# Repairing VW Rabbit antenna

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rabbit, volkswagen\
**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569 "2018-07-07T19:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Doug56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Doug56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug56)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569/1 "2018-07-07T19:21:58Z")

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How do you repair the antenna on a 2008 VW Rabbit? No am radio and VW wants $500 dollars!

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569/2 "2018-07-07T21:37:56Z")

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You don’t generally repair antennas, you replace them. Don’t take the car to a VW dealer for a simple repair like this. Take it to any competent independent mechanic or even a car stereo install shop. If this car has the antenna in the windshield, I’d buy a universal mast antenna and drill a hole in the fender to install it.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569/3 "2018-07-07T21:47:49Z")

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I think this has the 'Shark Fin ’ type. But any auto stereo shop can handle this. Mustang is correct, this is not a dealer repair.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repairing-vw-rabbit-antenna/120569/4 "2018-07-07T22:32:19Z")

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What will they do for $500?

If there is a metallic window tint film on the rear window is will cause poor reception.