Richard,

R&Ring an engine is easier than doing your taxes!

Agreed about the slight puzzling over the antenna from the outside, but
it was a piece of cake.  I think I removed the instrument cluster to
better route the cable, but I have hams for fists.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Richard A Jones
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 9:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
>
> I replaced my non-standard antenna with one from
> the Bus Depot and it could be installed totally
> from "outside the hole" with no need to remove the
> headlights or anything.  I could fish the cable
> from under the dash to the radio; maybe I removed
> the instrument panel cover, I don't remember....
> Anyway, the hole in the body (original) was right.
> It was a slight puzzle to figure out how to install
> it from the outside, but certainly easier than
> doing your taxes.  ;-)
>
> I think it was this one:
> http://www.vanagain.com/images/251035503r.jpg
> Maybe the same as this:
> http://busdepot.com/busdepot/details.jsp?partnumber=FM09VH
> It totally retracts and uses a small "key" to grab the
> tip to pull it out again.  I'm pretty sure I paid the
> $14.95 rather than the $45.00.  I don't remember where
> it was made, but the quality seemed just fine.
>
>                                 Richard A Jones
>                                 Boulder, Colorado