Just Drill The Hole

[k9wkj]

some wise cracker from a different locus
has a similar opinion to mmkenna ,myself and many other proper thinking people

 

[bharvey2]

It seems like almost every new car has a shark fin antenna or a GPS puck mounted on the roof. Guess what's underneath them: a hole! Does it matter if it's a factory or aftermarket hole?

 

[Cognomen]

That would be a great shirt to wear at the next ham swap meet.

 

[mass-man]

If we ever have another ham swap meet😷

 

[CaptDan]

nice shirt for my next speed dating event

 

[mmckenna]

That would be a great shirt to wear at the next ham swap meet.

That'll trigger a lot of them. You'll have to hear about how magnetic mounts are "superior" in every way.

 

[krokus]

That should be mmckenna's profile picture.

 

[mmckenna]

I love the feeling of fresh paint and metal under my NMO hole saw. Feels like……. Victory and ham operator tears are the best drilling lubricant!

 

[jeepsandradios]

My new truck had 37 miles on it. I litterly drove home from the dealer and dropped the headliner. I removed the entire interior for 2 weeks to do my installs. First thing I do is get antenna mounts in the roof.

 

[merlin]

Hey, I just found my NMO hole saw,,now where'd I put the damned drill.

 

[PrivatelyJeff]

My new truck had 37 miles on it. I litterly drove home from the dealer and dropped the headliner. I removed the entire interior for 2 weeks to do my installs. First thing I do is get antenna mounts in the roof.

I have those thoughts every time I see a new vehicle.

 

[kayleesdad]

Yeah my 2009 accord had a leak in right front roof joint that ruined the headboard, patched up the leak and drilled away! Never put the headboard back in.

Now I have 3/4 and 3/8 NMO mounts. The roof is flimsy though, and a shovel got spun way up in the air on the interstate and landed squarely on left back seat roof area, so I may reinforce it and add a luggage rack or some type of antenna mast to it.

 

[WA8ZTZ]

Flimsy roof... no problem... do it aircraft style and rivet in a doubler plate.

 

[drdeputy]

Drilling is in my plans today. Apparently no one who owns a Kia Forte has ever done this or at least never documented it, but I'm using the tried and true, drop the lamp and look for cross members. And I got a cheap-o fishing kit from Harbor Freight, so pretty close to action time.

 

[AA4TX]

Always drill n+1. So you don't have to do it more than once on the same vehicle!

 

[WX5812]

Heres a few I drilled on my 2015 F150

 

[mmckenna]

Heres a few I drilled on my 2015 F150

Yep, do it right the first time, and you'll never regret it.

 

[k9wkj]

got new PMC
next day sawed the hole

 

[K6GBW]

The only thing better than a quarter wave is TWO quarter waves!

 

[ladn]

On newer vehicle, at least for me, drilling the hole(s) isn't the issue. It's running the cables so they don't interfere with the side curtain air bags.