Aerial grommet
- Thread starter Dalek
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Dealership is the cheapest place. You can get them on eBay and Amazon but will pay a bit more and they are not cheap for what they are, but if you need one urgently it maybe your only option. Make sure you get the facelift one as there are two different versions.
Thanks for that, I did not know about the two versions.
Shaped to fit different rear wing profiles.
Changed mine last year and as said cheap enough from main dealer about £15 , when I fitted mine I used some washing up liquid as a lube to aid eas of fitting into the wing and top of the radio amplifier for the aerial
That makes sense. Thanks.
Thanks for the tip. Was it easy to replace?
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- Z3 M43 1.8 (1999) and Z4 E85 2.0i (2007)
The bulb shape at the top of the unit pushes into its recess within the grommit so a touch of soap on the end will assist it popping in when you push the unit into it from inside the boot. You need to ensure the grommit is correctly seated in the wing before attempting to replace the unit in it or you may push it out. It needs to be seated in the wing correctly as when the bulb end of the unit when it is in its inside shape it keeps the grommit tight in its hole. I used a 10mm bolt or screw in the mast mount thread and assisted the unit by pulling it upwards inside the gromit till it popped into the correct position.
Apparently there is a third version of an aerial grommet
Yes ....I know its spelt grommit
Yes ....I know its spelt grommit
Very helpful!Apparently there is a third version of an aerial grommet
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Yes ....I know its spelt grommit
When I fitted mine I removed the roof pump to one side and removed the radio amplifier to gain access to the internal grommet to remove while fitting the grommet into the wing , care needs to be taken fitting the amplifier into the grommet fitted to the wing as the plastic bulb on the amplifier where the aerial screws into is easily broken and replacement in the region of £60/80 second hand
OK. Thanks for that.
I did mine over the weekend. I used a bolt the same thread as the ariel screwed into the unit, warmed the grommet in hot water then applied a small quantity of washing up liquid. Slipoed the Grommet over the bolt head, pushed down whilst pulling up on the bolt head with a small pair of pliers and it went in very easily without even going into the boot. The trickiest part was carefully removing the badly degraded old grommet with needle nose pliers without damaging the paintwork.
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Thanks for the tip. Will try that.