UHF Questions, fitment, range ideas

[TroyVis Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close TroyVis]

Hi Guys,

Ended up at the 4x4 show over the weekend and left with a GME XRS 330COB.

I’ve removed the card holder in the cubby and fitted the unit in there, run the power and mic cables and ordered the RJ11 switch for the centre console so I can connect the mic.
I had planned to mount the aerial on the pioneer platform, but have now ruled that out. Even with the Rhino bracket which allows you to drop the aerial 90 degrees I feel it’s still to high. So looked at the Kaon rear wheel mount which looks great but it’s out of stock. Also if I mount the aerial there I have a few concerns:

will the coax cable reach the cubby or can you buy an extension cable?
the aerial would be lower than the pioneer platform, which is good but will it affect the range? if so any idea by how much?

Does anyone have any other rear wheel brackets by other manufacturers and are you happy with them? My aerial is the short broom stick so feel the bracket needs to be pretty strong to hold the weight esp when off road.

Does anyone have a double bracket like the one below? What do you use the light for?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.
cheers
Troy

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You can get a bit creative and mount the Rhinorack 90° mount onto the back of the awning (assuming you have one).

I prefer the antenna to be high so that it can work its best. So that's where I've mounted mine.

[Wilkis Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Wilkis]

Can you please post some pictures?

[Wombataus Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Wombataus]

Here is some thing i found look at Phil Gilbert Toyota site in Accessories , put in your rego and state, then look in area that you want and most have downloads and instillation / fitting instructions