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kreissig
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 Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:55 am Post subject: Proper Antenna placement question? |
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How I bought it:
The holes seem a bit close together - as well as out of round. What is the proper distance between the holes?
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:24 am Post subject: |
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antenna's were dealer or owner installed so it could be anything/anywhere.
do a site search, plenty of threads on this.
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panicman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Agreed, search the threads and figure out which kind of antenna you like, as well as the placement, and go with that. I have seen them placed together and apart, also straight up and down as well as angled back.
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stale air
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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The only "proper" location.... is the one you like... or are stuck with thanks to a Vw dealer..
Dual mounts look the best...
but...
Looks more like fat holes for for a single mount..
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=ZVW6
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panicman
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I have an antenna like the one stale air pictured, but the holes were close together, like yours. I was in for a tear down and repaint anyway, so I welded the lower hole shut, and used a step bit to drill a new hole further down. You could try the one like volkswagenut pictured and see if it matches your existing setup; it looks pretty close. I prefer the two-mount, but that antenna would look fine.
This is the dual mount with 7.5 inches between centers, oriented vertically.
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jzjames
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kreissig, that location looks perfect, and like something that was done originally at the time of sale in US. I like the pass. side location for the antenna.
Looks like the single-mount antenna will fit right in there and was there before someone put in an older style double-mount one at one time. |
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