RE: Installing a new Hirschmann Antenna

["Brad Sterling" <bgsterling@earthlink.net>]

Don,

	I did this on my '86 last year.  It will either be relatively easy or a bit
of a pain in the butt.  If you still have the stock antenna (as I did), it
is one piece.  That means you have to pull the stereo from the dash,
disconnect the antenna and power lead, unthread it from under the carpet in
the center hump (goes right past the parking brake lever), up under your
rear seat, into the passenger rear fender, into the passenger C-pillar, to
the roof.  To access the Fuba in the roof, pull the rubber hatch seal away
from the top of the hatch area and about 1/2 way down both sides.
*Carefully* pull the headliner away from the metal (it's glued down).  Be
very careful around the seams.  After you've pulled it away, you'll be able
to reach the clips that hold the back of the headliner in place.  There's a
wire in the headliner that clips into the clips on the roof.  You need to
push the wire towards the front of the car to disengage.  It's really not
that tough and you'll see what I mean, but I can't explain it well.  Once
the clips are undone, the base of the Fuba is accessible.  Undo the bolt at
the base and pull it and the 12' antenna wire out of the car.  Clean the
mounting point on the roof and put the new Fuba in.  Run the new antenna
wire back along the path that you took the old one out.  Attach it to the
stereo and put the center console, rear seat, passenger side hatch,
headliner, and hatch seal back in place.

You can try running the new wire by attaching to the old one as you pull it
through.  That didn't work for me, because the two antenna wires together
were too fat to fit through some parts of the center hump.  I think I used a
lower gauge wire as a guide (attach it to the old antenna wire, pull it
through as you remove the old, attach the new antenna wire, pull it back
through.  The hardest part by far is going between the seats.

Now if you're lucky, you don't have the stock antenna.  If it's already been
replaced once before, it may be a three piecer like you've got in your
hands.  I assume you're replacing the Fuba because the amp died on you.  If
so, drop the headliner, pull the old mast out, clean the mounting point, put
the new mast in, replace the headliner.

If you run into questions, feel free to ask.

- Brad
'86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
'76 International Scout II


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On
Behalf Of Don Walter
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:08 PM
To: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
Subject: Installing a new Hirschmann Antenna

I have a new 16V Hirschmann Antenna that I wnat to install.  It comes with
it's own cable that need to be routed up to the front of the car.  This
doesn't like an easy process.   First there is no direct acces to the
existing one under the headliner.  Has anyone installed one of these or had
one installed.  What problems do I need to watch out for?  Any tips or
tricks?

Don
'86 16V Scirocco

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