Mine came from bus depot. It came packaged with no branding other than the word “Antenna.” Quality seemed ok, what you would expect nowadays. 

I wondered myself if there was always a plugged lower hole for a fully retractable antenna in all models. I don’t know. I know I had to replace the antenna in the 1990 Carat I bought new, but the details of that replacement are lost in the mists of time. 

Jim

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> On Jun 30, 2023, at 10:05 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Busdepot and others will have it: https://www.busdepot.com/fm09vh
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:00 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Is this the same for all years do you think? Would be interested in
>> knowing where you got the antenna (P mail is fine!)
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Jeff
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 30, 2023, at 9:30 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Awesome tip for those seeking advice
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 5:43 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I recently ordered a fully retractable antenna for my 1983 westy. The
>>>> others I have had over the years did not retract fully. They tore my car
>>>> cover and got bent doing this and that, and I decided to go retractable.
>>>> 
>>>> For those who have never fooled with such, think of the difference as
>> this:
>>>> if you consider the mount through the front of the car, the sheet
>> metalwith
>>>> the hole that the antennainstalls through as "ground level," the
>> standard
>>>> antenna lives 100% above ground. Beneath the sheet metal, under the
>> dash,
>>>> there is nothing but the cable to the radio. Everything telescopes into
>> the
>>>> six or eight inches of aerial protruding above the mounting point.
>>>> 
>>>> The fully retractable antenna, on the other hand, lives "below ground
>>>> level." That is, everything telescopes into a tube that hangs down from
>> the
>>>> mounting point, all stored within the underdash area of the car. Almost
>>>> nothing sticks out on top.
>>>> 
>>>> The problem you will encounter making this switch is that there is not
>>>> enough room to fit the underground part of the aerial between the big
>> front
>>>> stiffener (that runs behind the grill on the interior of the car) and
>> the
>>>> sheet metal it protrudes up through. But not to worry! VW, even on my
>> old
>>>> 1983, put a rectangular rubber grommet in place in a hole in the top of
>> the
>>>> big front stiffener, exactly below the hole in the front sheet metal.
>> Ths
>>>> hole allows the antenna to extend down through the rectangular hole,
>> once
>>>> the plug is removed, and give the "underground" part of the aerial a
>> place
>>>> to live.
>>>> 
>>>> Probably everybody but me knew that the rubber grommet and the hole was
>>>> there to allow the installation of a fully retractable antenna, but in
>> case
>>>> not, I'm letting you know how it is possible to install one.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>> 
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