What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[parb]

This looks great, I'm looking to do something similar in the future (for now I'm just using mine as a mobile unit). A few questions if you don't mind:

1. How did you run the wiring, where does it get power from?
2. How much effort would it be to attach/detach the dish from this mount, e.g. when using it at home vs. on the road?

It has to be opened with a Allen wrench, 8 bolts to get the starlink off the roof. I opted for that, I think it's gives me some better chance of keeping it vs if it's. Clamped to the roof handles or has a quick mount. someone will try to steal it if its not bolted on. I need to take my grenadier to work for two months starting in february and i can totally see someone trying to steal my starlink while parked in the parking garage... Its also why i put it so centered on the roof rack, makes it harder to see.

I used the power cable from dva mechanics. I think owl has one as well. These cables plugs into one of the power ports on the roof and directly into starlink. When using the front left side power plug i have about 8-10" of slack in the cable to the starlink, it gives you a decent amount of freedom to move it around. The starlink consumes about 30w of power so not a whole lot.

FYI I am working on a solution for having my ARB roof light, Stedi rear light bar and the Starlink on the same circuit. Something both functional and decent looking. I suck at paint so its a 50/50 how the paint will come out -the rest i feel pretty good about. Stay tuned for next weeks update. I was building brackets and painting them today, they will be installed next week and wired up. I did a test run of it yesterday so i know it works electrically, now i just needed to make it look prettier than the raw metal i tested everything with...

 

[parb]

My OCD self decided to powder coat my hi lift in the same color as the ladder. Took apart the hi lift and took it to a place near where I live to have it sand blasted and powder coated. 4 days later the hi lift looks like this mounted on the back of my Grenadier...

Pure vanity of course...

 

[CrazyOldMan]

It has to be opened with a Allen wrench, 8 bolts to get the starlink off the roof. I opted for that, I think it's gives me some better chance of keeping it vs if it's. Clamped to the roof handles or has a quick mount. someone will try to steal it if its not bolted on. I need to take my grenadier to work for two months starting in february and i can totally see someone trying to steal my starlink while parked in the parking garage... Its also why i put it so centered on the roof rack, makes it harder to see.

I used the power cable from dva mechanics. I think owl has one as well. These cables plugs into one of the power ports on the roof and directly into starlink. When using the front left side power plug i have about 8-10" of slack in the cable to the starlink, it gives you a decent amount of freedom to move it around. The starlink consumes about 30w of power so not a whole lot.

FYI I am working on a solution for having my ARB roof light, Stedi rear light bar and the Starlink on the same circuit. Something both functional and decent looking. I suck at paint so its a 50/50 how the paint will come out -the rest i feel pretty good about. Stay tuned for next weeks update. I was building brackets and painting them today, they will be installed next week and wired up. I did a test run of it yesterday so i know it works electrically, now i just needed to make it look prettier than the raw metal i tested everything with...

I know it belongs on another thread - but have you looked at an interior mount for the starlink receiver inside the cargo area window? I know it’s not optimal - I just saw someone do that (because of the theft risk) and I was curious how it worked in terms of reception.

 

[Asnes]

Camping near Flagler Beach in Florida.

 

[HugoB]

I know it belongs on another thread - but have you looked at an interior mount for the starlink receiver inside the cargo area window? I know it’s not optimal - I just saw someone do that (because of the theft risk) and I was curious how it worked in terms of reception.

Interesting - do you have a link to where you saw this?

 

[CrazyOldMan]

Interesting - do you have a link to where you saw this?

I don’t - it was probably 6 months ago - maybe on YouTube - someone mounted it inside the window of a truck - I don’t even remember what kind. Sorry. I just remember it was on a vertical (side) rear window. Which made me wonder about the directional sensitivity of the receiver, and if it’s not that sensitive, and if glass doesn’t impair reception, wouldn’t that be the preferred mount? I don’t know. I’m not using one - interested, but don’t want a bunch of crap on my roof and a WeBoost works for the most part for what I’m doing.

 

[mcdoogs]

I have a regular sized starlink I use with my travel trailer, and a few tree branches in between it and the sky are enough to negatively affect service. I would not place many bets on the performance of a smaller unit mounted vertically inside a vehicle.