Hi guys. I am getting ready to trade in my vehicle and want to remove the NMO mount in my roof. I have a plastic plug for the hole, but wondered the best way to seal it up. RTV or JB Weld?
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
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NMO hole sealing question
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The radio shop I help with has a soft rubber plug that seals the hole.
99.9999% of the time if you just place a rain cap over it the dealer doesn't even notice/ care. It will not affect your trade in value.
Laird Technologies QWRCB NMO Antenna Rain Cap | eBay
Rain Cap NMO, Black 729198854874 | eBay
Either of those do not even require you to remove the mount. the one below does...
Rubber Rain Dust Cap Plug Cover for 3/4" Hole Made for Antenna mount NMO 1281 | eBay
Laird Technologies QWRCB NMO Antenna Rain Cap | eBay
Rain Cap NMO, Black 729198854874 | eBay
Either of those do not even require you to remove the mount. the one below does...
Rubber Rain Dust Cap Plug Cover for 3/4" Hole Made for Antenna mount NMO 1281 | eBay
My experience echoes this - I traded in my 2013 F150 with two NMO mounts on the roof. I put rain caps on each and the dealership did not care/notice/say anything after doing their inspection. It had no effect on the trade in value or process.
I traded in my last car that had 3 NMOs in the back, I just capped them off. I don't even think they noticed. I think doing that is a far better approach than trying to seal the hole. Especially if it doesn't look like "pro", it might get noticed and cause a closer look.
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+1 for the rain cap. That's what I've done on all my vehicles. It's the ONLY time I'll buy a Tram/Browning product. You can get them for a few bucks on Amazon. They're 'good enough'.
My dad removed the entire NMO mount on one vehicle once. He used the 3/4" snap in plastic/rubber plugs. He painted it to match the car, more or less.
Dealers don't care, and it's never once impacted trade in value. If someone says anything, tell them it's a GPS antenna, or tell them it's for improving cell phone coverage. Then charge them extra!
My dad removed the entire NMO mount on one vehicle once. He used the 3/4" snap in plastic/rubber plugs. He painted it to match the car, more or less.
Dealers don't care, and it's never once impacted trade in value. If someone says anything, tell them it's a GPS antenna, or tell them it's for improving cell phone coverage. Then charge them extra!
Typical of my cars since I have owned and driven vehicles (51 years). Here's my current "antenna farm."
That's real inconspicuous.
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That car needs painted BLACK with DARK WINDOW TINT.
Wow, that car needs overload springs just for the antennas and radios.
lots of good ideas out there but the one that got missed (unless I missed it): getting a used trunk lid from the "bone yard" (and hopefully they'll have the right color to match your vehicle). Although back in the day when cell 'phones were still available in mobile form I was told that having one antenna hole already in the car actually increased the sale price by $100...
That's actually a pretty good idea. Having plugged holes in the trunk lid would be a lot more noticeable than those on the roof so that seems like a more reasonable situation where a future buyer might take issue.
None. Never transmit on more than one radio at a time. They are all receiving, and the only issue(s) I've ever had were older Uniden Bearcat scanners. I currently have a BCD536HP and have no overload or desense issues.
I've sold my other CVPI's to people who want the antennas (and in some instances the radios) so NMO mounts have never been an issue since I sell the CVPI's to other ham radio operators.
I've sold my other CVPI's to people who want the antennas (and in some instances the radios) so NMO mounts have never been an issue since I sell the CVPI's to other ham radio operators.
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