Rear Tire Antanna mounts

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 2:59 pm

I am interested in this also, if we email kelby how do we reference this part?

-Nick

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 3:23 pm

He knows what it is. its just what its called. The rear tire antenna mount.

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:36 am

We don't have any in stock at this time Nick. We're still waiting for the machine shop to get them to us. Hopefully this week!

Thanks,
Brad

KilbyEnterprises.com

Well hopefully this week then....

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:11 am

here is my last e-mail:

We've been having email problems on the company account otherwise I would have answered you earlier.

I made a mistake last time. I was thinking you were following up on the aluminum manifolds, not the antenna mounts. We placed a call to the machine shop Friday on the mounts but didn't call a return call. I'll have Lorena follow up again tomorrow. I can tell you this though, I'll be looking for a new machine shop again. This guy just takes too long.

Thanks,
Brad

KilbyEnterprises.com

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:41 pm

Has anybody heard anything from them its been 3 weeks now???

-Nick :evil:

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:52 pm

Same ole story, I e-mailed him 3 days ago and imagine that..... NO- REPLY :evil:

jpzkj · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:57 pm

I just spoke to Brad Kilby today regarding the antenna mounts.

The machine shop has made 47 of them ( he ordered 50 ).....HOWEVER....they mistakinly "tumbled" them which has left the surface discolored and slightly nick'd and scratched. Can you see a pattern here...

He's used some scotch brite pads on a couple of them to see how they would turn out and he's thinking that they're not that bad but you guys might want to paint them or at the very least would have to polish them out yourselves.

I dont know the price...or the avialibity...or even if he will offer them up in their condition ( his products are always top quality so he may not send them out like this) he's looking into getting them cleaned up...and also possibly another run of them , only this time not tumbled.

Brad's a really good guy that is just having some trouble with the machine shop that he delt with. I know you guys want these but try and cut him some slack....he's tryin.

Hang in there

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:31 pm

Well i dont care if they are scratched LOL. as long as they work Id be happy. I know people are into pride of their product, but ill paint it, if it makes him feel better :wink:

Anyways thanks for the heads up Jeff...

KJ-BOL · **Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:55 am

I'll take anything as long as it works
I do not care if its red.....

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:07 am

jpzkj wrote:

Brad's a really good guy that is just having some trouble with the machine shop that he delt with. I know you guys want these but try and cut him some slack....he's tryin.

Hang in there

Trouble with the machine shop is understandable. Trouble that takes over 6 months to resolve, and constantly saying it'll be "another week or two" is kinda hard to deal with though. I don't know how many times I've been asked "why don't we take the design somewhere and have em made". I try to stay away from those discussions, but I definitely see why people say it. Everyone wants one and there is nowhere to get one! Frustrating to say the least.

dirtykj · **Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:38 pm

Not sure what the terms were for selling the design to Kilby. If there was a clause for 'failure to perform' and having the ownership of the design revert back to the original owner then sure, go find another partner. If not, oh well, maybe someone will come up with similar clone?

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:19 am

Not to beat this topic to death but again, i am wondering if anything has developed from Kilby?

-Nick

jpzkj · **Posted:** Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:13 pm

SD-KJ wrote:

Not to beat this topic to death but again, i am wondering if anything has developed from Kilby?

-Nick

Call 'em

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:39 pm

I have another question about this... I have the thule spare me spare tire bike rack and am i was looking at it and it looks like it will just barely not clear the bottom lug where the mount will stick out. I want to be able to have the mount on but then be able to take it off when i am transporting bikes.

Can anyone who has this mount comment on how difficult it is to remove the mount? Also how far out from the rim does it sit? Maybe the bike carrier will be able to sit over top it without the antenna on...

Thanks,

-Nick

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:24 pm

KJ Willy, can you please post a pic from the rear of your mount? I like the idea of it going off the back of the vehicle, but I'm one for wanting an antenna to go towards one side or another, versus the kilby mount...

Thanks!
-Mark

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:14 pm

I will get one up tomorrow, it is to dark tonight.

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:14 pm

Here is one

ANd a close up

I have removed the spring due to it flopping around to much on the trails.

Hope these help you make your choice.

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:17 pm

It looks great! Thanks for getting that up so soon!!!

How do you keep it out of the way when you open your trunk? I would imagine that a swivel would be great on there to bend it over to get it out the way of the glass?

I use my trunk almost every day... tools, bikes, tools, laptop.... in other words, if not work then for fun.
-Mark

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:08 am

I only have the antenna on for wheeling trips and when it comes time to open I just use the quick disconnect and disconnect it.

If I need to get in for just a second I can manipulate it enough to open it up with out issues.

The spring made it really easy cause you could just bend it down and pop open the glass, but my .02 is if you plan to keep the antenna on and open the rear up daily then look into a different mount. I really like mine but I only use it when offroading.

I think I am going to try to get in contact with Kilby to see if they have thier spare tire mount completed and what the story is with it.

dirtykj · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:08 pm

I wonder whose white KJ is that ...

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