Thanks Bert, Nick, and Chuck for your responses; very enlightening. I suspected the antennas were dealer installed, but was surprised at the reasons given. Mine is of the single mount variety and is at an angle. I like being able to reach it from the drivers seat.
Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Knupp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Radio Antenna - Drivers or Passenger's side > Hi, Brian, > > Nick Stokes said it right: there are pros and cons to either side, and > since it was Dealer's Choice, both are found on USA beetles. > > In Germany, the word was always to put the antenna on the left side -- not > due to "playing children" exactly, but more due to juvenile delinquents who > enjoyed popping off the antennas. Note that most German antennas were > cowl-mounted on the VW, not mounted on the sides. > > I had a Blaupunkt radio on a 1961 beetle that I watched the dealer in Mainz > install. The shop had a little chassis punch -- a lot like a Greenlee punch > -- that located and punched a perfect oval hole in the left cowl, right > where the factory later put pre-cut holes. The Poddig antenna popped in as > a perfect fit. > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > > > >>Good day folks, >> >>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 > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
