Firestik MKM2 Molded Side Mount with 18 ft. Fire-Flex Coax -W-Lugs

Im using this because I wanted a high-gain antenna and the body panels on my Bronco are too tight to put coax thru for a front fender mount. May have to buy another one and co-phase them. Mounting point is just behind the door.

Most of the people in our off road trail group has these and were very pleased with the performance, installed very easily and quality was great. Would highly recommend.

If youre going to put this where the wind stream will load up your antenna, youll need to use an antenna 4 or less and preferably a small diameter one like Firestik Firefly. The black outer plastic shell is just that - a shell. It wont take the stresses of driving into high headwinds on the interstate with a thick 5 fiberglass antenna attached. I also get the distinct impression that this mount is weaker if mounted on the side of the vehicle than if you mount it on the back. In other words, it takes less stress side ways then front-to-back. I strongly suggest investing in an antenna spring if you use a 3 or 4 foot stick. Heres the one I used: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00042LC9M/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_17 Another reviewer indicated that he filled his mount with fiberglass epoxy. I chose this route too adding about $7 to my costs and purchasing considerably more valuable peace of mind. I will be using this mount on my Jeep Wrangler off-road with a 5 fiberglass antenna. I will also be driving at interstate speeds through our notoriously windy mountains with a 3 footer. When I contemplate a typical 40MPH headwind gust added to 75MPH road speed, I dont need a mount failing and an antenna flying off and striking other motorists. If you chose to reinforce the mount with epoxy, I suggest the two tube plunger style you can get from any lumber or hardware store. I chose a 5 minute epoxy at Home Depot that is made specifically to bond with plastics and used a toothpick to mix it up thoroughly in the body of the mount. Be sure to do a **thorough** mixing job or you will be disappointed with the results and will get a very weak bond. I suggest doing one chamber at a time so youre not rushed. You can tell when youve done a good job mixing the epoxy because it throws off a good amount of heat as it cures The coax seems to be of good quality. I ended up using a quick disconnect (http://www.amazon.com/FireStik-K-1A-Push-n-Twist-quick-disconnect/dp/B000UTQUAK/) with the spring mount. With the FireStik FL3 3 stick I was able to get a SWR of 1.2 on CB channel 20 with 1.3 at channels 1 and 40. As mentioned above, I use a 5 Firestik for off road use (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X3EP7I/) and got a SWR of 1.1 across all channels. Mounting position was above and slightly right of center of the passenger side tail light on the Wrangler TJ.

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Mounted cb antenna on body of Jeep. Worked out nicely. Only issue I had is the surface to the antenna it beveled slightly causing lean. I shimmed it with a washer.

Is perfect for attaching it to my toolbox on my truck F150. Make sure to ground it with a separate wire. For a good ground. Will update

Good quality mount kit.

Bought this to go on my 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ. I installed it under the passenger side tail light with my 5 foot Firestik antenna and Firestik spring. Works great, havent had any issues. My Cobra CB works very good with it too. I drilled two holes in the body as instructed to mount it and then I also drilled a hole in the very back of the Jeep close the the rear passenger side roll bar mount to run the wires through. I did that then ran the wires along the side of the Jeep (I dont have carpet so now way to hide them that way) and up the passenger side A-Pillar to reach my overhead mounted CB radio. Sorry the only picture I have is from far away at the moment, but I will update it eventually with more. Ran this for a couple months with no issues. I love this mount because this it almost looks factory and no wires are visible.

Good, prompt service

Easy install step by step I would buy again