On mine I removed the ashtray from the dash for access to the space behind the radio and was able to feed the antenna cable from the fender area through a hole in the firewall to the underdash area, route it over the steering column and to the radio. This was many years ago but I don’t recall much difficulty or many wounds. Good luck!

Stephen

Mobile

> On Jun 4, 2023, at 10:22 PM, Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca> wrote:
> 
> Do you have to pull the dash to replace the antenna?  Or is there a simpler way?
> 
> Rick
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023, at 7:08 PM, Karl Ploessl wrote:
>> oops.
>> 
>> Karl
>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 9:52 PM Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> https://www.buslab.com/product-p/251035503a.htm
>>> 
>>> Hirschmann
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 9:42 PM Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com
>>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hirschen …. Something
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Can’t be arsed to look up
>>>> 
>>>> Ab
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 4, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Meyle?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 4, 2023, at 7:18 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>      I have one from Vanagain and another I think possibly from a
>>>> different vender, maybe BusDepot. but they are functionally the same.  I
>>>> also learned the tricks on installing from Ken Wilford at Vanagain.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The ones I have come with a little key that is sort of like a thin
>>> flat
>>>> head screwdriver.  It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all
>>> the
>>>> way down.  It does have the little bump out from the van but nothing
>>> sticks
>>>> up and it would not get caught on a cover.
>>>>>> I put a rubber band around the top of mine so it sticks up just a bit
>>>> so I can grab it without the key.
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Eric Caron
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Jun 4, 2023, at 7:33 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Busdepot has some:
>>>> https://www.busdepot.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=antenna
>>>>>>> especially https://www.busdepot.com/fm09vh Other vendors probably
>>> too.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Karl.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 6:49 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I don't actually need a replacement, I just need an antenna that
>>> will
>>>>>>>> retract all the way down flush with the mount. I'm tired of
>>>> struggling with
>>>>>>>> my car cover over the stub of my current one.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>