» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,524 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,284 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,258 Views | | | | | 03-31-2011, 10:45 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 3 | WTB: Antenna Base WTB: 318ti / z3 antenna base. REALLY don't want to pay for a brand new one... Thanks! | | | 04-02-2011, 06:06 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | What are you calling the antenna base? There is a heavy rubber grommet around the antenna that cracks and falls apart, they are < 5 bucks at the dealer... Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 04-02-2011, 02:17 PM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 3 | Not the grommet, the base of the antenna that fits inside the trunk. I need this: | | | 04-02-2011, 04:08 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 1,106 | that's unfortunate. i just sold one that basically looked new on eBay for like $12. maybe you can get lucky if you keep looking. or all a junk yard and look for either a z3 or 318ti. a yard is bound to have one at some point. __________________ Check out our new website! https://soltechsolutionsllc.com/ Green Your Decor with the Aspect! Shop for the Grow Light Used by Interior Designers, Growers & People Like You! | | | 04-02-2011, 04:24 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 32 | Cheap ones hard to come by, but I just picked up a base and the mast for $35 at Vines. There are other spots that have them too. I'm not sure if giving the links is allowed, so email or pm me and I can tell you where to look. | | | 04-03-2011, 11:27 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 3 | bump! | | | 04-04-2011, 03:24 PM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Halifax, ns Posts: 26 | I'm looking for the exact same thing. Have the mast and gromet but need the base. I'm assuming it is an antenna amplifier? | | | 04-04-2011, 09:57 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Severna Park, MD Posts: 126 | It's simply known as the antenna base, some folks will call it an amplifier. (It does amplify the signal, but it's called the base.) p/n: 65218375159. A quick search of eBay resulted in 2 finds, both at $95+. For that money, I'd go OEM dealer. But Vines does have one listed (call for price). http://www.vinesauto.com/PartsPage.htm __________________ Friends don't let friends call it "Beamer". It's Bimmer, like Rim. | | | 04-04-2011, 11:52 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 32 | The Vines option has been on the board for a while. Bavarian recyling has a few, too for about $75. www.bmrparts.com autobahnparts has some. | | | 04-11-2011, 04:05 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Posts: 107 | After having had two of these poorly-designed OEM antennas break and replaced at almost $100 a pop, the third time it happened I drew the line -- NO MORE! I bought and installed one of these amplified hidden antennas INSIDE the vehicle: http://www.kapscomoto.com/Shop-By-Pr...ssic-p572.html Works great, and at $22-24 you can't beat it. Plugged the body hole where old OEM antenna stuck through. Only issue is shipping: you will wait 4-6 weeks to receive this part from this outfit. | | | 07-30-2011, 06:40 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 107 | where/how did you mount antenna and what plug did you use? thanks | | | 07-31-2011, 05:48 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: CA Posts: 138 | I think I still have one. Send me your zip to jdesigns73@gmail.com to check out shipping. If you can, try to PM me, but email works fine. I'm pretty sure it's in storage. Let me know if you are still interested so I can hunt it down. Thanks. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |