Codan/Autotuner in Hilux

Hi Jolls

Whilst you see vehicles with HF Autotunes mounted on the bullbar it isn't a legal option in NSW, but I'll leave others to debate the finer points of that.

Whilst not a Hilux, we have our Codan 3040 auto-tune mounted on the rear canopy of our 79 Series with little to no degradation to performance that we can detect.

The whip sits well above the canopy roof.

Good luck with it, Baz - The Landy

Jolls,
This is what I did.

I sold my 9350 and bought a 3040 as I didn't want to take up tray space.

Up nice and high while being lower than the tray upright so it gets some protection.

I had to make a model to give to the fabricator as it was a tight fit with the rear door, chassis separation etc on the Freestyler BT 50.

Cheers

Steve

pretty much any aerial, THE WORST place to mount is the bullbar for a number of reasons ...... on pretty much any vehicle and any antenna with a bit of thaught a better option can be found.

cheers

Just further to previous comments.

The big issue of the auto-tune antenna's is where to mount them due to the size of them. And whilst there are numerous designs, most are still quite bulky.

The alternative if you are looking to upgrade the antenna is to go a multi-tap antenna which are more mounting friendly. And for sure, they are less convenient, but ask yourself, how often do I need to change frequencies and is this an option?

Certainly a cheaper option...

Cheers, Baz - The Landy

A well documented (semi argument) about where to mount HF antennas little while back.

Best thing i can suggest is contact your local transport authority and ask them what their requirements are.

Specific to WA is anything larger than 40mm in diameter is not permitted to be mounted on front of vehicle for pedestrian safety and vision loss.

This allows tradies racks to be installed on a bullbar But a HF is not permitted, some of the hi gain UHF may also be non compliant as well .

Tapped HF wouldn't be bad option know bushmaster make them here in WA not sure about over east though

At time when i had the convo with transport here (WA) was advised that changes were afoot making it even more stringent for pedestrian safety

Maximum diameter on the bullbar is 75mm in the East

as per here from QLD

Long Range Radio Antennas
Long range antennas may be fitted to a vehicle without specific approval, provided they meet the following requirements:

• Forward mounting is permitted only when it is impossible or impractical to install the antenna to the rear of the vehicle.

• The installation must be attached as low as is practical to ensure the large diameter section of the antenna projects above the bonnet line for the minimum distance.

• Only one long range antenna (large diameter base) may be fitted to the front of a vehicle and must be fitted to the left side (maximum diameter permitted 75mm).

• All sharp edges or protrusions which could cause injury to anyone making contact with the device must be remove or rounded.

Also this applies in QLD


Items such as driving lights, winches and brackets may be fitted without specific approval,provided they do not protrude
forward from the front face of any bumper or above the top of any bull bar.

So those who have driving lights or light bars above the bullbar and bonnet level are naughty