What I did was Drill baby drill. mounted a Wilson 5000 Antenna onto the roof and never looked back. no muss, no fuss, no water leaks and my SWR is 1.00 flat covering 90 % of the 40 channels. no fears on drilling. at car washes or low roof entry, remove antenna and cap.
@perpetualsapien1999
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this..! I’ve been thinking about something like this.. Your solution is great..Have a good one.
@Dartmech
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@deadbang241
11 ай бұрын
Those third brake light mounts are slick but EXPENSIVE !!
@jamesmcgee2447
8 ай бұрын
Where do you get those third brake light mounts ?
@DeepSouthBayouDiesel
5 ай бұрын
@@jamesmcgee2447 from a company called bulletproof diesel. They run you about 350 bucks😩
@devonfisher5040
5 ай бұрын
@@jamesmcgee2447 Bullet Proof Diesel
@johnwalczak935
9 ай бұрын
Wondering why you decided to angle back the entenae. Straight vertical gives you better signal and range.
@2009KVFD976
2 ай бұрын
They make a stake hole bracket for those with bed covers or campers. I have them on mine and works great.
@Kentuckygoatman
11 ай бұрын
Good video. 👍
@manshot787
7 ай бұрын
Hey! Awesome install! Can you tell me what antenna you used? It’s exactly what I need.
@Dartmech
7 ай бұрын
Thank you! The antenna is a 3’ firestick off amazon
@jamesmcgee2447
8 ай бұрын
Great idea !
@TWOWHEELSONELIFELEFT
3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@JohnEasterling-e7b
7 ай бұрын
Move the mount to the rear between the bed and the tailgate.
@daveengstrom9250
4 ай бұрын
Maybe you could have angled the antenna left to right instead of front to back?? I ASSUME you did that to provide garage door clearance?
@markmanning5683
5 ай бұрын
Should have just bought a Magnet Mount and be done with this. One last thing, I would have a Inline Fuse somewhere between the Power source and the radio.
@joedurso5192
3 ай бұрын
Can’t with newer f150 and up…aluminum body panels throughout
@adriandrenalin6716
Ай бұрын
@@joedurso5192 Then do what I did, Drill baby drill. mounted a Wilson 5000 Antenna onto the roof and never looked back. no muss, no fuss, no water leaks and my SWR is 1.00 flat covering 90 % of the 40 channels. no fears on drilling. at car washes or low roof entry, remove antenna and cap.
@christophersmith1155
8 ай бұрын
IM SORRY THAT YOU PAINTED THE BAR SUPPORTING THE ANTENNA BRACKET. YOU NEED AN ELECTRICAL GROUND-COUNTERPOISE. THIS GIVES A GROUND PLANE EFFECT
@robog83
Жыл бұрын
why don't you mount at the front-end of your truck I may have missed your reason for that if not that would solve all the functionality issues and allow for a more parallel mount with less interference.
@eljuano28
Жыл бұрын
The closer to the center of the vehicle, the better the ground plane. Better reception. Better transmission.
@whitetiger8652
6 ай бұрын
Looks good.Keeping the antenna back away from the glass probably helped the SWR.
@mrmoore9815
3 ай бұрын
This is exactly how I fabricate projects.
@johneverling5766
11 ай бұрын
What’s that toad from ???
@Dartmech
11 ай бұрын
😂 Futurama’s Hypno-toad!
@SuperKam1978
7 ай бұрын
Doesn’t it need to be grounded as well?
@markmanning5683
5 ай бұрын
I would hope the mounting bolts to the Bed would be sufficient.
@dwatson4
4 ай бұрын
There should be a ground screw on the back of the radio, just run a wire to the frame rail or some the attached to it. Also if your getting electrical noise from the truck like alternator whine, put some ferrite beads on EVERYTHING….LOL
@kelseywedge7167
9 ай бұрын
Put it straight up it look better
@TWOWHEELSONELIFELEFT
3 ай бұрын
Trust me you’ll be taking that crap off your truck. There’s only about 100 better ways to manage antenna😂😂
@TWOWHEELSONELIFELEFT
3 ай бұрын
I tried to make a comment but I just can’t Dumb myself Down enough to comment on this nonsense Good luck.
@DickShooter
6 ай бұрын
Looks good. 90 mount facing the wrong way. Perfect. Why have it in the first place
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