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Broken Antenna
I have a broken antenna on my 96 Jetta.
I have been told I have to remove the fender to replace it. Is this true? I have already tried the "Pep Boys" fix with an aftermarket and it just doesn't work worth a darn. (fading reception in and out). Any help is appreciated. Terry terry at Neighbors Enterprises dot com |
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Hmmm, I'll give that a try this weekend. Thanks.
"IR" > wrote in message ... > I'm going through the same thing with a 1990. All I did was > remove some screws on the plastic sheild in the wheel well and > reach up into the fender. My aftermarket antenna just doesn't > make good electrical/mechanical ground connection. I'm thinking > about a stock antenna... > > Terry Taylor wrote: > > I have a broken antenna on my 96 Jetta. > > I have been told I have to remove the fender to replace it. > > Is this true? I have already tried the "Pep Boys" fix with an aftermarket > > and it just doesn't work worth a darn. (fading reception in and out). > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > Terry > > terry at Neighbors Enterprises dot com > > > > |
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I'm going through the same thing with a 1990. All I did was
remove some screws on the plastic sheild in the wheel well and reach up into the fender. My aftermarket antenna just doesn't make good electrical/mechanical ground connection. I'm thinking about a stock antenna... Terry Taylor wrote: > I have a broken antenna on my 96 Jetta. > I have been told I have to remove the fender to replace it. > Is this true? I have already tried the "Pep Boys" fix with an aftermarket > and it just doesn't work worth a darn. (fading reception in and out). > > Any help is appreciated. > Terry > terry at Neighbors Enterprises dot com > > |
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You could also do this. Remove the fender antenna. Fill hole with a cap for
now or do a DIY body repair. Next, lower the back headliner enough to drill a hole with the right sized antenna hole drill bit in the back of roof. Get a roof antenna and fish the wire to the front. The plus of a roof antenna is that you can easily replace the whip after it cracks and gets old. It's also easier to work on IMO. In article >, Terry Taylor > wrote: >Hmmm, I'll give that a try this weekend. Thanks. > >"IR" > wrote in message ... >> I'm going through the same thing with a 1990. All I did was >> remove some screws on the plastic sheild in the wheel well and >> reach up into the fender. My aftermarket antenna just doesn't >> make good electrical/mechanical ground connection. I'm thinking >> about a stock antenna... >> >> Terry Taylor wrote: >> > I have a broken antenna on my 96 Jetta. >> > I have been told I have to remove the fender to replace it. >> > Is this true? I have already tried the "Pep Boys" fix with an >aftermarket >> > and it just doesn't work worth a darn. (fading reception in and out). >> > >> > Any help is appreciated. >> > Terry >> > terry at Neighbors Enterprises dot com >> > >> > > > -- Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice... |
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I just replaced the antenna again on my 1990 with another
generic antenna. This time instead of one with "rails" on the bottom I found one with a round retainer ring. Seems to work a lot better. I gave up on fishing the coax through this time though... I just spliced new into old. Hopefully the most maintainance it will need is resplicing...works great right now. |
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