June 24th, 2013, 01:47 AM
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Location: Lacombe, LA.
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Mounting Antenna
Worked on getting the antenna installed. The new after market unit I got from LMC (same as others I would suspect) may all have this problem.
The existing hole from the factory (you can tell if it OEM factory because the hole has a slight notch) is designed for a slightly different antenna base. The one from the kit will need to have the rubber bushing/gasket glue in place to hold it while you tighten down. Also the lower mast brace is too short, I had to make a new one from a piece of flat bar aluminum.
Picture 1 shows the original and the new heavier long brace. I was able to use the supplied speed washers and wrap-around.
Picture 2 shows the hole you have to drill to mount the brace through.
Picture 3 shows the new brace mounted.
Picture 4 shows the assembly braced at bottom.
Pictures 5 shows the size of the kit supplied vs. home made brace.
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