John McLean wrote:
>I just replaced my antenna with one from BD about two weeks ago.   It
>seemed to
>work reasonably well for low cost item made in an asian country for a
>european
>vehicle.   The only hassle I had was I had to bear down on the nut to
>compress
>the rubber gasket to allow the nut to grab the threads.   After that the
>nut
>secured the antenna to my satisfaction and it is straight and stable.
>  My $0.02
>
>John McLean   87 Vanagon  GL
>
>John, how did you bear down on it ? Push down with your hand ? Could these
>things just not be consistently made ? We all have the same van so if it
>works here for John It should work in Pittsburgh.

Brian
87 GL , playing cassette tapes
>
>
> >
> >  If there is one out there that simply works I think I am going to
> > >return this to B.D. It only tightens up on a flat piece of metal why so
> > >complicated ?
> > >Thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one out there with this
>problem,
> > >I thought I must be simple or something to not figure it out.
> > >>>Brian I had the same problem with the antenna replacement from the
>Bus
> > >>Depot.
> > >>  I had to ground down the barb and make the clearance area between
>the
> > >>barb
> > >>and the body of antenna base wider/bigger so that it would let the
>antenna
> > >>itself slip further up onto the body of the van.  I  took quite a bit
>off
> > >>if
> > >>I remember, I think I used a hack saw and then cleaned it up with a
>hand

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