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Drilling antenna holes

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HOLEBILLY said:
I used a unibit to drill my 3/8 hole on my 2003 chevy truck.It worked great and took about 10 minutes to do the whole job. I took out the dome light and drilled right there, its perfect right were I wanted it.I had the maxrad antenna mounted on the bed with a L bracket befor and decided to drill the hole. WOW what a great inprovement in reception.

I'm with HOLEBILLY...a unibit is the way to go if you're not going to be drilling lots of holes. It's more useful (you can drill more than just 3/4" holes) and it's probably cheaper than a hole saw, too.
I've used a unibit, and thier design is resistant to "walking" and it deburrs as it drills.

If you're going to be drilling LOTS of 3/4" holes, buy the hole saw, otherwise check out the unibit.
 

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i have 3 different unibits, 1 of witch i use all the time. but being a master installer for over 15 year i use a 3/4 and 3/8 hole saws.
 

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i have 3 different unibits, 1 of witch i use all the time. but being a master installer for over 15 year i use a 3/4 and 3/8 hole saws.
 
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