Equinox antenna mount

[speedway_navigator]

Haven't seen a fender NMO mount for an Equinox on my usual vendor sites, anyone got a source?

It's a lease so I don't feel comfortable drilling holes.

 

[iMONITOR]

Why not use a 'good' NMO magnetic mount?

 

[mmckenna]

Just use the standard 90º bracket. The screw holes will be invisible unless the hood is open. You can either put the screws back in, or cover them up with a dab of silicone sealant.

For a lease trade in, they won't be concerned about that. I've had family turn in leased vehicles with permanent NMO mounts in the roof with no issues. The dealers don't care, as the vehicles usually get bought in bulk by brokers. The brokers don't care.

 

[speedway_navigator]

I doubt the inspector who does the end of lease check in cares but I have a wife who does, she had a conniption fit when I told her I was going to hide the power cable for the dash cam in the liner. I did it without telling her, will be interesting to see if she notices.

The hood to fender gap is pretty tight, I might use trunk mounts since it has a nice lip by the windshield.

I don't have a center dome light so fishing the coax might be a bugger.

I might be able to use mag mounts, the trailing edge of the front door and leading edge of the rear meet over a channel in the frame, so the coax might not get pinched as much as some of the rental vehicles I've had the mount in.

 

[mmckenna]

My dad had an Equinox up until a few months ago. Probably a 2015 or 2016.
He's usually pretty good about drilling the hole and doing it all right.
On that car, he just put a mag mount on the back near the lift gate.

He recently replaced it with a Traverse and I helped him pop the hole on the roof and put in a quarter wave.

If the wife is the concern, then a mag mount might be the safe approach. No need to get the Minister of War and Finance on your case over a silly thing like an antenna.

 

[N8IAA]

Haven't seen a fender NMO mount for an Equinox on my usual vendor sites, anyone got a source?

It's a lease so I don't feel comfortable drilling holes.

Comet or Diamond hatchback mount. Two axis to get it level. Had one on my 2011 Equinox. Had the thin coax for lead in. Worked quite well for the three years owning the vehicle.
Larry

 

[bharvey2]

Comet or Diamond hatchback mount. Two axis to get it level. Had one on my 2011 Equinox. Had the thin coax for lead in. Worked quite well for the three years owning the vehicle.
Larry

I did the same for my wife's Ford Edge. It's only there for long trips but it's fairly sturdy and works well.

 

[gwtc199]

I use this one on my 2010 equinox
https://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/laird-technologies-tmb8-1169

 

[speedway_navigator]

I ended up with lip mounts, found an easy coax run from the engine compartment inside the fender to a rubber plug in the door jamb. Ran the coax through the plug and it came out near the floor.