Jeep Wrangler CB Antenna Retainer

prusaprinters

<p>I have a Jeep JK with the CB antenna mounted to my license plate (UltraMount), and because my Jeep is lifted (4" with 35" tires), the antenna hits the garage door when I park it. If I forget to pull the antenna down before I close the garage door, the antenna gets broken off.</p><p>This little retainer attaches to the side of my hard top and pulls the CB antenna down to about 1" above the top of my jeep, so I can enter the garage without problems.</p><p>Pretty easy to print. I set the overhang threshold for the supports to 85 percent. I have actually successfully printed it with no supports, but it comes out a little better with some supports.</p><p>There are two options: Plain or w/ Jeep grill. The Jeep grill looks pretty good, but it's pretty tiny, so it may not be worth the extra printing time. It looks much better printed with a 0.3mm nozzle, but it's okay with a 0.4mm nozzle.</p><p>To mount the retainer, I picked up the following hardware from Home Depot (all stainless steel):</p><ul><li>2 x #6-32 x 1/2 in. round head combo machine screws</li><li>2 x #6-32 cap nuts</li><li>2 x #6 lock washers</li><li>4 x #6 flat washers</li></ul><p>I didn't add any kind of gasket...I'm hoping that the PLA pressed against the plastic hard top will provide a waterproof seal. If not, I'll find some sort of material to use as a gasket.</p>