Next time you're out this way let me know, I'd love to see how you
get that housing in the bus from the outside... If you get a chance
to pull yours & make a video of it, put it on youtube maybe? That
would be great!

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  8/7/2011 05:58 PM, James Felder wrote:
>The deal when replacing just about any antenna is this. Remove the
>antenna from the outside and pull the wiring out. Then tape the new
>wire end to the old one and pull it through from the radio end, plug
>the end into the radio and you're done.
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>On Aug 7, 2011, at 7:08 PM, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
> > Some of us have electrically extended and retracted antennae. Dunno
> > what the consequences of forgetting to retract it going into the car
> > wash, or running under a low pine limb might be, but nothing good or sure.
> >
> > John
> >
> >> John Rodgers
> >> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> >> Chelsea, AL
> >> Http://www.moldhaus.comThat's pretty much the way most vehicular
> radio antennae are built, so far as I know.  I learned about it
> like you, by making the same mistake you did.  But now we know.  mcneely
> >>
> >> ---- Rob<becida@COMCAST.NET>  wrote:
> >>> I passed under a low branch and my antenna was broken. I ordered a
> >>> new one (just the stock one) from GoWesty and had it here in a couple
> >>> of days (great service). I put it in yesterday. 1984 Westy.
> >>>
> >>> Had to take the instrument cluster out to get my hand back there to
> >>> route the antenna wire and put the new antenna housing up thru the
> >>> hole. During this I found out that the mast screws into the
> >>> housing.... There was no need to open anything up, I could have
> >>> unscrewed the stub of the old mast and screwed in the new one.
> >>>
> >>> I'll remember next time and if anyone searches the archives for
> >>> 'changing an antenna' or 'broken antenna' or 'how do you put the
> >>> antenna in' they'll see this and save half an hours work. Heck they
> >>> might just go down to the FLAPS, buy a mast, change it in the parking
> >>> lot&  go on their way with tunes once again!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Rob
> >>>
> >>> becida@comcast.net
> >>> Western Washington State, USA
> >> --
> >> David McNeely
> >>
> >>