brasda91 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 I am mounting this to my hood. Am I supposed to run a ground wire from the antenna or mount to the vehicle body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gortex2 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Neither. The set screws should pierce the paint and get ground on the hood. brasda91 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 brasda91 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Sweet, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jsurles Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Neither. The set screws should pierce the paint and get ground on the hood.What is the best way to tell if you've gotten a good ground? I have one of these, and I don't think I pierced the paint.. yiopes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SteveC7010 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 What is the best way to tell if you've gotten a good ground? I have one of these, and I don't think I pierced the paint.. yiopes!Use a VOM multimeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRNA884 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 I would not use that mount and damage your paint in anyway. That'll turn into a rust spot. WRNA236 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRNA236 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, WRNA884 said: I would not use that mount and damage your paint in anyway. That'll turn into a rust spot. That is the downside to those lip mounts. When they work well it's because you've successfully gone through the paint into bare metal for good conductivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 djxs Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 10:06 PM, brasda91 said: I am mounting this to my hood. Am I supposed to run a ground wire from the antenna or mount to the vehicle body? @brasda91, I have this mount being used on both my 2010 Subaru and my 2016 Impala. On the Subaru, I have it mounted on the right side hood. On the Impala, I have it mounted to the right side trunk. On both applications, it has held up really great. While on the road, there is not jiggling of any kind. When I installed, I did make an effort to pierce the paint. It is torqued, but not a ridiculous amount. Just enough to break through, but not enough to stab the metal. The edges of the trunk and hood have extra soldering when being manufactured, that is why I felt comfortable using this mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I am mounting this to my hood. Am I supposed to run a ground wire from the antenna or mount to the vehicle body?
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