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| ctc911ctc |
 Feb 6 2020, 11:16 AM
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I bought the RIGHT antenna - it came with the wrong mounting hardware.
 Hole Size - around an inch  Hole is too big  45 Degree mount? Do I haggle with the vendor for the proper hardware? Buy a new one? What does the right hardware look like? |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 6 2020, 11:40 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,134 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
many different antennas were installed by the dealers, often times the cheapest they could buy from a supplier to make money selling to the new 914 buyer. The one that should go with the car is a hirschmann mounted on the left front fender just in front of the door. It has a small hole and dedicated hardware. If your hole is bigger, it was drilled for one of these who knows what, aftermarket antennas and there is really no hardware to correct it, but rather find an antenna that fits the larger hole.
QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Feb 6 2020, 10:16 AM)  I bought the RIGHT antenna - it came with the wrong mounting hardware. Hole Size - around an inch Hole is too big 45 Degree mount? Do I haggle with the vendor for the proper hardware? Buy a new one? What does the right hardware look like? |
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| ctc911ctc |
Feb 6 2020, 12:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States
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Thank you George - very good - will do.
Love the 700 Book, refer to it all of the time. C |
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| brcacti |
Feb 6 2020, 03:23 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Why torment yourself, on the right is fine.
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| TonyA |
Feb 6 2020, 04:20 PM
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Nachmal Group: Members Posts: 585 Joined: 17-November 16 From: Hilltown PA Member No.: 20,596 Region Association: North East States
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My two cents to get my post count up. I read somewhere that the reason some antennas were installed on the right was because that was how long the cable was to the radio. An extension piece was needed to install the antennae on the left drivers side.
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| brcacti |
Feb 6 2020, 08:09 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(TonyA @ Feb 6 2020, 03:20 PM) My two cents to get my post count up. I read somewhere that the reason some antennas were installed on the right was because that was how long the cable was to the radio. An extension piece was needed to install the antennae on the left drivers side. I believe that, I recently put one in with zero length space to spare. |
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| rgalla9146 |
Feb 7 2020, 12:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,690 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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All 914's have two factory holes on the drivers side that are there for only one reason. Antenna installation.
One is on the drivers inner fender, it always has a rubber plug from the factory. It's for the wire to extend into the wheelwell. The other hole is in the vertical pinchweld behind the tire. It's for a bracket that supports the antenna. See pic. There is also a factory diagram showing proper location of hole in drivers fender. I'm looking for that photo. Neither of my cars have a radio. Attached thumbnail(s)   
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| FlacaProductions |
Feb 8 2020, 10:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,871 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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Mine is on the right and I have always thought it was because it was installed by the dealer and those yahoos did whatever they wanted.
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