A small piece of Teflon sheeting works wonderfully well, too. Don N8DE KF4ZLO john wrote: > I saw a magazine once suggesting a small balloon stretched over the mag > mount portion of the antenna. It cushioned the magnet away from the paint > but was so thin it did not impede the magnets ability to stick. >> 73 de KF4ZLO > john Burnette >> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merv Stump" <mstump at hvc.rr.com> > To: "'ShuTing Fu'" <rgdong at juno.com>; <antennas at mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:53 PM > Subject: RE: [Antennas] Mercedes VHF/UHF options >>>>>Raymond, I happen to also drive a 99 E320 and had the same concerns. I >>eventually glued a piece of leather to the bottom of the my mag mount. >>It still holds very well, and more importantly there are no scratches. >>Incidentally, I was able to run the coax through the trunk up over the >>back and down the side of the seat with no mods to the car. >>>>Regards, Merv >>>>>>______________________________________________________________ >>Antennas mailing list >>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas >>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html >>Post: mailto:Antennas at mailman.qth.net >>> ______________________________________________________________ > Antennas mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:Antennas at mailman.qth.net >