Need NMO mount installed on car roof

Kilroy · Oct 1, 2014

I would like an NMO mount installed dead center on a Ford Focus roof, and the cable routed behind the trim (or hidden some other way) to under the drivers seat. Does anyone here do this kind of work, about how much would it cost me (if I supplied a 3/8ths mount), and how long would it take?

hawxter996 · Oct 11, 2014

this is what i do eveyday.
less than an hr.

Knuc · Oct 11, 2014

Where are you located?

dblas · Oct 15, 2014

What I do as well, along with lights, sirens and other items.

E.Shell · Oct 15, 2014

Posting to track the thread, I'm going to need this done too...

Bald Fat Guy · Oct 15, 2014

I feel0in the dark , what's an NMO ? From the context , some sort of antenna mount ?

eruby · Oct 15, 2014

Bald Fat Guy said:
I feel0in the dark , what's an NMO ? From the context , some sort of antenna mount ?

Didn't know either

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K31 · Oct 15, 2014

Bald Fat Guy said:
I feel0in the dark , what's an NMO ? From the context , some sort of antenna mount ?

What eruby said. It's pretty standard for vehicle mounts for amateur radio, commercial and emergency vehicles. The exterior part is a threaded stud tied to the ground with a center conductor. You usually buy the mount and antenna separately and can change antennas if you like without having to drill any new holes.

Bald Fat Guy · Oct 15, 2014

So I could switch back and forth between a K40 and a ThunderStik ?

K31 · Oct 15, 2014

Bald Fat Guy said:
So I could switch back and forth between a K40 and a ThunderStik ?

Don't know if those come threaded for a NMO mount. They do sell adapters though.

gamer_jim · Oct 15, 2014

Related to this, my car has a factory XM satellite radio antenna. Is it possible to remove that but reuse the whole in the roof for an NMO?

lax · Oct 15, 2014

Piggy backing on this thread any one work with factory Chevy stuff? Want to add xm to my tahoe. Already have the antenna and wireing just no reciever.

dblas · Oct 16, 2014

Bald Fat Guy said:
So I could switch back and forth between a K40 and a ThunderStik ?

If you can find the adapters, yes, but it would be real difficult to support the mass of the thunderstik with the NMO mount and might tear out the sheet metal around the mount. The K40 would be less problematic because of it's base type and whip.

dblas · Oct 16, 2014

gamer_jim said:
Related to this, my car has a factory XM satellite radio antenna. Is it possible to remove that but reuse the whole in the roof for an NMO?

Depends on the location and the size of the hole for the XM, but probably, yes.

dblas · Oct 16, 2014

lax said:
Piggy backing on this thread any one work with factory Chevy stuff? Want to add xm to my tahoe. Already have the antenna and wireing just no reciever.

While I haven't done any "stereo" work in a long time, it's not that hard, and I would be glad to look at it for you.

Kilroy · Oct 22, 2014

Bald Fat Guy said:
So I could switch back and forth between a K40 and a ThunderStik ?

A better choice of antenna would be a Larsen NMO 27. The difference is professional grade vs consumer grade.

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