Advice on NMO mount 2001 Grand Cherokee/w sunroof

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Advice on NMO mount 2001 Grand Cherokee/w sunroof	Reply
by KI4YWW on October 18, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Any advice on installing and NMO vhf mount on, preferably the roof, of my wife's 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a sunroof. Vehicle is in showroom condition and belonged to her late mother so I have a lot hanging on this one. As always I have checked K0BG's site and as always found a wealth of info but nothing on this particular vehicle. I'm the ARES coordinator and really need at least 2 meter capability in every vehicle that we own. If not for that I wouldn't undertake this project but I would like to get it right the first time. Thanks. Jeff KI4YWW

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by K0BG on October 19, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Use the hood seam. Special brackets are available for the Jeep and Dodge trucks. You might be able to measure the difference in performance, buy you'll never tell in the real world. Alan, KØBG www.k0bg.com

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by W0HC on October 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
While I have not yet installed an NMO antenna in a vehicle with a sunroof, I have looked into it since both my vehicles have sunroofs. On my Chevy Blazer, it appears to me that there is sufficient space to get the antenna mount installed without bothering the sunroof, but I'm not sure how to keep the coax from becoming entangled in the sunroof mechanism when it retracts back into the roof. One of these days I'll break out the holesaw!

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by N2HBX on October 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
You could always mount it toward the back of the vehicle over the cargo area. I wouldn't think the sunroof would slide back that far, unless it's a two-door model. 73, Larry, N2HBX

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by K3GM on October 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I installed 2 NMO's in the roof of my 2007 Tahoe which has a sunroof. I opened the sunroof, and removed the forward dome light so I could peer thru the hole in the headliner and up into the roof. I did some measuring of the window's excursion, and after some careful planning, drilled a tiny hole in the sheet metal that was small enough so I could fill it with sealer if I goofed. Once I confirmed that the pilot hole was in the right location, I enlarged the hole until the punch bolt would pass thru it. I don't use saws of any kind. I shudder at the idea of "sawing" thru my roof. Instead, I use a Greenlee 3/4" chassis punch. Unable to actually reach the hole, I taped the punch half to a wire, and had my able-bodied assistant aka. wife, thread the anvil half from the outer side of the roof. The resulting hole is sharp and clean. with no colateral damage or marks of any kind. My advice would be to repeat the age-old measure twice and cut once.

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by AC0DQ on October 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Check with your local police department and see who does their installs...and then take it there. Takes the worry out a botched install. No time to be frugal if the vehicle has so much sentimental value. 73 ac0dq

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by K4NFG on October 23, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I installed an NMO in my Audi A6 that has a sun roof by pulling down the rear dome lights and checking for access. I was able to complete the process by going through the dome light panel. Does your Cherokee have a rear dome light? Pull it down and you should have great roof access. If not, you will have to get an eyeball into the cavity above the headliner. When I looked into mine, I saw that the motor and some electronics were positioned to the rear of the sunroof track. Just estimating how far back the sun roof travels will not be accurate enough. Oh, and I agree with the body punch suggestion from K3GM. I used a brand new Antennex hole saw on this install then used a body punch to install an NMO in my friends race car. I preferred the body punch over the saw.

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by N8AUC on October 30, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I don't know about the Grand Cherokee, but in my 2001 Ford Taurus, which has a factory sunroof, there was a little "trap door" in the headliner, above the center of the back seat, which reveals the electric motor that moves the sunroof. This is behind the furthest point of travel for the sunroof panel. I drilled the hole for the NMO mount, so that the mount was directly above the little trap door. This made it easy to install the mount, and route the cable above the headliner so as to avoid the sunroof mechanism. Bottom line, mount the NMO mount towards the rear of the vehicle, beyond the furthest point of travel of the sunroof panel. Run the coax directly towards the drivers side of the vehicle, make as close to a 90 degree bend above the rear passenger door, and then forward along the far left edge of the roof panel until you get to the front drivers side windshield pillar. Down the inside of the pillar and under the dash. 73 de N8AUC Eric

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