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Yes, I used a ring terminal on the braid and attached it to one of the chasis bolts near the spare tire. The other is connected to the body inside the tail light housing where the jack is. Sorry for the late reply.

Having the same issue here. Yesterday driving back home from work all the same lights came on. I have a 2016 4runner Trail with the pedal commander installed. Had the pedal commander installed about 3 months now. Hooked my Carista and scanned the codes and got the same ones. Did a reset of...

Just like jhguth said, what you want to create is an antenna ground plane to effectively radiate RF from your system.

This is what I used. 10' x 0.35" Copper Ground Strap Cable+Do-It-Yourself Terminal Kit. Tin Coated | eBay.

I have two ground straps connected to the base of the antenna. They are both about 2.5 feet long, one connected to the body and one to the chasis. It is getting the job done for both CB and Ham bands. Good luck with the install, keep us posted!

Mine is grounded to both the chassis and body. SWR below 1.5 on the entire band.

You don't have to reroute the coax the ground is what will make the difference. The Rago Mount lacks ground as it is mounted on a plastic bumper. In my case a drilled the hole because I didn't want to deal with the cables every time I opened a door. Ran the cables inside the cabin by taking...

Grounding The y key to make it work and lower your SWR is getting good ground. I drilled a hole on the bumper beneath the mount to bring the cables inside the car. Used 1/2" copper braided flat strap to ground the mount at two point, chasis and body. With that and some antenna trimming I was...

Starting this mod tomorrow, Thanks for the write up! :cool: