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Re: bmw-digest V5 #67

> I drive a 1990, 325is (you all preface your car number with an E-number.  I
> don't know what mine is).  I have had fun driving this car and it has given
> me virtually NO trouble.  It's a wonderful car.  However, a few weeks ago,
> the antenna stopped going up and down each time I started the car.  My
> husband (a mechanical sort of person) decided HE could fix the problem.  He
> took the antenna housing off the car (it's located in left-hand side of the
> trunk--but you probably know that) and took it apart.  He found that a
> little, tiny belt had broken and needed replacement.  I took the belt to a
> foreign car garage in my neighborhood and was told that they couldn't
> replace the belt, but could replace the entire unit for $135 plus labor.  I,
> personally, don't think this is too much to pay to get one's radio back, but
> my husband is determined to replace the belt and fix it himself.  He has
> just gone off to the Osh Kosh fly-in for several days, so I thought I would
> take this opportunity to ask if any of you know where I can find this little
> belt.  I cut the belt to measure it and it's a little over 4.5" long (a
> little over 12 mm) and about 1/4" wide (.5 mm).  The inside of the belt
> says:  "L9 Isoran".
> 
> Thank you all very much, in advance, for any help you can give me. 

Pure hogwash (what the "professional" repair guy is telling you).  
The antenna mast and the drive belt in my 1986 325e are sold as a 
replacement unit by the local BMW dealer -- cost me about $30 bucks, 
took it to a local stereo installation place and he charged me $15 to 
put it on.

Marty Watt
Tennessee