took the mastless antenna out of a bmw installed it in the max and sofar it works good for this youll need the ESG module and the black box both are loated in bmw years 90-96 i think each located on each side of the rear window pannels youll also need the antenna cable. a good mod if your antenna is broken or you dont like the mast look.









also while i was in the engine bay i found out how to take out the ac compressor and use a large belt to connect all the other items.

 

why would you take ac off??????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????


nice antena

 

its broke, unless you wanna help me shell out 600 bucks to get a new one

 

makes sense, idk how u gonna make it through the summer


working A/c is one fo the reasons i got my max

 

Do you know what's wrong? A compressor is $40.00 at a yard, and a recharg kit at any parts house is about $30.00?????????????? Earl

 

Well the recharge kit would be a 134a kit. Not as good as the original R12 if you ask me.

Actually the 2nd gen has one antenna in the back window....but whether it works well is beyond me.

S

 

oh it works alright thats what im using, BTW to get one at the yard would prolly be a waste cuse who knws if it works or not if it gets too hot ill just roll down the window never had ac dont need it now unless the sun moves 1 mile closer.....

 

ha, well when i had my 88 olds and the ac went out, rolling the windows was HELL and it was only like 85 degrees


thats why i got my max

 

yall got heavy humidity we dont got that in cali...

 

I think you may go to the junkyard more that I do I only went to three different ones on Sat.

The way you have you belt set up is the same way I had mine set up before I bought at compressor from a junk yard. The only problem I had is that the system was more likely to make the belt/alt. squeel. Once I went with the factory 3 belt set up all of my squeeling went away.

 

I need to recharge my AC in both of my maximas. Nice antenna mod though. It would work good if you were shaving the antenna off the car.

 

already did it has smoothed sealant for now till i can bondo it on the weekend

 

Gotta be a man and not have A/C and power steering. Nah I wish i had it.

 

I love the antana mod too.

 

nice antenna mod. I would do it, but I am a bit reluctant to tear up the cloth cover that the area u put it in has

 

oh i got power steering just no ac., plus you bont have to tear it up it just pops off and has 1 screw on the top

 

I have a question. Looking at the pics it looks like you wired it to your rear window defroster. I thought there was another plug for that antenna at the top of the rear window?

 

i stretched it to the other side didnt show that sry but the module has a connector for fm, defroster, and am radio

 

So..you just rerouted the antenna cable through the rear deck?

Also, what does the "module" actually use as the antenna? The pics really don't clarify lol

 

the power antnna in the rear window

 

Any tut's On this?

 

tuts???

123456

 

First thing in a yard is to make sure the car you're thinking of getting a compressor off of has a charge in it! If it still has pressure in the system, the compressor is probably OK, and the car is there for some other reason!
Earl, in very warm Tucson, Az.

 

Tutorial.

A thing to tell you how to do it.

 

not yet working out stuff but still works good tho(looking for long term problems)