Date:         Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:55:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Edward Nutter <eanutter@POSTOFFICE.PACBELL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Edward Nutter <eanutter@POSTOFFICE.PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Anyone ever replace Vanagon antenna?
Comments: To: Perkins <perk6942@YAHOO.COM>
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Major PITA but doable.

 Loosen the antenna base.  Take off the instrument cluster & push the
connectors out of the way.  Remove the antenna wire from the back of the
radio.  Then comes the fun.  Alternately pull the antenna out until the
wire snags, then reach in past the brake/clutch fluid resevior and the
master cylindars and free the antenna wire from whatever it's snagging
on.  Repeat until you get the thing out.  You shouldn't get more than 3
or 4 small cuts on your hand from the sharp edges behind the dash.

Yet another reason to shoot any bean-counter who works for the auto
manufacturing industry.

Perkins wrote:

> Any helpful hints on replacing the antenna?  I can't
> seem to figure out how to gain access for
> mounting/unmounting of antenna.
> Thanks
> Doyle
>