Show me you cb set ups

[KTMracing]

Im gettin readyto mount mine up I was just curious to see where you guys have yours mounted thanks.

[ZRathsack]

In my 88 ranger i mounted on the lower dash at an angle in front of my manuel tranny shifter.

[triumphrider-1]

This thread should help:

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31606&highlight=radio

[PlumCrazy]

I don't smoke, so I removed the ashtray and rearanged some dash supports and heating duct

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/plumcrazy94/Inside/CBindash.jpg

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/plumcrazy94/Inside/1222082306.jpg

the worst part of the whole install was trying to plug the mic into the side of the CB. It take some time and some choice words, and my hands are pretty small.

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/plumcrazy94/0405091840.jpg
I mounted the antenna on my back rack, that way I dont have to worry about drilling holes in my cab or sratching the paint with a magnet mount

[KTMracing]

plumcrazy I like that setup appreciate the pictures thanks

[dogboy]

I don't have any pictures of mine, but it is setup almost exactly like PlumCrazy's is set up.

I used the power to the cigarette lighter to power the CB too.

[MagnaV30]

Dude... I think im stealing plumcrazy's idea, I dont like where mine is mounted.

[PlumCrazy]

I love the way it looks now, but I am planning on getting a newer Ranger that will have the newer style dash, Then I will have to find some other clever way to mount it.lol. I am thinking about putting in a full length center console and mounting it in there some where, but I want a manual too so it will be interesting.


Dogboy, If you pull power directly from the battery it will be a much cleaner source of power and sound a whole lot better.



-plumcrazy

[Ranger97XL]

I have a tiny cobra that actually fits above my stereo I am hoping to eventually get a plate in there to mount my auxiliary switches. unfortunately I don't have any pics at the moment however i mounted my antenna on my bumper.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/b2rstudio/1997%20Ford%20Ranger/IMG_0185.jpg

the plastic thing fell off the bumper so i just made one of the holes bigger.

[bagdranger]

I've got my cobra 148 mounted on the dash with a 4ft frances mounted in the bed. I'll have pics later

[snoman6115]

i mounted mine tight on top of my dash. amde a custom bracket so it sits low and back, and i like it. cant figure out this picture thing so ill try later

[WNY964x4]

i just have a bracket bolted to the trim below my heater controls , i may switch it up is i put buckets and a console in , and right now i have 2 4ft whips mounted to my backrack

on my F-150 i just have a magnet mount antenna and a cheapo radio

and 2 side notes

1. KTM , how is the wheeling in your part of WV

2. PlumCrazy i saw the pics of your 95 and i hate you , it is identical to my 96 except mine was green and had manual windows/locks/mirrors

[countryboy]

i have a galaxy 44 mounted underneath the ashytray of my 92 it is manual and texas star 667v linear tucked nice and comfy between the shifter and 60/40 seats. I run a 4ft firestick tuned in and good swr with 18ft of rg8-x coaxs with fiberglass amphel ends with 8ga power wire running to the linear and 12ga heavy duty power wire running to the galaxy(home made). i will post pics as soon as i figure it out. the antena is mounted on the bedrail next to the tailgate so i don't get no interfernce with anything such as swr's. i work on radio's and tuned everything with a mfg meter one of best on the market. o'ya if anyone is interested in anything radio wise i wouldn't care to give anyone on trs a good deal i am setup as a dealer with many company's and cut the heck out of radioshack and most of the e-bay.

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz186/tiburon_was_here/105_0586.jpg

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz186/tiburon_was_here/105_0587.jpg

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz186/tiburon_was_here/105_0585.jpg

[snoman6115]

URL=http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/walleye6115/?action=view&current=CopyofSSPX0208.jpg]http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/walleye6115/th_CopyofSSPX0208.jpg[/URL]

[feellnfroggy]

Bump, lets see more rigs.

[kennykenny]

Here's mine.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii136/kennykenny_01/DSC00331.jpg

[tony314]

I'll post my new set up soon. Just installed today. Didn't like the mounting location of the antenna or the antenna itself,but I can change that when I get my headache rack made in a few weeks.Got the Cobra 25 NW LTD Classic with night watch illumination front panel.Had the adjustment done to the antenna by the shop today and having the power done in a few weeks.

