Chuck's right, radios were either dealer or owner installed. From a 1961 VW Technical bulletin "Installation of a Radio in the VW Passenger Car and Transporter"
Side aerial, left On LHD vehicles, this position enables the driver to reach the aerial from his seat and also keeps it away from children playing on the sidewalk. Side aerial, right With this arrangement the lead-in from aerial to set has to be slightly longer as the aerial connection on most sets are located on the left, seen in the direction of travel. It also states that the maximum speed with a non-retractable aerial is 80mph but higher speeds are possible if the aerial is mounted at an angle. So to go faster, just ensure your antenna is at an angle. Bottom line; either location is correct. Nick Stokes Dub~Tunes radio page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes On 20 Feb, 2008, at 19:59, Chuck Kuecker wrote: > Radios were dealer installed - probably the passenger side avoided > running the antenna wire through the rest of the dash wiring.. Most > pre-'67 Bugs I have seen had the antenna on the passenger side. > > Chuck Kuecker > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Good day folks, >> >> I have a '65 Convertible similar to those shown in the Samba Ads >> below. >> Both of the '65 Convertibles in the Ads have the antenna on the >> Passenger side of the car. One of them is attached by two mounts >> and the other a single mount. My '65 Convertible has the antenna >> on the Drivers side and uses the single mount. >> >> Does anyone know if the radio antenna was a dealer installed item? >> Was there any reason for mounting the antenna on either side? >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=572490 >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=572520 >> >> Brian >> '65 Convertible >> '67 ghia >> '73 SB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
