Z4 E89 Aerial Snapped! Fustrated

sunnydays · Post by **sunnydays** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:09 pm

Hey all,

Fustrated! Bought a stubby aerial, when removing the old one it sheared off and has now left its screw in the base.

Anyway to fix this?

Z4Rick · Post by **Z4Rick** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:34 pm

Bolt extractor. Be sure you use a smaller sized extractor first - then you can use a larger one if need be. Also, go SLOWLY, protect your paint and be careful! Good luck!

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 12:55 am

I hate to say that because the part has snapped due the the threads being seized - tapered extractors are going to struggle to remove the offending part.

SteveSmith · Post by **SteveSmith** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:34 am

This happened to my uncle on his e46 M3.

New aerial base was needed from BMW and they fitted it for him.

sunnydays · Post by **sunnydays** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:10 am

Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all

DMC63 · Post by **DMC63** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:38 am

sunnydays wrote:Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all

Drill it out and stick a coat hanger in there, maybe it'll start a new craze and help do away with the stubbys

sunnydays · Post by **sunnydays** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 3:57 pm

Labour from BMW £200. Total of new base and fitting £267.

Z4M-2006 · Post by **Z4M-2006** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:46 pm

Be jesus...

You have made yourself a job there....

You either buy new and fit it,or remove it and work on getting the screw out..

A local engineering company might do it for beer money....

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:06 pm

Can't you get mole grips on it and a dose of WD40 or diesel.

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:18 pm

The whippy bites back

Pastry · Post by **Pastry** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:25 pm

DMC63 wrote:
sunnydays wrote:Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all
Drill it out and stick a coat hanger in there, maybe it'll start a new craze and help do away with the stubbys

It was while removing the coat hanger to fit a stubby that it snapped... keep up

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:07 pm

sunnydays wrote:Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all

New genuine base on eBay 122260635691
£10 buy it now, change it yourself or use an Indy-save yourself a bomb.
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Rob

DMC63 · Post by **DMC63** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 11:32 am

Pastry wrote:
DMC63 wrote:
sunnydays wrote:Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all
Drill it out and stick a coat hanger in there, maybe it'll start a new craze and help do away with the stubbys
It was while removing the coat hanger to fit a stubby that it snapped... keep up

Call this divine intervention, you must have a guardian angel that is doing it's best to ensure your car doesn't look stupid.

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:13 pm

Smartbear wrote:
sunnydays wrote:Just got off the phone with my local BMW dealer. £67.50 excluding fitting for the base. Does that sound right?

Thanks all
New genuine base on eBay 122260635691
£10 buy it now, change it yourself or use an Indy-save yourself a bomb.
Z4forum, saving members a fortune
Rob

Unfortunately this is just a cover, not the base where the aerial is snapped.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:52 pm

Strange this should happen as of all BMWs I've owned the E89 was the only car where I couldn't remove the aerial as it was seized so I never bothered in case it sheared the screw fitting.

Tim.

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