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On 8 Nov 2005 at 7:31, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > Where did you find the replacement antenna? Is this something that fits in > correctly? I.e. to the curve of the fender? > > My antenna does go up and down, but not all the way down, is this an > original antenna? Is it supposed to go all the way down? The antennas originally supplied by dealers in the US only came down to a minimum of something like 1.5 ft. There are other antennas which will come down to about a 2" stub. I have some of these, NOS, made by Bosch/Blaupunkt. They fit the fender angle okay, but they really need a slightly smaller hole than the one predrilled in the late fenders. They will work, and they work nicely, but they tend to come loose and not stay vertical. They would be perfect if you had an unpunched fender that you were going to put a hole into. They are also stainless steel and last a lot longer than the original dealer supplied antennas. They can be set up to lock when pushed down, to avoid vandal damage. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~