[s-cars] Looking for a part - Avant Antenna

[Peter Schulz]

Steve:

I understand that the mast is a M6, which is much more difficult to procure as everyone has seen.
I'm open to pulling the mast and the base and replacing it with one much more available, with an M5 mast thread.

-Peter


On Dec 10, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Steve Mills wrote:

> Sorry for any confusion, but the C4 Avant mast is M6, not M5.
> 
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Peter Schulz <p.schulz at verizon.net> wrote:
> Gents:
> 
> As Herr Duff pointed out, the stock antenna served a dual need that included a cellphone antenna.
> Which hasn't really been needed in a number of years for cars - Hence no demand for dual purpose antennas, other than a direct replacement.
> 
> I'll likely look into a M5 Fuba replacement based on Steve's feedback, and let the Avant trust know how I make out.
> 
> -Peter
> 
> 
> On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Steve Mills wrote:
> 
> > I couldn't find a single vendor in the US that had anything compatible- one
> > had just sold off all of their old stock to another company, who evidently
> > went under shortly after. After much fruitless searching I was able to find
> > a source for the correct M6 thread antenna mast in Europe via eBay (all the
> > current ones are M5).
> >
> > I can dig out who I bought them from and see if they can still get them if
> > folks are interested- they were a bit shorter than the stock masts, but mine
> > works much better than the mauled OE mast. I got 3 extras when I bought mine
> > because incremental shipping wasn't too bad, but the three spares are all
> > sold.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Peter et. al.
> >>
> >> IME the replacement avant antenna has been discussed ad nauseum with no
> >> definitive answer.
> >>
> >> I gave up.
> >>
> >> Scraped off all the old flaking, powdery insulation and just
> >> reconstructed/coated it in silicone.
> >>
> >> I got a new gasket I think from ECS and a mast from ebay that has a too
> >> small thread pitch, but inserting a thin brass shim makes it tight.
> >>
> >> This is a beyond frankenAntenna solution but worked for me.
> >>
> >> The problem is finding a new mount with a connector that fits into the box
> >> below the roof there.
> >>
> >> I don't know if this mast might work?  It's prolly too small but would work
> >> with a shim as described above.
> >>
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Volkswagen-Antenna-Mast-3A0-051-849-_W0Q
> >>
> >> QcmdZViewItemQQfitsZMakeQ3aAudiQ7cSubmodelQ3aAvantQQhashZitem4aa6b02c21QQite<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Volkswagen-Antenna-Mast-3A0-051-849-_W0Q%0AQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZMakeQ3aAudiQ7cSubmodelQ3aAvantQQhashZitem4aa6b02c21QQite>
> >> mZ320624143393QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
> >>
> >> If anyone has a complete solution, i.e. new mount, new antenna mast, and a
> >> connector that plugs right in, .I'm in!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Good luck to all of us!
> >>
> >> We need it.
> >>
> >> Bill~old audi in winter driver~M
> >>
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> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
> http://www.naaclub.org/
> 
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> 1991 90Q 20v Q Red
> 1991 90Q 20v Indigo
> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
> 
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