Purchase
a manual replacement antenna for your Volkswagen Beetle/Ghia/Type 3
Porsche 356 or
Mercedes-Benz 190SL or 300SL with a red plastic tip
This is a "Buy it now"
listing so no need to wait 7 days only to be outbid in the final
seconds.
This antenna looks like the original "Red Tip" Hirschmann
antenna
Requires a round mounting hole no larger then 1 inch in diameter
Please note: We are offering this antenna as an option to
the rare and costly original NLA red tip Hirschmann NOS antenna.
This is a perfect
replacement antenna for anyone interested in an original looking
antenna without spending lots of money.
NOS Hirschmann red tip antennas sell
for over $500 if you can find one.
We are not representing this antenna
as an exact replica although it does look very close to the original.
Lots of our customers tell us it is a very good replica
This is a chrome antenna (actually stainless steel) with a red plastic tip and it is not motorized.
It closes flush with the top of the fender mount.
This antenna includes installation instructions.
A 30 mm 1 1/8inch round hole needed if not already existing for installation from above the fender.
If you can install from under the fender only a 20mm hole is needed.
The
retractable mast is 78 cm/31 inches tall w/five sections, the antenna
storage tube requires 24.5 cm/9 3/4 inches deep below the fender, and
the cable is 140 cm/52 inches long.
The base rubber gasket is 34mm-1.4 inches allowing a mounting footprint of up to 34mm (to hide the hole in the fender).
It can accept a fender slope of up to 35 degrees.
A
support bracket is also included but this is not needed for Porsche 356
installations, it may be used for some Mercedes installs.
Our "Red Tip II" is the correct style antenna and is the closest in appearance and in dimensions to the original Hirschmann's that we can find. We then carefully modify them with a red plastic tip (Blue, Green, & Yellow tips also available). Please use the description below to determine if this antenna will work on your VW.
I have sold them to Karmann Ghia and Type 3 customers with great success.
You can even order this antenna with a yellow, green, or blue tip to match or contrast with your cars color
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"Great VW parts....Thanks!".
This is a brand new antenna.
This antenna is the same style as the original antenna installed by Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz dealers on their cars of the 50's and 60's.
The antenna includes new coax cable with the correct new Motorola plug for the rear of the radio to ensure a good connection.
I have installed these for many VW, 356 and 190/300SL customers with complete customer satisfaction.
I am a PCA and 356 Club and Registry member, and a past 190SL Group member offering a quality product at a fair price to other Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes owners.
This antenna is not being offered anywhere else.
Shipping is less then other vendors are charging, just our cost, no markup, and with Priority Mail, it should be in your mailbox in 2-3 days.
Please see our other auction for genuine Hirschmann key lock replacement antenna and a modern 200 watt AM/FM radio with ipod inputs that looks like a period correct radio without cutting your dash!