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Old 06-10-2024, 05:50 AM
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Hi,

I have a fender mount bracket and when I have my hood down and transmit I get wicked RFI and screws up my screen
on my Joying stereo. If I put my hood up, no issues at all. After some investigating I noticed my JK doesn't have the
hood grounded. Is there a grounding bolt on the hood?



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Welcome to the JK Forum. Never looked for one.. What year is your JK
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Welcome to the JK Forum. Never looked for one.. What year is your JK
Year is 2017
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This is my 2008. Your 2017 may be similar. The hood connection is almost out of view at the top.



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I checked my 13 JKU. NO Ground Strap to the hood.. Grounding if needed thru the hinges.. You could run a ground like ronjenx and see if that solves your issue.
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My 2008 is the same as Ronjenx's. I believe the factory dropped the straps after Pentastars arrived.
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Did you make sure the bracket is grounded ?

When I installed mine, I ground the paint away under where the bracket was gonna sit.

Easy enough to check your set up with a meter ….






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