What to do with my antenna?

"HoustonRunner" (houstonrunner) 04/18/2020 at 16:08 • Filed to: None

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The powered antenna on the E28 is broken. I don’t listen to music in the car and I don’t particularly care if I have working antenna. But I do have a hole that lets water into the car when it rains. Not that I drive it in the rain. I’m also not concerned with keeping it completely stock.

I could look around for a short stubby antenna that would fit, but what are the Oppopinions?

Poor_Sh > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 16:21

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My opinion is to listen to music in the car when you drive you monster!

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 16:28

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Make a start on a  Safari build with a massive whip antenna that you tie down to the opposite bumper. 

Nick Has an Exocet > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 16:41

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Remove it, clean it up, and cap it off. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 16:42

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find a rubber plug that more or less fits the hole and some loctite?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 16:51

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Silicone caulk.

thatsmr > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 17:01

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Farscythe has the right idea if you truly dont radio. I made the mistake of turning on the radio in a carwash in my Volvo, and lost my motorised antenna, so i put in one of those swirled flexible shortys which did the job fine. You do you

cluelessk > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 17:22

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Take it out and plug it with a rubber gromet like some else posted.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 18:06

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Go crazy and double the antennas :

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 18:07

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This should do.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272190728080

HoustonRunner > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2020 at 18:07

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Yeah, that is probably the direction I'm headed.

HoustonRunner > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/18/2020 at 18:08

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Wow, didn't think to even Google that.  Thanks.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 18:10

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cheap n cheerful

and easily reversed if you ever decide you want radio after all

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 18:28

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I had a similar problem with my Galant vr-4’s. Antenna. I let some black RTV take care of that. Altho I was lucky enough to have a black car that hid my “fix”. 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 18:56

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Weld on a coat hangar. 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > HoustonRunner 04/18/2020 at 19:54

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Funny enough, I rebuilt the power ante nn a on the Pajero today. It’s a slightly fiddly job, but nothing is really all the complicated. Assuming it makes noise when it tries to work (i.e., the motor is good) these usually fail due to the mast breaking or the toothed nylon cable that drives the mast up and down breaking and/or the teeth wearing out. A replacement mast and cable are probably about $30 and a bit of your time if you’re inclined to preserve the power antenna function.