Date:         Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:54:07 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: contemporary VW antennas on Vanagons???
In-Reply-To:  <43434B7A.8060804@charmfx.com>
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>Hi all,
>
>Since I've had my vanagon I've disliked the location of my radio
>antenna...body, front driver's side.  It just seems to call attention to
>itself as a tacked on necessity....not like integrated windshield
>antennas or an antenna that is visually integrated with the vehicle.
>
>I do like the placement and look of the newer short black antenna's in
>the middle of the roof of many newer VWs.
>
>I'm wondering if anyone has retrofitted one of these to a Vanagon?
>Placement perhaps in the middle of the front middle or rear middle above
>of the rear hatch.  It seems like a rear placement would get in the way
>of any use of the roof for cargo though.

Why not on the top of the tailgate? Or perhaps just behind the windshield?

>hints on how you might have run your cable?

If on the tailgate, run it through the stock wiper/demister boot.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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