A number of years ago... an installer I knew drilled a cell phone mount into the transmission hump of a Jag... caught the Jag's wire harness and shorted/burned the entire car out when he hit the key.
T'was a $4,000 + cost dealer fix... cheers, skipp > "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Anyone remember Ed Juge? I worked for him back when he had his > electronics shop on the South Freeway in Fort Worth. His wife > got a new car, a little Porsche 911 and she wanted a Ham radio > installed so she could use the local .94/10-4 repeater, Ed knew > better than to try and install it on the roof. As a joke, he took > a Larson gain antenna and set it on top of the car's roof > while calling her to come see his handywork. Jo walked in, you > could hear the scream all over the building! The customers were > wondering what was happening! > > Sorry for the off-topic story but seemed appropriate! > Paul >