Mounting a CB radio

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Author Message   Ryan McDonald (Nursemcdonald) New Member Username: Nursemcdonald Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 08:22 pm:    I have stared at the interior of my '96 D1 and have been trying to determine the best area to mount a small, yet potent, CB radio. The ergonomics are limited.•••••• suggestions or examples out there? - RYAN   gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 2110 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 09:11 pm:    don't have my pic here, but i installed mine on the right side of the shifter console area on the passenger side. mounted vertically.   Toddrover (Toddrover) New Member Username: Toddrover Post Number: 17 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 10:25 pm:    Same here - Chris DeJesus has made a nice bracket for this location so you don't have to drill any holes (if they are still available, though I ordered one last month). I have a Cobra 19DX III which is small and fairly potent. I'll try to post a pic for you tomorrow   Mike J. (Mudd) Member Username: Mudd Post Number: 99 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 11:04 pm:      todd powell (In4ma) New Member Username: In4ma Post Number: 29 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 01:19 am:    we bought ourselves a uhf recently. i found that it fit quite snuggly into the storage compartment above the sunvisor. i mounted the handpeice bracket to the blank panel under the front interior light. 97 disco   Chris DeJesus (Mudy_ovl) Member Username: Mudy_ovl Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:03 pm:    Ryan, Here is a pic of my bracket. Contact me if you are interested. Todd, thanks for the recommendation. Chris CB Bracket: Bracket w/ Radio:   Enoch Snyder (Esnyder) Member Username: Esnyder Post Number: 61 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 10:50 am:    My truck doesn't have skylights, so I mounted it to the overhead console where those controls would have been. There was a feed (for the dome light) and a ground screw already there. Cut slight hole for antenna cable in one of the snap out panels, ran cable across above visor, and down inside door post trim. Looks pretty clean.   Glenn Guinto (Glenn) Senior Member Username: Glenn Post Number: 617 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 11:13 am:    I just did a write up on this last month. It's on the overhead console like Enoch did. I used a Cobra 19DX III and hooked up a PA speaker as well. Check it out Glenn   Toddrover (Toddrover) New Member Username: Toddrover Post Number: 23 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 01:29 pm:    Hey Glenn - where did you get your PA speaker? I got one thru Advanced Specialties Radio via the web, but the output was not what I expected (I have a DX III as well). Oddly Radio Shack no longer seems to carry these. Is yours fairly loud??   Brendan Kearns (Howboucha) Member Username: Howboucha Post Number: 66 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 01:50 pm:    I bought the Cobra unit like Mike has in the photo above. I had a regular unit, but it kept getting in the way. I mounted mine on the Left side of the console (opposite of what Mike did). I did this to make it easier to reach. My connector box is under the drivers seat. I will try to shoot some photos. B.K.   Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Senior Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 274 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 12:11 am:    Yes, it's a scanner...not a CB, but you get the point.