honda one for about half the money.

If it doesn't work, you can have mine

Tim.

SpaceMonkey · Post by **SpaceMonkey** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 15:56

TitanTim wrote:If it doesn't work, you can have mine

Tim.

I know they work Tim, had them before.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 16:02

SpaceMonkey wrote:
TitanTim wrote:If it doesn't work, you can have mine

Tim.

I know they work Tim, had them before.

No, I meant you can have mine if it doesn't work

Tim.

SpaceMonkey · Post by **SpaceMonkey** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 16:38

Oh......

It'll be fine mate

Mad Max · Post by **Mad Max** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 17:27

I just fitted one of these at the weekend, £17.50 from my dealership. Gotta say they do look good, but the reception isn't as good as either the standard aerial or the S2000 one.

Amz · Post by **Amz** » Mon 28 Mar, 2011 11:43

picked my stubby sports antenna on saturday...

wow looks so much fresher and neat...and for me it was a big jump on the quality as I am picking up more channels then before but I live in London then again ....

so my first mod on the car

Plenty more to come lol

JAV11S · Post by **JAV11S** » Sat 02 Apr, 2011 22:58

Anyone else fitted this part anything to report on reception? I've got a cheapy ebay one, and the reception is awful, and being as cheap as it was the silver coating has corroded, so tempted back into a black one that gives good reception again, and looks tidy (even if its not silver).

JAV11S

Wolverine_1999 · Post by **Wolverine_1999** » Sat 02 Apr, 2011 23:46

It might just be me.. but I don't see any picture with the Aerial on the car?

Could you post one up in the flesh? Just replaced my Grommet ... wow what a difference!

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun 03 Apr, 2011 06:48

Wolverine_1999 wrote:It might just be me.. but I don't see any picture with the Aerial on the car?

Could you post one up in the flesh? Just replaced my Grommet ... wow what a difference!

That's odd looks like the pic has disappeared. Will post another one later as on iPhone at present.

Cheers

Tim

gookah · Post by **gookah** » Sun 03 Apr, 2011 08:12

I bought a £3 stubby in the hope that the reception is so bad I don't ever have to stumble across Chris Moyles or any other radio DJ/tw*t ever again. the crackling interference is so much more interesting.

Why can't they sell headunits that have no radio facility

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun 03 Apr, 2011 10:22

Heres the pic again,

The reception with this aerial is perfect, mind you it was with the standard aerial

Tim.

Badman gee · Post by **Badman gee** » Sun 22 May, 2011 09:56

hello,

iv'e just brought one, is fitting as simple as unscrewing the oem one and fitting the new?

many thanks

mark

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Sun 22 May, 2011 10:24

Badman gee wrote:hello,

iv'e just brought one, is fitting as simple as unscrewing the oem one and fitting the new?

many thanks

mark

Yep

Badman gee · Post by **Badman gee** » Sun 22 May, 2011 15:13

Thanks, will sort it when I get the car back.

Been away a week

BimBeema · Post by **BimBeema** » Mon 23 May, 2011 11:57

How big or small is this - can you measure up please? (talking about the aerial BTW

)

Might be worth doing a pic of this one alongside the original one. I'm interested in ordering one but would like to see difference between this and the original one. Recently ordered one off ebay from the Citroen and it looked great at about 6/7 cm long but reception was absolute pants.

Thanks

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