Dual antennas

[Sodium Duck]

So I think this is going to be temporary. The mounts are not as strong as I would like them to be. This is turning into such a pain.

Passenger side is an AM/FM 3' Firestik, and the driver side is a Wilson FGT 3' CB antenna.

[1NZYaris1]

looks like Atom Ant , with bloody big feelers .
looks cool though

[Revsson]

Diamond makes some nice mounts, though they are pricey.
They come in black as well.
http://www.rfparts.com/diamond/k400photos.html

Here is the main page for mounts.
http://www.rfparts.com/diamond/Produ...og/mounts.html
The K600 series looks interesting.


Just a thought.

How did you end up mounting the radios inside the car?

[auxmike]

I had a wilson 1000 magnetic once. Those look kinda odd and a temptation for vandals or curious kids. Also, it screams "hey, I've got real expensive radio gear in my car".

[Sodium Duck]

This is how I mounted my CB radio and stereo:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17834

I think I'm going to end up buying one of those lip mounts. It's pretty much my only option. I did have some mirror mounts that I had screwed to the car, underneath the plastic triangle piece in front of the sideview mirrors. I figured it was just one sheet of metal I would go through, but there are about three layers, some are weak and give way as I was screwing in my self tapping metal screw -- it just wasn't good. I think I could easily get away with a lip mount on the fender... or get a 102" whip and a beefy Wilson roof mount. If you notice in my pictures, I removed the factory antenna completely. Had to drop the headliner and all that jazz.

[Sodium Duck]

$76 dollars fors a K400?!?!

There has to be a cheaper option...

[Revsson]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

$76 dollars fors a K400?!?!

There has to be a cheaper option...

Yeah, like I said, they are pricey. Meant for ham radio I suppose,
but even hams have budgets.

[Sodium Duck]

I'm a ham, and I could see paying for that mount if I had some big whopper expensive HF antenna... but for a 3' CB radio antenna, grrr. I gotta try and find something cheaper -- or attempt building something else.

[Sodium Duck]

Bought a 102" whip this afternoon, pulled off the rear bumper, and test fit it on the actual metal bumper itself. It was a no go. Too much in the way, though it did just barely clear the hatch on opening and closing.

Looks like I'm back to the drawing board...

[Revsson]

Maybe you could make something like this?
I'm trying to picture how that would look on a Yaris.

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...uctid=MFJ-2820

[Sodium Duck]

The hatch would definitely whack the antenna. =/
*inaudible noises of frustration*


That's a cool idea though.

[Sodium Duck]

Maybe there's a way to mount it on the sideview mirror... I may take one apart later on. But then again, I'm not sure if the plastic would be strong enough to support it -- or that I could even get a good ground.

[Revsson]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

The hatch would definitely whack the antenna. =/
*inaudible noises of frustration*


That's a cool idea though.

Just throwing out ideas to get your brain cells motivated.

[Sodium Duck]

Originally Posted by Revsson

Just throwing out ideas to get your brain cells motivated.

One thing similar to that that I was thinking about... Having someone weld a tab onto my tow hook and mounting a 102" whip off that.

[PatrickJohnson]

you could probably modify that license holder bracket to be attached to your mudflap (or mudflap area if you don't have them). Good placement and a good sturdy mount point.

[llimonce]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

So I think this is going to be temporary. The mounts are not as strong as I would like them to be. This is turning into such a pain.

Passenger side is an AM/FM 3' Firestik, and the driver side is a Wilson FGT 3' CB antenna.

i think i´ts better in the rear ..

[cali yaris]

looking at post #1, couldn't you bend them back and attach the tips to the roof just above the doors?

Or is there some technical reason (reception and suchd) why that's a bad idea?

[CTScott]

The ideal way to go would be to punch two holes in the roof. My father's been a HAM for 40+ years. The first thing he does when he buys a new vehicle is to punch a hole in the roof (drills a pilot, then uses a metal punch) and uses an NMO type mount.