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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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There is a black box behind my seat on the drivers side. it has a big ford logo on it. Any idea as to what it is?? 78 f-250 ranger 4x4.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Picture please
 
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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when i try to upload the pics, it seems like it works on my end, cause they are jpeg. But then the web gallery says the pics must be jpeg/etc. So I dont know what the gig is on that. maybe the pics are too big, but i even resized them with their quality. suggestions?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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What kind of wires are attatched? Pics must be pretty small in terms of pixels. You should be able to right click on some examples and see the file size.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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wasn't the factory CB mounted there.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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say, did they have factory cbs?? there is a strange electrical outlet under the dash..and what looks to be a catch for a handset or something. if there were fact.cbs, could i find one ortiginal somewhere??
 
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 08:17 AM
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Yes there were factory cbs. They had a handset with the channel buttons in it, and it connected to a large round connector (with 10-15 terminals...) on the bottom of the dash. The cb was integrated through the factory radio, so the sound came through the radio speakers. Don't see too many of them anymore...

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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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I have one I cut out of a burned Mercury. It had a metal box mounted under the package tray and all the controls on the mike. I didn't get the wires spliced together right I guess because it doesn't transmit.
 
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