Date:         Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:51:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Joachim Beek <beekj@GHG.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joachim Beek <beekj@GHG.NET>
Subject:      Re: radio antenna replacement
Comments: To: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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At 13:09 10/26/2000 -0700, Tobin Copley wrote:
>Maybe the US-spec Cherokees are different from those sold in Canada.
>After reading your email a few minutes ago, I went out for a walk
>looking for Cherokees to test the idea since I, too, would love to
>find an unbreakable antenna for my vanagon.
>
>I found six Grand Cherokees, all late 90s style.  All of their
>antennas broke right off before they could touch the hood.  Oops.  I
>must say, though, that they *did* bend more than I would would have
>expected before they broke off in my hand.

Ah, but you hail from the Great White North where temperatures are probably
already approaching -50, so no wonder the antennas are all brittle and
breaking... ;-)

Joachim



Joachim and Belinda and Hobi and Griffin in Houston, TX
...and now Lucky, the rescue kitten, too!
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Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.