2008 Trailblazer

[gallagher073]

Need to mount an VHF antenna on a 2008 Trailblazer. Wish I could drill a hole in the roof and NMO mount but the car is not mine. Need to do a fender or other removalable bracket. Standard L bracket looks too tight. Wondering if anybody else has done this.

Please advise

 

[fourthhorseman]

Put in an NMO phantom,,,maybe she wont notice,,,...lol...

 

[tlfd40]

2007

Need to mount an VHF antenna on a 2008 Trailblazer. Wish I could drill a hole in the roof and NMO mount but the car is not mine. Need to do a fender or other removalable bracket. Standard L bracket looks too tight. Wondering if anybody else has done this.

Please advise

i had a 2007, i had a magnet mount and then i also had the qtr panel mount. A communication company installed both, seemed like a typical L bracket

 

[colby4601]

L-bracket will work fine.

 

[N8GXZ]

I have an 07 Trailblazer and use a mag mount in the center of the roof use a black wire tie and tie the coax to the roof rack and run the wire in the rear door . The last time I drilled any holes in a vehicle was a 1972 Plymouth fury 3, I put a 102 inch whip on the rear side. Been using mag mounts ever since . Works good for me.

 

[N5TWB]

Look at the Comet line of adjustable brackets that you could use on the back door/hatch. At least that would get the antenna up high.

 

[ambdrvr]

08 Trailblazer

Gallagher073,

Is the vehicle a company or lease vehicle or is it just your spouse's vehicle? The reason I ask is there is no depreciation value for installing a permanent antenna on the roof towards the retail value. Also if your willing to drill 3 holes for a "removable" mount I would think it would be better to drill 1 hole for a better permanent mount. Just my 2 cents worth but I thought I would throw that in. I did an install on an '08 Trailblazer and I put all 3 antennas on the roof as well as the lightbar and it worked perfectly. If/when you are ready to get rid of the vehicle you can just pull the cable kit out and plug the hole with a plug, out of site out of mind, nobody will even know you had an antenna installed. Hope this helps.

Ambdrvr

 

[gallagher073]

I'm not afraid to drill holes in my roof, trust me. I've got NMO mounts in my truck.

The trailblazer belongs to friend of mine who wants a CDM-1250 installed. On his old car I just used a standard L bracket but the design of the hood looks like it may not be possible. I tried to convince him to let me drill a hole in his roof but he keeps saying no.....WIMP!!!! lol

I'm going to take another look tonight when I see him and maybe I'll find a good spot for the L Bracket or I'll convince him to let me drill a hole in his roof.

 

[colby4601]

I'm using an L bracket on my Trailblazer right now and it works great.

 

[N467RX]

Hey colby, any chance you could post a picture of the bracket and location of it? I'm considering on doing one on the hood for an NMO CB antenna.

I currently have an antenna mounted dead center on the roof with a magmount, cable ziptied to the cross rail and then it goes into the cab at the rear right door. I also have one on the back, with the cable going in at the tailgate.

I designed a mounting bracket to mount an L bracket to the roof rack WITHOUT drilling it, if you want pictures I can take some. I'm currently working to improve it, grounding isn't the best, but people who have mounted antennas in weird locations sometimes run a grounding wire to a chassis ground location.

I designed

 

[n3qam]

You can mount it on the left front just below the hood hinge. Just use a screw with a low profile or flush head.

This is not the best pic of how I USED to have it. I have since just punched through the roof .