BAMF CB mount

I recently purchased one of these for my Tacoma. This was my email to the vendor today. Buyers, be aware, the bracket is great, but what they currently make it out of and do to it will fry your radio if you don't modify it out of the box.

I ordered 1 of these for my 1st gen Tacoma not to long ago and I'm not exactly impressed. First, I ordered the non powder-coated version, and received a powder coat one. 2nd, the powder coat was over the entire bracket. I don't know if you guys know, but CB brackets must be grounded to the frame of the vehicle. So I had to grind off the spot where the bracket mounts to the truck and underneath where the coax mounts to the bracket. 3rd, you guys didn't make your bracket out of stainless steel, so now it is rusting where I have ground the powder coat off. I think you guys should take a look at making your brackets out of stainless, so there's no need for powder coat. If you're gonna powder coat, you need certain portions free of coat so the metal can ground to the vehicle and coax. Selling them like they are is going to cause people to fry their radios.

 

All good points. Ground cable from the antenna nut? I would imagine you would be able to tuck one away. However you are correct that this shouldn't be an issue a buyer should have to sort out without some warning.

 

They sent me some email about all you would need to use is a lock washer. Don't know how that is going to remove enough powder coat to get a solid ground to the frame

 

You are correct. A lock washer will do little by itself. You would need a wire connector like:

http://www.tedss.com/PV1814RC/?gclid=CKnzkZPBuswCFRIbgQodsyQBqw

Only one large enough to go between the mount and the bolt for the antenna. Then run a wire to one of the three factory bolts. Basically it is creating a ground when you shouldn't have to for this type of application.

Honestly I think the whole thing should be aluminum so rust wouldn't be an issue. Then it could still ground properly even if you had to remove some of the powder coating.

 

Aluminum would be bad. It's not very strong, plus you have stainless connectors touching an aluminum mount. I used to have a steel bracket on an aluminum tool box. Corrosion city

 

Stainless steel works well for this purpose but a star style lock washer works to remove enough powder coating too. One like this...

 

Any of the above methods work: just throw dielectric grease on the joints to keep corrosion out and maintain a solid connection.