HERE ARE THE PICS.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x28/PvtMerkel/DSCI0351.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x28/PvtMerkel/DSCI0352.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x28/PvtMerkel/DSCI0356.jpg

[bagdranger]

finally got pics of my setup :icon_thumby: here ya go. cobra 148 glt with led meter backlight and number panel.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u198/bagdranger/aaba7749.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u198/bagdranger/2ffeb4d5.jpg
4ft Frances antenna on a solid mount.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u198/bagdranger/b4e701af.jpg

[NMB2]

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/758470/fullsize/sdc12435.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/761095/fullsize/sdc12471.jpg

[Scrambler82]

No pics but my '88 had a Uniden 510 mounted to an overhead console.
My latest one isn't installed yet but will be between the seats on the hump, too big for anywhere else.

The location depends on three things, the size of the radio, if you can reach it and do you like it, said and done.

Get good grounds and tune the antenna are two more things to thin about.

[stockfornow]

this is my setup in my 89
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/slowpokke409/Picture467.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/slowpokke409/Picture466.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/slowpokke409/100_25661.jpg

[SkiBum90]

i have virtually the same setup as "plumcrazy" in my 94 excect my Cobra 29 sticks out about an inch and a half. Plumcrazy - how did you get your cobra flush with the dash? I mounted a 4 ft. whip on my lumber rack. Gets a great signal. Pictures to come.

[dauphija#99]

Here's mine.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii136/kennykenny_01/DSC00331.jpg

ahah for a second i posted this because i have mine in the exact same spot and the exact radio.

[B2 Addict]

Not a very good pic, but here's mine. Yep, I know I need to clean out my garage!!! :shok:

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv149/marxel15/B2CBMOUNT.jpg

[john112deere]

Sorry to bump an old thread...

Here's where I settled on for the Uniden 68 in my '97.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/th_IMG_1562.jpg (http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1562.jpg)

Wilson 1000 mag-mount with a short-load whip stuck on the roof, with the wire run out the high-mount brake light.

Trying to decide what to do with the '09 I just bought; since it's got buckets I can probably just stick the radio between the gearshift and console. Antenna is a little trickier, but I need to decide what sort of bed accessories (tonneau, bedliner, headache rack?) I'm going to put on it before I figure out antenna mounting. Keeping the overall height under 6' 8" would be ideal, so I can park in the garage (and out of the snow) at work.

I should just pull the Uniden out of the '97 and put it in the new truck...the '97 is too old for highway trips, anymore. :( But, since I hacked the headliner to install the radio, I don't really want to do that while I've still got the old girl. (She's my baby...) Maybe the '09 will stay radio-free as long as the '97 stays running.

[Shawn_248]

Heres mine:
http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac135/smills248/100_0041.jpg

and my 102 inch whip mounted on my diamond plate toolbox:
http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac135/smills248/100_0042.jpg

[sooperxtool]

All these pics make me want to buy the radio I've been eying for a long time. Its a Magnum 257. I'd like to mount it on the headliner between the visors, I just think it'd be a cool location

[Doug Metheny]

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii137/latefraight101/l_f3389783d8714eb399423d4853bf39f7.jpg
cobra i want to mount it between the visors and above the rear veiw miRROR

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii137/latefraight101/l_9b631c57559442c5a9af4b114eb18bdb.jpg

yes there is 3 antannas and they are all hooked up and actuly work well

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii137/latefraight101/l_ddf3863dea5c4a7ab46cae720da80861.jpg

better pics of the antannas but the wires are not ran through the window anymore i went throgh a a rubber seal under the cab that is in the bakc space between behind the rear jumpseats

[john112deere]

cobra i want to mount it between the visors and above the rear veiw miRROR

I dug around, but I couldn't find any pictures of what it looked like with the headliner down. Don't think I took any, now that I'm thinking about it- it was a hot, miserable day and my back was killing me, so stopping to take pictures wasn't too high on my priority list.

Here's the rest of the pics I have of it installed, though:

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/th_IMG_1559.jpg (http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1559.jpg)

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/th_IMG_1564.jpg (http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1564.jpg)

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/th_IMG_1560.jpg (http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1560.jpg)

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/th_IMG_1561.jpg (http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1561.jpg)

PA speaker.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1558.jpg

Headliner removal "oops". :bawling:
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/john112deere/IMG_1563.jpg

[Doug Metheny]

i like the set up but the cb is half the size as mine and urs bearly clears it so ill keep it there thanks and the pa idea is awsome i shoudl lookin to that how muich did that set you back

[john112deere]

i like the set up but the cb is half the size as mine
It's about 2" narrower, as I recall...and that 2" is a big part of the reason I've got a Uniden 68 not a 78 in that truck.

the pa idea is awsome i shoudl lookin to that how muich did that set you back

Cheap. Don't recall exactly, but it was maybe $15-20 at a truck stop. My radio is already set up for it, so all I had to do was mount the speaker under the hood and rout the wiring while I still had everything torn apart.

