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CB Aerial Info..
Chaps...looking at getting a CB set up, can anyone advise an Aerial/Mount thats pleasing on the eye.. not a big floopy monstrocity....ND recons he already has one of those in his trouser
Before anyone comments i do have a preference for black
Planning of mounting on a front runner rack, however other suggestions welcome
Pics also welcome"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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28th May 2008 6:48 pm
discocuzzy
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Is there anything you dont make!!
Got any at the moment Ray?"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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Will do photo tomorrow the if you like will do you one 8)Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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o lots o money Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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28th May 2008 7:32 pm
DiscoDunc
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I'll have one as well RLD if youve got spare. Mine is currently fitted the underneath of the rack by means of a steel bar but the range is very poor and reads nearly 5 on the SWR Duncan
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29th May 2008 6:50 pm
discocuzzy
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Any made at the moment Ray "you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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10 Plate D4 HSE Stornaway Grey
No but can get on it let you know.Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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29th May 2008 6:56 pm
xtc
Member Since: 27 Mar 2007
Location: Hampshire
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As an addition to Ray's mounts, if the LR rails are being used, not the FR ones then the cable can be run through the rear plastic moulding to keep the cable tidy. The moulding is removed with one screw and a 6mm hole drilled. Will never show when you sell it on! The CB aerial bases will not fit in the track as the VHF ones do in pic's below, to big.... Shame.
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Another good CB aerial is the K40. Has the advantages of no big spring at the bottom, and also is easy to remove the whole of the base and whip with a 1/2 turn. No tools. It's also very easy to tune!!
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XTC...thats looks very neat mate..im am actually thinking now about mounting the aerial to the rails as i probably wont have the rack on all the time.
What bracket have you used there..home made or specific?"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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11 Plate D4 Landmark in Fuji white- Gone
08 Plate D3 Hse in Buckingham Blue- Gone
58 plate D3 HSE Silver- Gone
10 Plate D4 HSE Stornaway Grey
29th May 2008 8:26 pm
xtc
Member Since: 27 Mar 2007
Location: Hampshire
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Hi,
Bracket home made, just some 3mm ali plate. Not as clever as Ray's as I have no bending facilities so just a spacer to get the mount in under the bracket. Track fixing is 6mm thick ali tapped 6mm.
Only problem is that the Explorer rack cannot be fitted with the mount as the rack covers the full length of the track. Fine with the FR though. I leave my rack on all the time so just use a simple 90 deg bracket on the top rail of the rack where the tiedown rings slot in.
Cheers, Richard.Off Roading is OK.... But I'd rather be Boating!
xtc nice one my one dose not need to be bent have don some flat ones to, yours nice oneHome of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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29th May 2008 9:28 pm
Andycapper
Member Since: 09 Sep 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 70
Hi folks, looking at the various brackets I wondered if anyone has tried a magnetic mount (as shown in XTC's Nevada link) - do they work on a Disco roof (it is steel) or do they tend to be too easy to move or get knocked off??
Have been contemplating the same problem - and I do not currently have any roof rails.
Comments/suggestions...?
AndyHave my new year Disco..! Atacama Sand, active diff, active headlights, hi-ice, cooler, sliding loadspace floor, window tint, MP3, Mantec plate, roof rails, mud
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