I was wondering if how you guys have mounted the firestiks to the roof. I have a 5ft I was thinking of moving from the fender to the roof and wasn't sure if it would be too heavy and tweak the roof metal.
I saw this mount from bulletproof diesel pn 90201131. Has anybody used it before? What are your thoughts?
I have a link to it but not sure if I can post it here.
roof mount 5ft firestik options
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cdj85
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MDYoungblood
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A puck is the best roof mount if you are okay at drilling holes, otherwise a tri-magnet mount will suffice. When using any magnet mounts, you have to keep an eye on where the coax enters the vehicle.
Now for a question back, what type of vehicle is this going on?
3’s
Greg
Now for a question back, what type of vehicle is this going on?
3’s
Greg
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cdj85
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It's going on a 99 F250. I'm not so apposed to cutting a hole in the roof now. Just don't want the roof to get damaged if the weight of the antenna is too much on the highway.
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Considering the amount of aerodynamic drag / stress antennas like a Predator 10K apply at highway speeds, I seriously doubt your Firestik would be any worse. Find a way to distribute the stress over a wider area though. The predator guys I know that ran them roof mounted, and one guy that ran a 102 roof mounted all used cast off circular saw blades are basically giant fender washers to mount through. Just make sure you get the right size... . I think they just used the metal and drilled a new hole somehow... Been a very long time sorry...
