[DMCForum] Re: Antenna placement.

["Mike Walsh" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a late '83 with the antenna in the rear. Behind the rear 
windows (on either side) there are vents. The one on the right is 
used to direct fresh air into the engine. My antenna is located so 
that it extends from the left vent. I am almost sure (like most 
things on the car) the vent was designed and made before the first 
car went into production. To allow the antenna to use the vent 
opening, a louver in the vent has been roughly notched to allow the 
antenna to pass by it. I have looked at dozens of D's with the 
antenna using this vent and everyone looked like it was notched out 
with a file or rasp and each one was slightly different - I think 
this was done on the factory floor.

I don't have the service bulletins in front of me, but this change 
happened sometime in the '81 model year. Before that the antenna was 
located in the windshield. There are also some bulletins that have 
instructions for drilling out a location in the right front fender if 
the windshield antenna did not receive a sufficient signal.

- Mike
#17084

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