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Boomerweps
Explorer
Mar 16, 2020

How did you you mount your CB antenna on your aluminum F150?

Added a power plug to an old mounted CB I have. Currently have the old magnetic mount antenna for it. Not good for the current F150. Do not want to drill holes in my truck. I've seen an incredibly e...
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valhalla360
Navigator
Mar 18, 2020
KD4UPL wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
If you start mounting steel brackets to aluminum body work, you want to keep the metal separated...otherwise galvanic corrosion will eat through the aluminum.


Not trying to argue, just curious. Are these aluminum body panels held together with aluminum hardware or is the hardware steel? Maybe it's all stainless?


They put coatings or plastic spacers on between any dissimilar metals.

Stainless steel will have the same issue if in direct contact with aluminum.

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