bartonmd wrote:I made a bracket out of 12ga 304 stainless steel, and cut it to fit. I drilled (2) 1/4" holes in it, then transferred them to the body, as shown. There is no good way to get nuts on the inside of that spot, so I removed the tail light and drilled a 7/8" hole in the bottom sheet metal. I slathered everything in between the mount and body with silicone, then put the 1/4-20 bolts through the holes and put the Nylock nuts on the inside, through the 7/8" hole. I then put some silicone on a 7/8" Heyco plug, and snapped it in the hole. I ran the antenna wire in with the tail light wiring, and used a round file to file off a little bit of the top of the tail light, so the cable could pass through.
I originally ran my wire the same way. I removed the bracket last night, and kind of annoyed at how quickly rust formed on the sheetmetal. It's only been on for about a week.
My idea here is to move it a few inches further back, I'm going to have to cut a hole like you did. and I might enlarge the holes on the plate to use a larger bolt with lock nut. I also have a few strips of rubber from another project, so I think I'm going to cut a gasket to go under it before tightening it to the body. This might also eliminate some vibration.
I have contemplated just welding the sucker on there.
Once lifted 03 Trailblazer on 35's, gave it up to travel the USA with my family.