Can someone tell me why an antenna bracket is $30!?
JK Freak
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I went to Lowes and bought a piece of Aluminum. Bent it. Drilled it. Smoothed up the edges. Mounted it on the Tire carrier. Cost was $12 and I have enough left for about 10 more!
JK Enthusiast
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Originally Posted by bbrown626
I went to Lowes and bought a piece of Aluminum. Bent it. Drilled it. Smoothed up the edges. Mounted it on the Tire carrier. Cost was $12 and I have enough left for about 10 more!
JK Jedi
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There shouldn't be any problem using aluminum as long as he grounds it properly. As you probably know, almost all factory antennas, yagis and such are all made from aluminum. So an aluminum mount isn't a problem.
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JK Freak
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JK Super Freak
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I just drilled a hole in the spare tire mount. It's been working fine for me for years: https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...are-Tire-Mount
JK Enthusiast
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Haha how's this for a mount? Saw it on an old Ford pickup truck today.
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Crappy ground and I bet the mirror is screwing with the resonance. but with a job like that i doubt he cares much.
