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Need help drill a hole on my Ford fussion 2012 for a permanent anttenta
What kind of help? If you are going to use an NMO style mount then you would use a 3/4" hole saw. Be absolutely sure there is nothing behind where you are drilling. No not drill too far in as the headliner is right behind the metal. This is best left up to someone that has done a few at the very least.Need help drill a hole on my Ford fussion 2012 for a permanent anttenta
NMO mounts need a hole that is exactly 3/4” in diameter. The 3/4” hole saws you typically find at home improvement centers, etc. actually cut a 7/8” hole. That is not good. Get one that cuts a 3/4” hole and no larger. The purpose made ones really work well.
With automotive sheet metal getting thinner and thinner does anyone make something like a fender washer to back up to the body metal to give it a stronger mount? I would think some of these would warp/buckle the roof if it encounter stress from a car wash, trees, snow/ice, ETC.
With automotive sheet metal getting thinner and thinner does anyone make something like a fender washer to back up to the body metal to give it a stronger mount? I would think some of these would warp/buckle the roof if it encounter stress from a car wash, trees, snow/ice, ETC.
I drill holes in customers 30-40K police vehicles every day. If you know what you are doing and using the proper tools it's easy. Magnet mounts are for temporary use your performance suffers and eventually will ruin the paint underneath.the main tool you need to cut a hole in the roof of any vehicle you personally own is a giant set of, i believe the propper word is, cojones .
Thats why i use mag-mounts.
I drill holes in customers 30-40K police vehicles every day. If you know what you are doing and using the proper tools it's easy. Magnet mounts are for temporary use your performance suffers and eventually will ruin the paint underneath.
if, as i implied, i don't have a giant set of cojones, what would make you think i have the proper tools and know what i am doing?
perhaps the paint on the roof may suffer, but other than the guy training the searchlight out of the police chopper, who's gonna know?
of course it sounds to me you got it easy at your job! i drilled a hole in a customers car once. boy was he pissed. one little mistake and suddenly the big boss man says i ain't cut out to be a range safety officer.
pick, pick, pick!
With automotive sheet metal getting thinner and thinner does anyone make something like a fender washer to back up to the body metal to give it a stronger mount? I would think some of these would warp/buckle the roof if it encounter stress from a car wash, trees, snow/ice, ETC.
yeah i have never found a satisfactory work-around on that issue, which for me, is the only serious downside, but serious for sure.Talking about outside, you also have to get the coax inside the vehicle somehow. That can result in damaged/pinched cable, damaged weather stripping, water leakage, etc.
As for vehicle damage, A few years back I traded in my 2011 F150 that had two NMO mounts on the roof top. I received about $3K more than Kelly bluebook on the trade in.
Next time aim for the fuel tank. Then they won't care about the hole.