[Doug Metheny]

i think i going to go install one on my truck are they waTER PROOF AND CAN BE mounted OUTSIDE? and ya my cb has a pa switch on it

[07rangerfx4lv2]

i installed mine above the e-brake release, just above my left knee, doesnt get in the way, surprisingly

[adsm08]

I had mine mounted in the dash where the ash tray was too, but then I got a bigger radio that didn't fit in there. I just bolted it to the trans tunnel on the passenger side. It was just a little bolt, not much, did it while I had the trans out.

[adsm08]

I had mine mounted in the dash where the ash tray was too, but then I got a bigger radio that didn't fit in there. I just bolted it to the trans tunnel on the passenger side. It was just a little bolt, not much, did it while I had the trans out.

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac325/geaeri95/inside2.jpg

Its down there in front of the seat. nice easy access, not in the way of the passenger's legs.

[mconn116]

i pulled out all my ash tray and cigarette lighter stuff that folds down and modded my bracket so it could bolt in to some existing holes that where there, ill get some pics tommorow, btw im running a cobra 29ltd

[Will]

I can't see a CB on the ceiling between the visors in a Ranger. I feel like I'm cramped enough as it is. Mine is on the ceiling in my B2, but it's behind the front seats.

[exbass94]

I can't see a CB on the ceiling between the visors in a Ranger. I feel like I'm cramped enough as it is. Mine is on the ceiling in my B2, but it's behind the front seats.

I'm going to mount mine between the visors. I test fit it, and yea, it was way too far forward and felt like it was right in my face. So I moved it back towards the windshield and used the small holes that are normally used for the microphone clip to mount the CB to the bracket. It fits MUCH better now and it's no more in my face than the rearview mirror is.

It's pretty much the only spot in my truck that allows me to easily see it, reach it, and adjust it while driving. I can't stand installations that don't allow for any one (or all) of those.

[Doug Metheny]

well i used to drive an 87 camaro and i used to have cb stuck between the seat and the console it worked well for the car but when i get the bucket sewats and console i want for my ranger im going to do the same just stick it in between there so that is also and idea for mounting

[mconn116]

heres mine, just modded my old bracket to make it work, just welded tabs on the sides of the top of the bracket and drilled new holes and used a nut and bolt to mount it through some existing holes that were there, i think it turned out nice, up and outta the way and looks clean
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab227/mconn116/DSCN0605.jpg

[CSyd77]

i shoved mine in between the bottom most part of the dash and the cupholers on my 93 automatic. no drilling or anything. got a PA on the fenderwell and a firestick on the toolbox. prly have pics within a week or so

[Foxracin]

Cheap Midland radio with a 4' Firestik. Works fine for what I want to do with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/Foxracin/1991%20Explorer/explorer6.jpg

You can kind of see the antenna on the rack in this pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/Foxracin/1991%20Explorer/lights3.jpg

[Weston Wagner]

I have a 1996 Ford ranger. i have a Uniden 510x CB radio mounted under my ash tray and a "wireless" antenna through the back window.

[slitko]

i was going to mount my cb above the rearview but my 87 is push button on the roof

[Rangered06]

its nothing big and fancy but it gets the job done and fits nicely there on the center console =) have it wired into the cig lighter there which also has a 4 port connector at the end just incase i need to plug some more things in

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h127/exudos666/truck/22.jpg

[babytruck]

4' firefly w/quick disconect
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz130/babytruck/2000%20ranger/random005.jpg
cobra 29 ltd behind the passengers seat
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz130/babytruck/2000%20ranger/random010-1.jpg

[master hec0]

duals ftw http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy97/masterhec0/100_1397.jpg

[chazzone]

Cobra 18 WX STII

3140

I got the shelf from JC Whitney

3141

4' black fiberglass out back on the spare tire rack...

[Clay Lorance]

I have my Cobra 29 mounted under the dash in front of the cup holders, and my CB antennae mounted on the left front corner of the bed. http://s827.photobucket.com/albums/zz193/clorance/?action=edit&current=Ranger2004015.jpg http://s827.photobucket.com/albums/zz193/clorance/?action=edit&current=Ranger2004005.jpg

[Imhere58]

hey does any one have a cb for sale