Radio antenna broke Options

[lagos]

My raido antenna broke. You can hear the motor spinning, but the antenna is stuck in the up position.
I took out the antenna mast, and noticed that the cable either broke or fell off its track. Is this repairable or should I be looking for a replacement?

I might go with something like this if I do replace it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REAL-CARBON-FIBER-...#ht_4989wt_1217

This post has been edited by lagos: Jul 23, 2012 - 9:53 PM

[lagos]

Mast is replaceable -- $30 or so. It's nigh impossible for the cable to fall off its track due to the design of the gearing, but breaking is common as the plastic ages and becomes less flexible.

That eBay antenna base suggests it works only with a manual antenna, which would mean sourcing the antenna probably from a base model seventh-gen.

Yeah I think you are right. I tried to reinstert the antenna based on a few howto videos I watched and it just wont catch the track. I think there is probably a piece of the cable stuck inside of there. I'm going to have to remove the motor and see whats going on.

The s2k antenna is an option, but like you said its not a direct bolt on. I think people end up hacking/crimping/glueing things to make it work, but I'm not sure if thats the route I want to take.

If you can get the 7th gen base, then it should be bolt on. Thats what I did. No crimping or glueing.

Yes but the 7th gen base might be hard to find or expensive. I'm trying to keep this as a cheap repair.
But I have a BMW at our shop that I might be able to use the antenna base from.