Antenna goes up, antenna goes down, sort of

Back in the 70s and 80s it was a luxury to have a telescoping antenna mast.  The problem is that the elements conspire to keep that mast from going all the way down.  Either its the lack of lubrication or the physical restrictions of kinks from things knocking into it, but every 5-10 years you need to spend about $50 replacing it.

The good folks over at r3vlimited forums and e30tech forums have figured out that the BMW Z3 roadster's flexible, amplified static antenna works perfectly for an E30.  Three items:  The base, the grommet and the antenna.  You can get all the parts used from $30-50 or new for about $100-120.

I gathered them up new.  Disassembled the trunk, unmounted the stock broken unit and then I installed the new setup.  Looks and works great.

Here's a write up:
http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23843