I used a coat hanger and shoved it down the hole (had to remove the grill if
I recall correctly). Once the hanger was inside the van I tapes the cable to
it and pulled it through.  That was the easy part.  Threading it through to
the radio was tough.

Gregor
'84 Westy
-----Original Message-----
From: wilson <sweitzer@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 9:01 PM
Subject: antenna replacement

>Hello all -
>        I just ordered a replacement antenna for my 85 GL and it seems
>pretty clear (from examining the replacement hardware and the original in
>situ) that this isn't something I can do from entirely from the outside.
>What's the best way to get in there?
>        Thanks,
>        wilson