So, some time went by. It got driven some, parked some, hit some and now it's getting disassembled a lot. When I was preparing to remove the fenders, I noticed something peculiar. A power antenna. WTF? I never used it since the car had no radio. I had seen power antennas in the left front fender on some E28s, mostly tuner cars, but never an E12 with one here.
The weirder thing was that it was a shape I hadn't seen before. It appeared fubared since someone used the mast as a manual antenna and forced the cord out through the case. I fought long and hard getting that fender off compared to the right. The sealant was a bitch, but the undercoating was worse.
I was just going to throw the whole fender away since it was a monumental pile, but the chemical stripper wanted a piece of the car to test that had undercoating, paint, filler and rust, and couldn't think of a better piece. So, I pulled the antenna and the notch off of it today before taking it in. It's a Bosch! I didn't even know they made them. I Googled the part number and found nothing.
Tonight, I was tidying up and decided to play with the antenna. Just see what it was like inside, etc. So, I pulled it apart, rewound the cord in the reel and put it back together. Sure enough, the damn thing works.
So, here're some pictures. Anyone know what it is?
I won't be reusing it, since I want a manual one, but I just thought it was cool and wanted to share. It's a really slick design to get the case open compared to the Hirschmanns. That bolt goes all the way through. The support bracket attaches to it on the back side as well. Pretty neat.
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