here's what i did: first, regret not just going to the dealer and getting the correct,perfect vw antenna. realize i have 15 bucks stuck in the new ant and will make do. spend 3 hours going to auto parts stores. buy weird adapter at wallmart with about 8 ends on it. another 6 bucks. open it up. none of the adapters fit the heidleberg radio. take the old antenna and cut the plug off it to reuse. it's broke anyway. cut one of the most useless plugs off the adapter. splice these two together and plug the ends into ant and radio. it works real well when i'm not moving. this was also my first repair attempt---that cheap ant. is so appealing. i think if i knew how to splice the antenna wire i would be ok. anyone know the correct way?
chris c 90 multi-
Welcome. You are now in the Twilight Zone. Yes, the factory radios use a propietary sized connection for the antenna. So very annoying. There may be adapters from Crutchfield or similar places. I don't know. I replaced my factory radio with an after market one.
On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 01:33 PM, j v wrote: > I just got from bus depot a new antenna for my 91 > carat. the antenna's end doesnt match the factory > radio. call bus depot and they never heard of it. the > factory radio has a totaly different female plug. any > ideas whould be great. im a newbie |
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