Bulletproof Diesel Third Light Antenna Mount Installation

[@gingerman5123]

I just put one of these on my ‘24 Maverick. Expensive but a great way to install an antenna.

[@BryanGrigsby]

It's probably DXE 58A/U, but I appreciate you pointing out the coax used. I am looking for a 900mhz application also, that's pretty lossy stuff at that frequency range. LMR240uf would have been half the loss.

[@aa5az423]

How hard was it to swap out that OE coax?

[@michaelharhaj5640]

Could you have replaced the coaxial with lmr400?

[@jonpachla1]

Would have liked to see a swr read. But thanks for this video

[@chrispalmer7387]

Yeah.. I would have also if I would have had the time and an antenna with me to test.. These antennas are being used for receive only and at 900mhz the mount itself was easily big enough to be a proper ground plane for that. But something lowband or highband VHF would have been nice to test. If I ever get to do another I will try and remember to do so.

[@dalevandenbussche5004]

There ridiculously expensive they would be awesome at half the price!!

[@sixdollarfrog]

How did you run the cable?

[@chrispalmer7387]

If I remember correctly there is a rubber grommet between that cavity and the rest of the roof that I ran both coax through. It looks like that part got cut out of the final video here for whatever reason. I do remember it was kinda a pain. Ive probably drilled in the neighborhood of 10k holes in vehicle roofs in my career and this was indeed one of the more difficult runs. If I had it to do again I would just pop a 3/4" hole with a drill between the two making sure not to hit anything behind it and plug it with a rubber antenna hole plug and run the cables through that.

[@GodHatesXbox]

@@chrispalmer7387not to be a Dick but that would’ve been much more helpful to know than anything else in this video.

[@bobmalingkas19]

Where did you buy that Mount?

[@chrispalmer7387]

bulletproofdiesel.com/collections/antenna-mounts

[@hawikau1654]

The price for those mounts is totally ridiculous.