Car Aerial Topper with GoPro Mount

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My girlfriend wanted a squirrel topper for her car aerial. Just two problems - I couldn't find a squirrel being sold anywhere, and her car aerial is a short stubby one, and they don't fit. So, of course I designed and printed one myself! It uses a GoPro mount so that you can adjust the angle to level it, which is important given that car aerials are at a funny angle. It also makes it easy to change the topper if it becomes damaged, or you just fancy a new one. It's designed to take a standard GoPro thumbscrew, but I used an M3 bolt for tidiness. You could in theory mount a GoPro on your car aerial if you wanted to - not sure I'd recommend it! :D As mentioned above, the modular design makes it very easy to have whatever topper you wanted, you could just use a rubber duck or something if you wanted. It just takes 2 screws through the GoPro mount into the base of whatever you're using. The "bracket" clamps on to the aerial using two zip ties which fit into the slots. Please note that this is designed for an aerial with a 10mm diameter, if yours is smaller then maybe use some elastic bands. It seems very secure to me, though I would suggest using at least 3 walls for strength. It's already been up and down the motorway at 80mph, seems fine. I only used PLA, so not sure how long it will last in the Great British weather... If you do use my design, please give it a like and post a make, it would be great to see! Oh and the girlfriend absolutely loved it. :) Makes finding her car in the carpark so much easier!